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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide. I was selected to interview at both the NIH and the DoD and subsequently was offered positions in both organizations.

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Job Hub: Virgin Group Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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London School of Economics Postgrad Talks About Life At Deloitte

Management Consulted

From conversations with him and hearing about life there in terms of what he was able to do, the travel and the work that he was doing with several different clients, I slowly became interested in consulting. Peter: When I was at Warwick, it was a massive feeder school into investment banking, and finance, but slightly less into consulting.

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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

When I’m not teaching about case interviews and working with clients, I volunteer and train as an emergency medical responder. Hey, this stuff is useful in real life not just case interviews.) Several prominent individuals in the venture capital, startup, and finance communities did the same thing.

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

I went the safe route and did a couple of interviews with outstanding entrepreneurs. Homelife: Are your finances, relationships with your significant other, issues with children, and aging parents weighing on you? Achievement stressors: Are excessive work hours, heavy travel, scope of the job, and 24/7 accessibility too much?

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Harvard junior weighs internships in VC and Consulting

Management Consulted

So I guess for me, coming into recruiting, I always thought that consulting might be my top choice, but in reality when I got started, I didn’t know what consulting was and didn’t know what finance was. Finances won’t be what it comes down to, at least I don’t think it will. What did you say for that?