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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. How is recruiting done at your school? Jeff : There are many advantages of campus recruiting at a target school.

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The Value of Continuous Learning: Strategies for Lifelong Skill Development

Clarity Consultants

Explore the importance of continuous learning in the corporate world and uncover strategies for companies to encourage skill development among their workforce. Talent Retention and Recruitment Employees value opportunities for growth and development.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Develop Strong Quantitative Analysis Skills Consultants are often called upon to solve complex problems, so having strong quantitative analysis skills is essential. If your degree leans more heavily towards the qualitative humanities — as mine does — be sure to make special provisions to develop key quantitative skills. Keep on Trying!

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

If you are early in your career, you may be engaging a lot with recruiters. Especially if you join a class structure, such as an “analyst class”, the recruiting team may also be responsible for onboarding and training. The goal of compensation teams is to develop competitive compensation packages to recruit and retain strong talent.

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The Impact of AI on the Management Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

These are powerful advances that will confer on computers key capabilities that were previously uniquely possessed by humans. They are acquiring tech firms, setting up innovation labs, and developing AI software solutions. Applicants with backgrounds in data science will have a key advantage over other recruits.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Provide Professional Development and Training Opportunities: Offer remote employees opportunities for skill development and career growth. Provide access to online training resources, virtual workshops, or conferences. This process demoralized the team and drove productivity down. Included training in team meetings.

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Travel, Training and Mentorship

Tom Spencer

Consultants are the primary asset of a consulting firm, and top consulting firms invest a considerable amount on formal training and development programs. Consultants may spend as much as eight weeks per year attending formal training sessions and conferences. Consulting firms will typically assign new recruits with a formal mentor.

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