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Clever Side Hustles for Students and Aspiring Consultants

Tom Spencer

Whether you are in school or working full time, the goal is to eventually make enough money to become financially free. However, the benefits often include free housing, meal plans, scholarships, and leadership skills. If you have performed well academically, consider serving as a grader or teaching assistant.

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How to Hire the Right Talent for Your Business

Granite Leadership Strategies

You receive a slew of resumes or applications. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview. When you consider other job categories besides full-time permanent, you can alleviate a financial burden for your company, and you may be able to bring in more creative individuals.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. You’re searching for a new job. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. Whether you like it or not, you must realize that in a financial institution, to rise you must run a business.

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Preparing for Your Consulting Application

Tom Spencer

The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). Keeping this information in mind, the next step is to craft your exceptional application materials: Resume and Cover Letter.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Since everyone has a unique financial situation, amount of free time, and ability to travel, some of these suggestions will be more applicable to you than others. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. Want to gain unique insights into leadership and civil service?

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Although those experiences might look appealing to a recruiter on a resume or cover letter, an interviewer is more interested in exploring a candidate’s ability to problem-solve. I used to work for a boutique consulting firm specialized in the financial services industry. Lastly, there are fewer firm-wide events. Final Note.