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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

Human resource teams are critical to the growth of a company since employees typically represent both the biggest operating expense and largest off-balance sheet asset for most businesses. If you are early in your career, you may be engaging a lot with recruiters. Within HR management, there are three main functions to be aware of.

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#8: 5 Reasons Why EVERY Consultant Needs Systems Thinking

Consulting Matters

People Strategy : What competencies are required; how individuals are recruited, selected, trained, recognized, compensated and rewarded; and how performance is measured, tracked and monitored. This guidebook is your crash course on how to BEST position yourself as a consultant to the senior team in the C-Suite.

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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

Gaining work experience can allow you to position yourself as a low-risk hire who can hit the ground running from day one by operating independently and delivering value without extensive handholding and supervision. For instance, it could be helpful to take courses on Adobe or Google Analytics in LinkedIn Learning.

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Poets and Quants in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

Of course, the best position to be in is to have a hybrid background of both. equations, theorems, and software development checklists), operating from frameworks often come naturally. The other advantage that quants have is their ability to operate technical tools. Since quants tend to be familiar with rule-based systems (e.g.

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Lately on Quora.

The Nonprofit Consultant

I've been (mostly) enjoying the experience, although I'm a bit dismayed by some of the misunderstandings and misconceptions about what nonprofits are and how they operate. We survived the pandemic with a healthy, strong organization, and are getting it ready to recruit permanent leadership in the near future.

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Conversation with Accenture Australia

Tom Spencer

Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. Tom: Accenture offers a range of services including Strategy, Digital, Technology and Operations. Tom: Does Accenture use the case interview in its recruitment process?

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Have you missed the undergraduate recruitment window? Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. Didn’t make the break you expected this year for careers? 6) Skill up!