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Consultant Ninja: Reasons not to stay in Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Yesterday upon arrival at her hotel she received a fruit basket, a warm welcome from the staff who greeted her by first name, and the below card. One of our partners spends a fair amount of time in one city (not his home) and always stays at the sane hotel. I am a strategy consultant at. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. How depressing.

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From Internship To Full-Time Job: The Best Way Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

Based on my own experience, having completed two internships at top tier strategy consulting firms and having received job offers after both, I would argue it is the best way into consulting. If you want to figure out what really differentiates firms, company websites and recruitment events may not be enough. Stay flexible.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. Before the acquisition of Parthenon, consulting at EY was really synonymous to Advisory (not strategy). EY Consulting.

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Ensuring Good Performance: How Consultancies Keep Their Employees Motivated

Tom Spencer

Fancy hotels and dinners, social contacts in the business world, and a reputation as a high achiever can tip the scale for some people. It also helps to recruit or retain talented employees who might otherwise not opt for the consulting lifestyle. Image: Pexels.

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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

Having a clear direction and strategy for your career early on can grant you amazing advantages, but so can keeping your options open and exploring the opportunities offered by consulting. Every year consulting firms hire new high achieving young graduates, meaning that recruits from last year must move up or move out.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC. They reserve one only on days when they plan to come to the office.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following are three proven strategies leaders can use to help employees overcome a fear of failure: Game Theory: Game theory can be used in a safe environment without the harmful consequences of the real world to teach employees about failure as learning. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies.

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