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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

While preparing, I must perfect my techniques, adjust my weight for my sparring category, strengthen my hands and feet for board breaking, and fundraise for travel costs. Preparing for tests and competitions taught me how to break down big goals into smaller and more manageable tasks, much like preparing and applying to consulting positions.

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7 Networking Mistakes to Avoid

Tom Spencer

When it comes to recruiting the three big criteria are: networking, application package (cover letter, resume, and transcript), and interview. DO follow-up on my replies and build with natural conversation (good topics to mention are sports, food, and travel). Analyst vs. Management. The smoother it is, the better.

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

He has been with Marakon for more than 7 years, and joined directly as a fresh graduate from Oxford University where he studied Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology. Tom: Alex, I understand that you studied Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology at Oxford. What does it mean to manage a business for value?

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

Your personal skills, such as confidence and time management and coping with stress, will likely be tested as you will find yourself in scenarios that stretch your capabilities in these areas. From this, you can identify any potential problems and use the experience to find a way to manage or solve these problems.

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How to Apply for a New Job After You’ve Been Fired

Harvard Business

Say, for instance, your dismissal was due to a personality clash with your manager or a mismatched cultural fit. Think about “former bosses and colleagues” as well as “advisors, accountants, lawyers, management consultants, and search consultants,” you’ve worked with over the course of your career.

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

2020 Delivery is a management consultancy committed to improving public services and bringing about lasting change within public sector organisations. You will be working with a project manager or a director, and you learn a huge amount from the role modelling that they give you. Tom: What is 2020 Delivery’s travel model?