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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Through a case competition, you can increase your knowledge and skills in preparation for the actual case interview.

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Consultant Marketing Pillow Talk

Jerry Fletcher

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. See Jerry’s new speaker demo reel. Would you be concerned about what you have provided the consultant in confidence? Ego boosting events These can take on many guises. And so it goes.

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Sage Advice from Corporate Buyers of Consulting Services

Women in Consulting

My friend indicated that these firms were outstanding at demoing their products and espousing the features of the products…but nobody cared. 4) At this time, the two firms being considered were CLIENT ORIENTED …they took time to fully interview the prospective client and understand the underlying issues.

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Consultant Marketing Trust Barometer

Jerry Fletcher

In the 2004 study23% of the people interviewed said they would trust someone just like them. See Jerry’s new speaker demo reel. Diverging Trust. By 2016 that percentage had increased to 82%. People trusted folks like themselves more than Businesses, institutions, Governments, and NGOs. Your employees and customers are counting on you.

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The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think

Steve Shu Consulting

Often need a mix of instruments here (Powerpoint & Word docs, napkin drawings, demo), depending on the team, industry, and phase of product development (e.g., The business planning effort can be more organic than written and involve focus groups, customer prospect interviews, etc. for government grants).

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How Interview Questions Reveal the True Organizational Assumptions & Culture, Part 5

Johanna Rothman

I started this series with many specific concerns about a particular interview question: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. Note: This is a terrible interview question because it's hypothetical. That's why I encourage candidates to ask questions of the interviewers.

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The Four Keys to Creative Action

The Fearless Marketer

to past clients, business associates, groups, podcast interviews, etc. What samples, demos, tastes can you offer? Everything else is pretty much spinning your wheels. So, what will you do to reach out in some way? – And then, what experiences can you give them? OK, sounds good, but here’s the challenge: What do you actually do?