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Breaking Into Consulting from a Non-Traditional Background

Tom Spencer

Traditionally, consultants come from backgrounds in finance, strategy, economics, or business management. Top firms tend to recruit graduates from target business schools, and the industry is notoriously quantitative and analytical.

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East Coast Speaking Tour: Recruiting In A Down Market

Management Consulted

We’re scheduling a trip to the East Coast next week to speak at schools about recruiting for finance and consulting. Some of the topics we’ll discuss include: What you can do to enhance your chances of breaking into finance and consulting in a poor economy. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Find it here: 5 reasons to choose strategy operations over financial advisory consulting. Missed part one?

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Here are 5 strategies that may help: 1. An MBA program will provide you with a strong foundation in business principles and give you the opportunity to specialize in areas like strategy, marketing, or finance. Plus, many consulting firms recruit MBA graduates directly from business schools. Keep on Trying!

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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

Jason Oh is a Senior Associate at Strategy& Previously, he was part of the Global Wealth & Asset Management Strategy team of a large financial institution and served EY and Novantas in their strategy consulting business with industry focus in the financial services sector.

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HR Guide to Company Culture: 5 Tangible Leverage Points

LSA Global

An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. Do your recruiting and interviewing processes effectively assess for cultural fit ?

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