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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

MD or PhD), is whether to pursue residency training for newly minted physicians or a post-doctoral research fellowship for PhDs. This is a very difficult decision for many because deciding not to follow further training may eliminate the possibility of going back to the academic and clinical realm that they spent so much time in.

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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Watson & Sons became the prime advisor to the British government on social insurance programs. Corporate Risk Management and Risk Financing. Insurance Industry Consulting. The world’s oldest actuarial firm was founded in 1878 by Reuben Watson, and in just 30 years the English R. In the mid-1990s, R. Employee Surveys.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Call me biased, but I received the best years of business training possible in my time at McKinsey. 3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Then, underneath three of these sub-subsidiaries are, you guessed it, more subsidiaries, such as Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC and Seabury Maritime Corporate Finance LLC. As with all boutique firms, putting their name on your resume is tantamount to labeling yourself a specialist in one particular area. Are you confused yet?

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

” This is an international training week to learn more about the company and build a personal network within the firm. Lots of excellent training is available and other co-consultants are very helpful. What if your resume gets rejected by every consulting firm? Practice Areas. Enterprise Applications. Human Resources.

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews – Moving Up in a Down Economy

Management Consulted

The firm advises government divisions, law firms, and major global corporations on governmental regulation (like anti-trust rulings), public policy implications, public, competitive forces, and private financing. Finance: Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection in Financial Services, Financial Institutions and Banking, Financial Risk Management. .

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

You are trained on how to get into a CEO’s mindset within a lifetime of an engagement while being an outsider. There I advised only insurance companies’ business models – it is a different type of consulting, yet invariably an enriching learning experience. ’ As you may guess, I enjoyed my work in Asia and learned a lot.