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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

After spending 18-years under the guidance of your parents, you gain the freedom to explore the world, study a degree of your choice, discover who you are, and explore potential career options. Consulting firms are highly invested in consulting clubs because they offer an ideal recruitment platform from which they can handpick top talent.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). Let’s break this last one down: I met the job requirements listed on their hiring page, which outlines the colleges from which they recruit: * They wanted someone who uses data and analysis to make decisions — CHECK! Wish you all the best!

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Consultant Profile Series: Dane Sequeira

Tom Spencer

in Mechanical Engineering, studying under Dr. Brian Mann. In the field of nonlinear dynamics, Dane studied ocean energy harvesting buoys. It is hard to get a semblance of the companies until you go through the recruiting process, meet people, and actually talk about what work they are doing. In 2019 he earned his Ph.D.

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Men Are More Likely to Act Unethically on Their Own Behalf, Women on Someone Else’s

Harvard Business

Many of these studies, however, only look at the unethical actions people take on behalf of themselves. My research suggests that people acting on behalf of others can be influenced by the values and perceived expectations of those they’re representing—specifically when it comes to acting ethically. vs. 72.2%).

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

Leaving the program was a tough decision, but my studies needed more attention and I had interests outside of athletics so it was the right choice. This was a pretty ambitious goal considering no banks recruited from my school. My senior year I continued my work as a research assistant. November 2013: Received offer.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Zoom) Train and manage undergraduate research assistants to complete study coding tasks Administration, Documentation, and Reporting (20%) Maintain records and documentation associated with project using cloud-based software (e.g., Google Docs and sheets) Maintain integrity of confidential data (e.g.,

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The Right Attitude for Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

Preparation: - LOMS and McKinsey's Problem Solving Test for the case studies (four weeks). I t has occurred to me that some might misinterpret that work ethic as more than it is. Numerous studies show that a small to moderate level of stress brings out the best in one's performance. The two are not the same.