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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In the mid 1970s, as public opinion swayed toward greater accountability for the finance industry, Peat Marwick took steps to firm up controls on its accounting practice and increase transparency. Thankfully, everything stayed in a nice orderly fashion, the way accountants like it, after the audit portrayed Peat Marwick in a favorable light.

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75 Podcast Ideas and Topics to Explore in 2024

Buzzsprout

Celebrity interviews Having celebrities on your podcast is a huge draw to new listeners and can help you get featured on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Beauty and fashion Talk about the latest fashion trends and make it niche by focusing on a particular age group or style. Dressed: The History of Fashion Breaking Beauty Podcast 9.

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Know Your Weaknesses

CaseInterview.com

I’m terrible at attention to detail (it hurts my brain too much) and even worse at anything aesthetically oriented (anything from fashion to website design to creating visually impactful slides). If you’re not great at finance, hire someone who is. If you find case interviews painful, you definitely don’t want to be a consultant.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

” The first example that comes to mind when you think of the new sharing economy, Uber has fashioned itself as a quicker, cheaper and ultimately better alternative to taxis. Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

Work for one of the major fashion designers in NYC. Worked in finance at Pepsi, HBS, Brand manager at Oral-B. * Worked in finance at Pepsi, HBS, Brand manager at Oral-B. * If you went to work for a fashion designer on the design side, I think consulting would be a liability. Go get a PhD in Psychology. *

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Investment banking case studies are a lot more quantitative and tend to focus on reading financial statements and based on a corporate finance deal e.g. a company going public on the stock market. The Ivy Case is a system created by a Harvard professor who coached students for interviews at top-tier consultancies such as McKinsey.

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Myths of the Gig Economy, Corrected

Harvard Business

Most workers are still grabbing extra hours the old-fashioned way — tending bar or temp work on the side — not by being digitally summoned. Quinn Mills, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, in an interview. 3: Gig is better. 4: Gig work is unfulfilling.

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