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5 Reasons Why Consulting Jobs are Not As Glamorous As Advertised

Tom Spencer

You get the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment surrounding yourself with smart people and learning about business problems in a variety of industries. Sure, you may be flying business class and staying at some of the finest hotels. It is not difficult to see why the job is so attractive to young overachievers.

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Achieving Startup Success via Product-Market Fit

Tom Spencer

That is, understanding key players in the industry who provide similar offerings to the same group of customers. Thus, Southwest must keep an eye on both the airline industry as well as automobile transportation. For example, the hotel industry was disrupted by Airbnb , which achieved product-market fit soon after launch.

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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Marriott recently teamed up with Amazon to offer a hospitality version of the e-commerce giant’s Echo devices in select hotel rooms. Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020.

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Staying in Touch with Clients

Alan Weiss

The hospitality industry is not just a career but it’s our passion and lifestyle. All of us here at The Crowne Plaza Greenbelt are very grateful to everyone that has stayed in our hotel, dined in our restaurant, or had a drink in our bar. Jim Day, Director of Sales and Marketing. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay strong!

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

This group of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology practitioners took turns sharing how they found their way toward our aligned passions of how people think and behave in the workplace. I started working at the age of 16 in 1992 as an industrial cleaner on nights and weekends with my friend Mark.

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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

But, like any sales pitch, there’s a degree of exaggeration behind the polished smiles. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. insurance) or types of work (e.g.

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IMC USA 2017 Conference Open for Registration!

IMC USA

The conference dates are October 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel. I am pleased to announce the IMC USA 2017 Annual Consulting Conference: Building Your Practice and Adding Value for Clients. Connect, Learn, Grow at IMC USA Conference 2017! Our 2017 Conference Venue.