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New Online Course: Basic Training for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors

The Nonprofit Consultant

Today I'm very pleased to announce that my latest online course is now available on Udemy: Basic Training for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors. Some of the things covered in the course are: Legal requirements for Nonprofit Boards in the U.S. You can learn more about the course and register by clicking here.

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Top 6 Consultancy Recruitment Videos

freshminds

Recruitment videos can either be a bit bland and dull or they can be epic. Dramatic music always makes something awesome (just ask Hans Zimmer) though I have to say that plenty of the images seem really random and irrelevant for the daily life of a consultant mainly being sitting in meetings and agonising over presentations and paperwork.

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Completing Graduate School Like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

However, do not go right to the registrar and enroll in every course you are interested in taking. If you are an engineer, take a business course; if you are a business student, take a law course. But rather than fully enrolling, I recommended another option for securing your seat: sit in on courses and audit them.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

If you’re concerned about lending credibility to your quantitative abilities, you can consider prioritizing courses that provide relevant certifications. This will give you a chance to meet people in the consulting industry and learn more about what it takes to be successful in this field. Keep on Trying!

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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

Attending a virtual office hour or recruiting event will net you some one-on-one time with a consultant or recruiter – another airplane test. Before an interview, you should receive the names of those you will meet. Sign up for a one-on-one session with a company recruiter and chat with them virtually or on the phone.

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Networking Your Way into Consulting, Even in a Pandemic

Tom Spencer

Networking involves establishing new connections with others in your field of interest as well as strengthening existing relationships with colleagues, bosses, pupils, and people you briefly met at a conference or meeting. You might attend conferences for an organization, society, or research area to meet new people.

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Laid off? Five Ways to Cope with the Stress, Shame and Fear

Consulting Matters

And today you don't have a lot of choices to resolve this crisis as you can't simply sign up with an executive recruiter and get busy finding a job because the opportunities simply aren't there. Meet people like that who know how to take a career hit and use the experience for good. It becomes an identity crisis.

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