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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. You’re searching for a new job. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Find it here: 5 reasons to choose strategy operations over financial advisory consulting. Missed part one? Well…sure.

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Life Isn't Always Fair

CaseInterview.com

While I think it’s a worthwhile endeavor to make the world a more fair place, until that happens, I think it’s worth operating within the world as it is as opposed to as we wished it to be. If you'd like to improve your gravitas, you'll be interested in learning about my program on How to Develop Gravitas for Extreme Career Success.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Speaking about power structures, in financial institutions the power and influence lies with the operating units as they are the profit centers, and the leaders of these operating units own the profit and loss (P&L). In internal strategy, your reward for doing great work is to have fast-tracked entry into the operating units.

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Get a head start through pro-bono consulting

Tom Spencer

Before the recruiting process begins candidates work hard to polish their resumes, prepare for case interviews, gain professional experience, and participate in extracurricular activities to distinguish themselves from the rest. It allows you to enhance your resume and make some great connections, so if you see an opportunity, go for it!

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How I used cold emailing to land an internship in Mongolia

Tom Spencer

I didn’t let that stop me – I was determined to experience the work culture of a developing nation built around the foundation of agriculture, livestock, and mining. I then sent this email along with my resume to the 30 people on my list, with minor customized changes for each one. But the problem was how? I knew no one in Mongolia.

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