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Transitioning to Consulting: The Changing Value of Your Time

Tom Spencer

This will help you practice being a consultant and improve your time management skills before graduation. Time Commitments in Graduate School. Many things vie for the time and attention of a graduate student. As a student, your time is incredibly cheap. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Usually, these clubs offer pro-bono consulting opportunities, host competitions, and require student leaders to run efficiently. Use this time wisely, because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Ricky Hollenbach is a Thermal Sciences Associate at Exponent Scientific and Engineering Consulting. He earned his Ph.D.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. Time management is certainly a factor. Some candidates finish early, while others don’t complete it in time. You must weld the car frame together before you can install the engine. And the third is cause vs. effect.