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How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career

Harvard Business

Do you have a strong work ethic?’” He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. Through his work in real estate, where he’d spend hours each day driving, he started listening to podcasts, and eventually decided to start his own. .” It was the best job in the world.”

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

One of the key SOX impacts on consulting was the mandated “ethical wall” that was enacted – a firm could not both audit and consult for the same company, because it was considered a major conflict of interest. Real Estate & Facilities. What if your resume gets rejected by every consulting firm?

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Networking, Practice, and Extreme Preparation

CaseInterview.com

Firstly, I want to start by acknowledging your point about getting a big brand name on my resume early. While I would not recommend casting such a small net when it comes to consulting recruitment, I did also have to split my time with finance, as I applied to both opportunities in investment banking, real-estate finance, and hedge-funds.

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Inflate the Swimming Toys Not Your Assets

Martinka Consulting

His assets are mostly real estate and it’s easy to appraise real estate. Yes, they can inflate their resume, like they do for jobs, and that’s why relationship is so important. They can’t inflate their real estate assets because banks will get an appraisal. Why did this need to (supposedly) happen?