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How Use LinkedIn to Attract Your Dream Clients (in Less Time) with LinkedIn Expert Lisa Kanda

Consulting Matters

If you’re a consultant or coach (or aspiring to become one), you’re probably on LinkedIn already because you know it’s the best social platform for your type of business. If you’re a consultant wanting to work with an organization, this is likely the ONLY platform C-Suite executives are on.

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Flying High: How to Build Travel Rewards as a Consultant

Tom Spencer

If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range. Figure out your market rate.

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For Independent Consultants, Business Development = Relationship Development

Successful Independent Consulting

The biggest stressor for self-employed management consultants is business development: how to cultivate meaningful regular work. First, consultants are good at helping clients solve problems but usually aren’t trained in sales or marketing. To meet the challenge I recommend changing your frame of reference.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

” Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. When and how did you decide you were interested in consulting? I moved back to Portland and started looking for analyst jobs in banking, consulting, and corporate strategy.

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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

Management consulting firms are generally hired to examine each function in order to identify core business and technology pain points and provide recommendations for optimization and elevated customer experience. Image: Pexels The post Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking first appeared on Tom Spencer.

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Don’t Let Remote Work Make Your Desk Relocation Projects Harder

PM Alliance

Companies have more flexibility to manage their real estate assets, with options to convert excess office space into areas that better suit their long-term needs. By orchestrating the relocation schedule with activities end users already plan to do, you enable them to combine their trips and reduce the perception of inefficiency.