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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

For our last major tour of the year, we started our crazy adventure in Philadelphia – joining all the wannabe consultants at Wharton’s annual Consulting Club Conference (featuring Jenny Rae as wannabe suitcase model). WUCC’s conference aimed to provide a roadmap for those who needed a bit of of direction.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. Every year the company pays for every employee to visit Germany for an all-staff conference. The average process starts with an initial phone call (15-30 minutes) covering your background (practice walking through your resume!), Healthcare.

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Why Consulting?

CaseInterview.com

The upside to huddling with brilliant colleagues in a client conference room for 10-13 hours a day means you grow close with your coworkers. Consulting also provides a powerful resume stamp of pedigree that makes many other professionals stand up and take notice. 3) Network. Additional Resources.

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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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Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time

Martinka Consulting

Owner “perks” like cell phone, car, travel to conferences, etc. (as Misleading ads, inflated resumes, stories about high school athletic accomplishments (Glory Days as Bruce Springsteen called them), and many other things. as if all owners don’t deduct these). Conclusion.

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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. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time.

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What the Best Cross-Cultural Managers Have in Common

Harvard Business

Even when international activity is listed on a resume, you’ll want to explore the exact nature of the personal and professional experience. Did the person travel there, live and work alone there, or manage a team and family there? Prompt them to assess and discuss the knowledge and skills they acquired through those experiences.

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