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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Rather, if you find that you have some additional time before starting your first job post-graduation or even in-between your first and second jobs, these suggestions might provide some ideas on how to best utilize it. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. Learn a New Skill.

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How to Transition to Management Consulting after Law School

Management Consulted

Generally speaking, a lawyer’s workload is more narrow and less diverse than a consultant’s; add that in with little to no travel and minimal exposure to different industries, and many lawyers are looking for a change. Not sure how to network effectively or reach out to cold contacts?

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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

MD or PhD), is whether to pursue residency training for newly minted physicians or a post-doctoral research fellowship for PhDs. This is a very difficult decision for many because deciding not to follow further training may eliminate the possibility of going back to the academic and clinical realm that they spent so much time in.

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An Unconventional Path: One Medical Student’s Journey Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. I decided to pursue a master’s degree alongside my current training in order to better understand how clinical research played a driving role in the pharmaceutical and medical device business world.

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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

As if traveling across the ocean on the plane wasn’t enough, we felt it necessary to use as many forms of transportation as necessary…so we took a train up to Durham University. Many questions were asked about resumes, cover letters and the importance of inserting a cover letter with their applications.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

Just like I had to wait, you will have to wait to find out how that story ends. I have been training for over seventeen years now. While preparing, I must perfect my techniques, adjust my weight for my sparring category, strengthen my hands and feet for board breaking, and fundraise for travel costs. Performing and Executing.

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How I used cold emailing to land an internship in Mongolia

Tom Spencer

Leading up to the summer before my senior year of college I was searching through Google for my next travel destination when a pop-up ad directed me to a website about Mongolia, the land of nomadic culture and once the largest contiguous empire founded by Genghis Khan. economic stabilization package. It’s that simple.

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