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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Speaking about power structures, in financial institutions the power and influence lies with the operating units as they are the profit centers, and the leaders of these operating units own the profit and loss (P&L). In internal strategy, your reward for doing great work is to have fast-tracked entry into the operating units.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

Having an impressive leadership item on your resume or showing membership in a fraternity or sorority will go a long way in dispelling any stereotypes about your social skills. If all you have is trading, investment, and financial experience on your resume, the firms will wonder how interested you are in business operations.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Presently, I am working with a DoD program that is contracting with a company to build and operate a drug/vaccine manufacturing facility. – Crafting a government consulting resume and preparing for job interviews. When was the ah-hah moment – when you realized what a great gig government consulting is? .

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Moving from economic consulting to a more broad-based focus may be a bit tricky, as you have superior experience in one particular facet, but minimal experience in others – and no experience in actual operational changes that are the bread and butter of most major consulting firms. Our recommendation?

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Dispute, litigation and investigations services for construction industry. They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Construction. Litigation technology.

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Bitcoin Incentive for Fraud; Two More Exchanges Hacked: "Flexcoin" Robbed of All Online Coins; "Poloniex" Missing 12.3% of Assets

MishTalk

Poloniex is a bitcoin exchange, and the company has committed to operating at a fractional reserve until it can replenish the losses itself. Please do not bother placing withdrawals right now, as they will not be processed and will probably all be cancelled before functionality resumes. of its reserves had been stolen by hackers.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. It’s also important to set the stage for a “constructive conversation,” says Fernández-Aráoz. What you learn should form the basis of your questions for the references.