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Tour Recap – Day 5 (Yale)

Management Consulted

We’re recapping our lives as road warriors via planes, trains and automobiles…we visited Georgia Tech , Duke , Georgetown , and Columbia before rolling over to today’s campus…Yale. Our train ride was uneventful with the exception of the conductor, who was a joke-telling machine.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Although those experiences might look appealing to a recruiter on a resume or cover letter, an interviewer is more interested in exploring a candidate’s ability to problem-solve. However, boutique firms lack formal training programs – the culture is more of a sink or swim model. Lastly, there are fewer firm-wide events.

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

We train people in how to think and it’s never quite as simple as saying we’re doing a performance improvement project, not training. I was in touch with a government contact yesterday offering them some training in strategic problem solving. Much of our work in this area in the last few years has been training and mentoring.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Leadership Program: Leading for Impact. Leadership Effectiveness. Their services emphasized analytical consulting. Group Consulting. Funding Strategy. Internships.

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Conversation with L.E.K. Consulting

Tom Spencer

Tom: What kind of training and mentoring can graduates expect to receive at LEK? This involves a high caliber professional development program which includes formal technical training as well as on-the-job learning experiences. Janine Clifford: LEK has a philosophy of continual learning.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Because this person took the time to carefully articulate his stories during his résumé and profile writing, he’s now ready for cover letters and interviews. Built 20 new schools with well-trained staff teaching local-language curricula focused on practical skills. Interviews.

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