Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. If your heart is still set on management and strategy consulting, the best thing you can do is recruit for jobs with the best combination of brand recognition and skill-development. Feel free to call me anytime (123-456-7890) or leave a number.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2009

Out of school, join professional associations, networking groups, attend conferences, etc. Always speak to bankers/consultants , not recruiters, to get things done. Mentors can come from anywhere – managing partners, directors on down to analyst and interns. ” Recession Recruiting.

How To 158

How To Recruiting Recruitment Resumes 158

Women in Consulting

MARCH 25, 2014

a technology and wisdom conference I attended Feb. Here’s the second set of highlights from the conference: * Ariana Huffington, founder and CEO, Huffington Post – I was expecting a pretty good speech … I was blown away by Arianna. 100% recruiter efficiency. 14-17 in San Francisco. Heady stuff, for sure! The results?

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Conference Deloitte Hotels Education 108

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you are a manager, seek out these traits in people as you recruit and hire new people. I have met hundreds of terrific employees and managers through consulting projects over the last twenty years. Manage the tasks no one else likes to do and do them well. Terrific employees meet deadlines and commitments.

Training 81

Training Training Leadership Benchmarking 81

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Employees of JPMorgan and two firms it acquired knew some of the loans included in bonds didn’t meet underwriting standards, a fact not shared with buyers of those securities, the U.S. No Admission “We didn’t say that we acknowledge serious misrepresentation of the facts,” Lake said yesterday in a conference call with analysts. “We

Banking 74

Banking Conference Financial Insurance 74

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. To date, a lot of our work in financial services has been focused on insurance and wealth management.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

After flying out to Bangalore to pitch their idea, Pratt and Joshi were surprised to be given a meeting with the whole board of directors and went on to explain that their GDM would allow Infosys to undercut its competitors. Transformation Program Management. Customer Relationship Management. Customer Experience Management.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

And managers aren’t helping. Too worried about their own hides, most managers don’t have time or energy to focus on anyone else’s. In fact, Korn Ferry found that when managers rated themselves on various competencies, out of 67 managerial skills “developing others” came in dead last.

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Development Company Advertising Journal 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. We find that about 1/5 of women currently employed in STEM meet that bar. More recent research suggests that messages in recruiting for women in STEM often reinforces the notion that men are naturally better in those fields.

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Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 49

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. And billionaire Mark Cuban worked until 2 am launching his first business and didn’t take a vacation for seven years. “But weren’t sure how.”

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Conference Nonprofit Banking Groups 53

Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2017

According to an assessment of over 700 sales professionals and senior executives conducted by GrowthPlay — a sales-focused consulting firm where one of us is Managing Director — the problem stems from gaps between the perceptions, attitudes, and information flows between executives and sales reps. There are other gaps, too.

Sales 28

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

My apologies to anyone who came at the end of our scheduled time, as we had by then moved to a conference room. During this informal “shop talk,” a 1Y from McK asked me how to be more comfortable meeting strangers (e.g., When you meet someone for the first time, hands down the easiest thing you can do is ask them about themselves.

How To 75

How To McKinsey Hotels Meeting 75

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. You are likely to visit clients for client meetings and workshops. Analysts and Associate Consultants will do a lot of work over the phone and via conference calls.

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Groups Consulting Case Interview Interviews 60

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2016

Brad: Drink after the conference? They were at a conference, with industry contacts all around, using their corporate expense accounts. They managed to keep the fledgling relationship secret for three weeks. “Er, I think he said he had some sort of last-minute meeting, er, out of the office.” Brad: Just me.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

These are the very same cities where employers struggle to recruit and maintain skilled talent. Support from employers makes or breaks the deal, creating either a manageable new reality or the need for a backup plan (or even an exit). Set regular start and end times for meetings. Making the Most of Existing Child Care Realities.

Company 42

Company Education Banking Travel 42

Confessions of a Consultant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

High Versus Low Engagement: Professional managers are paid to secure high output performance from others. The currently fashionable way to do this (and management trends are a ‘fashion item’) is to secure employee engagement. Every month he held management meetings to check progress on a complex plant start-up.

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Fashion Trends Banking Hotels 45

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Checking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. The steak with fries and a late-night cocktail at the hotel bar might seem easily justifiable as a reward for acing a long day of client meetings. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images.

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Travel Data Hotels Exercises 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Board meetings were an uninterrupted joy. Even lengthy conference calls were opportunities for spontaneous sharing, personal connection, and productive problem-solving. I found myself avoiding dinners and other social gatherings and even sniping about the degenerating experience outside of meetings. Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

One stumbling block is that company policies and benefits aren’t clear — either to employees or their managers. Given the corporate climate, she felt enormous pressure to attend the company’s annual sales meeting, which meant leaving her 14-week-old son at home. Ask, Advocate, and Organize.

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Travel Hotels Transportation Policies 33

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

It’s one thing to note a person working solo in an otherwise empty seminar room, or a group of people huddling around someone’s desk because a conference room wasn’t available. Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting. This is easier said than done, however.

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Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 36

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Imagine you’re hanging out at a job fair, and you’ve identified a few key recruiters you’d like to approach. Consequently, we tend to try out various impression-management strategies, ranging from self-promotion to ingratiation. How to Get the Most Out of a Conference. We found it doesn’t. Networking.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

But for the most part, recruiters aren’t calling. What were their biggest challenges, and how did you help meet them? Hiring managers will see what you have done — and can do for them. Communicate across logos, taglines, ads, marketing, trademarks, media, trade shows, and conferences.” Rebecca Knight.

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Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

Personal Story: When I started working as a management consultant, we operated from a shared office on Northumberland Road in Ballsbridge. It’s Possible: Technology for conference calls is getting better and cheaper. Ceding Control: The biggest downside for Managers is learning to let go. Downside for Employers.

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Exercises System Banking Talent 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

What Everyone Should Know about Running Virtual Meetings. Feed the baby while on the conference call! Be on hand the week the new recruits start so that you can help mentor and onboard them. So provide your manager with regular, positive reminders as to why your remote arrangement is working and appreciated. Paul Axtell.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Now, it was about revenues and profits and leading and managing. You’re a managing partner and owner now at Navalent. I think their recruiters love that because it’s an annuity for them. Whether you’re going to go to conferences and network. Or “Can you come and speak at my sales meeting?” Prayer helps.

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Development Consulting How To Case Interview 189

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. The two managers secured buy-in from top BMW R&D executives to launch such a unit, and they received top-management approval for the unit in July 2014.

Case Interview 28

Case Interview Company Talent Interviews 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

By background they are normally Information Technology or Chemistry teachers (95% in our study), who have often moved out of the classroom to manage support staff early in their career. Investment can’t be delayed any longer and new staff is recruited so the school can start to breathe again.

Education 28

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The executives I’m meeting are understandably nervous. How can today’s leaders manage this new normal? I was a speaker at 2008’s Fortune 500 CEO conference and listened with interest as BCG presented the findings of a study conducted in partnership with with the European Association for People Management.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

We recently posed these questions to Harvard Business School alumni founders while designing a new two-year joint degree program that confers both a master of science from Harvard’s Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and an MBA from HBS. The survey results show that no single management skill stands out above the rest.

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Engineering Survey Finance Recruiting 44

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2018

That picture also reflects the challenges that face the more than 6,000 registered investment advisors who work with TD Ameritrade, leaders of firms that manage a total of more than $3 trillion of assets for their clients. The program also included workshops that explored management trends and insights into the future of the advisor industry.

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Leadership Talent Development Construction 28

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

So be sure you’re in good standing with your manager before making the request. Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. “Your manager needs for other people to not see your schedule as a four-day week.”

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How To Case Study Case Studies Productivity 49

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2018

A well-respected HR manager in the public sector, leading his own recruitment team and earning a decent salary. If your new career would pay you 90% of what you make in your current gig, then you can probably manage the transition by reducing what you spend on groceries, canceling your cable TV service, or forgoing meals out.

Nonprofit 42

Nonprofit Financial Insurance Insurance 42

Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

Speaking up in meetings would further your reputation at work, but you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing. When you turned down that opportunity to speak at a big industry conference, was it really because you didn’t have the time, or were you scared to step on a stage and present? First, be honest with yourself.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

of all managers , much fewer women rise to the C-suite. A survey of 25,000 Harvard Business School graduates found that although male and female graduates had similar levels of ambition , men were significantly more likely to have positions in senior management, direct reports, and profit-and-loss responsibility.

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Talent Interviews Leadership Groups 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2018

At Hootsuite, the social media management platform, marketing and human resources executives collaborate to do this. During the interview process, hiring managers are required to ask every candidate, regardless of role, a question to gauge their customer orientation. Democratize customer insights.

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