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Conferences Speakers and “Making Room” for Other Voices

Johanna Rothman

I've spoken professionally at conferences for 25 years. I asked these people if they could imagine three other alternatives that do not include me self-censoring my conference inclusion. Conferences don't always take my proposals. I already limit my travels (and have before the virus), so I don't speak “everywhere.”

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Travel, Training and Mentorship

Tom Spencer

Three significant aspects in the life of a management consultant: travel, training and mentorship. When it comes to travel, different consulting firms have different policies. Consultants may spend as much as eight weeks per year attending formal training sessions and conferences. Mentorship. Image Source: Flickr ).

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time.

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What Nursing Parents Need to Know About Pumping During Work Travel

Harvard Business

But if the new parent’s return involves business travel, and that parent has chosen to nurse, it’s even more complicated. While it’s common for new parents to feel stressed about juggling life at work and home, for a pumping, traveling parent the stress can be heightened. Become a Travel-Logistics Master.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

Checking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images.

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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. Are you an employer?

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Case Interview Prep Tips from BCG New Consultant

CaseInterview.com

I applied outside the main recruiting period (BCG takes applicants all year round) and so my process was dragged across 3 months. The last two rounds were via video conference. With video conference interviews, remember to look at the camera (rather than the screen) as far as possible. So definitely embrace all your experiences.