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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Here are 5 strategies that may help: 1. Attend industry events and conferences, join professional organizations, and seek out internships or job shadowing opportunities. This will help you tailor your resume and cover letter to the precise skills and traits that each firm is looking for! Keep on Trying!

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting? Tom: Marakon is a leading strategy consulting firm. The training is generally run by the partners and principals with a few outside facilitators, and includes a one week initial induction covering introductory topics such as: What is strategy?

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Job Hub: Airbnb Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Funny enough, the idea for Airbnb came about because the founders had trouble making rent, and in a desperate attempt to solve the problem they decided to throw up a website and market the extra space in their kitchen and living room to conference attendees visiting San Francisco who could find no room elsewhere.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

Steph: Our work is split across all the centres of excellence: Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis and Competitive Intelligence. Analysts and Associate Consultants will do a lot of work over the phone and via conference calls.

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McKinsey Experienced Hire Job Offers

CaseInterview.com

Although I spent enormous time on my cover letter and CV I am sure that it would never be looked at or automatically filtered out (low GPA!) My Reply: Thank you for taking the time to share your story and strategies for others. if I just made an online application. Practice, practice, practice.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Communicate across logos, taglines, ads, marketing, trademarks, media, trade shows, and conferences.” VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. ” Résumé Story. 75M in revenue and three customers to $14.5M Interviews.

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