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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. 2) Work for a fast-growing industry, like tech or healthcare. 3) Network into a boutique consulting firm. 5) Get a name brand MBA.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 1)

Management Consulted

How did Charlie, a recent Harvard undergrad, navigate through the process of getting accepted to medical school and working for a biotech firm on the West Coast to finally finding his true passion in healthcare consulting (and landing an offer at Putnam)? I was focusing on L.E.K., And then the other one is Boston Consulting Group.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

In compliance work, or on finance-focused projects, the broad-sweeping projections of strategy consulting don’t cut it. As mentioned in our previous post, financial consulting is a much better choice than a narrowly-defined role in internal finance (especially at a no-name corporation). What are some good options?

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Dinged From MBB Consulting Firms – Now What?

Management Consulted

If you are an undergrad who has been turned down for a summer internship at MBB, going in to finance is your next best bet. In addition, having a finance internship under your belt shows that you’ve got the necessary quant skills to succeed in consulting. For the Pre-MBA level, finance should be your last option.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

For example: Mckinsey: Insight 2018 and Insight STEM + Healthcare. Clearview Healthcare Partners: Connect to Clearview. On the other hand, if you want to work your way to the upper echelons of the consulting world or work for other healthcare or life science companies then further training may not be necessary.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Though antitrust remains Bates White’s largest practice area, the firm is recognized as an expert in environmental product liability, healthcare and life sciences, energy, and finance. Healthcare & Life sciences. Needless to say, an encyclopedic knowledge of your own resume is an absolute must. Practice Areas.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

Having an impressive leadership item on your resume or showing membership in a fraternity or sorority will go a long way in dispelling any stereotypes about your social skills. To be specific, a degree in finance shows that you not only know the numbers, but can communicate them in a way that is easy to understand.