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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

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? Worklife balance or lack thereof: Do you lack downtime, hobbies, and self-care?

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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

If you happen to attend a non-target school then the next best thing would be to attend a virtual recruiting and case interview workshop. These programs include putting new consultants through a “mini-MBA” where they spend approximately 3 weeks learning core business principles from leading economics, accounting, and finance professors.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Well, I grew up in Bethesda, MD, and attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT for – BS (finance), MS (nutritional sciences), and PhD (cell and molecular biology). We offer career counselling, workshops and job placement services. Hi Josh, how are you doing today? I’m doing great, thank you.

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Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens

Harvard Business

For some teens, working has been replaced by other activities such as coding camps, preparing for academic tests, or travel — all of which look good on a college application. The teen share now stands at 37.1%, far below the historical peak of 59.3% in August 1978. Teen employment has fallen for two reasons.