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Has the MBA become Redundant for a Career in Consulting?

Tom Spencer

Through going to many different networking events and information nights with different firms, I have learned that this fact is quickly told by recruiters. Jenny gives four main reasons why an MBA is a great foundation for a consultancy career: You’re making it easy for recruiters. Image: Pexels. References.

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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

During this stage, those selected come from many different types of educational backgrounds. A common trademark in the consulting recruitment process is the case study interview. Public speaking is another useful skill, and one to start practising well before the recruitment process even begins. Image: Pexels. Reference List.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Strategic Information Technology and Operations. Oliver Wyman actively recruits for internships at target schools, and interns are typically in their junior/penultimate year of university studies. For Consulting roles, Oliver Wyman recruits in 60 top schools all over the world. Corporate and Institutional Banking.

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Abt Associates Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Some of the first contracts the firm won, including elementary school educational games and national security, demonstrate how they started off in the same way they wanted to continue. Information Technology Applications. ABT ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. Implementation and Technical Assistance.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

BearingPoint partners with the major technological suppliers, like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, to develop solutions and strategies suiting their clients’ requirements. Information Technology. BEARINGPOINT INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. If BearingPoint comes to your school to recruit, let us know!

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2007, The Advisory Board Company branched out again, launching membership programs in higher education. Healthcare Informatics , HCI 100 (largest health care information technology firms)—2013, 2012, 2011. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Forbes, Ranked one of the 200 Best Small Companies.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

These services focused on business management and information technology. Information Technology. This is for students with a varied educational background (not crazy-varied, but out-of-the-norm-yet-still-excellent varied). IBM invests over $1B per year in education and training for their employees.

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