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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)? And then the other one is Boston Consulting Group. And you are in that process now?

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Consultant Profiles Series: Billy Gerhard

Tom Spencer

If I had wanted to work in the healthcare field specifically, I might have looked at another specialty firm. Travel is typically Monday through Thursday, and you tend to work pretty hard during those days on the road. What is your best piece of advice for the recruiting and hiring process? Do not focus on being perfect.

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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

Make sure you take time to find who the recruiting contacts are for your region of the country or even your specific school and be comfortable reaching out to those individuals. 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.

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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

Management Consulted

A majority of the firm’s hires are from the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Healthcare IT. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING.

Software 165
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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Healthcare. Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Travel – Now don’t get us wrong, warning a prospective consultant about travel is a bit like warning trainee surgeon that they may see blood once in a while. Effectiveness. Industries.

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Bulger Partners – Strategic Advisers to the Software Economy

Management Consulted

A majority of the firm’s hires are at the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Healthcare IT. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING.

Software 100
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Bulger Partners – Strategic Advisors to the Software Economy

Management Consulted

A majority of the firm’s hires are at the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Healthcare IT. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING.

Software 100