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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)? They only have a New York branch, and there are about 40 consultants.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. Undergraduate recruiting. However, boutique firms lack formal training programs – the culture is more of a sink or swim model.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) is a professional services firm that offers resources to players who are mainly in the healthcare industry. and around the world, with a premier niche in the healthcare space. The Advisory Board company also serves 4,100+ member organizations, most of which are in the healthcare industry.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. In 1996, Simon-Kucher opened an office in Boston and began to put more of a focus on its other three practice areas: strategy, marketing, and sales. Healthcare.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

A great company that started from humble beginnings, IMS Health is a global leader in providing solutions in the healthcare scene specializing in information, services and technology. By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Practice Areas .

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Reader FAQ – Switching gears: from intern to full-time, from IT to strategy, and from PwC and IBM to MBB

Management Consulted

Plus, it will be a bit of insurance to have a full-time offer if you do consider going through fall recruiting – it will relieve much of the stress. They’re also bigger, and take a broader look at the experienced hire and APD market. I’m thinking healthcare here, but there may be other options.

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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem

Harvard Business

The impact of “social entrepreneurs” — individuals who deploy innovation and market forces to fill social needs — is growing. Know that funding alone is not going to solve the recruiting problem. Training and skill development solves another problem too. Vincent Tsui for HBR. And how can they do it?

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