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5 Cheap Ways for Consultants (or Anyone) to Develop Their Skills

Tom Spencer

The consulting industry is a very competitive field with an abundance of highly educated professionals with proven track records of success. Reading is the cheapest and most accessible way to increase knowledge, develop new skills and stay relevant with current industry trends. Industry Insights. Read Resources. Financial Times.

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Culture, care and typography

Seth Godin Blog

It also meant that instead of one person working on a document, a committee would spend days or weeks agonizing over how an ad looked, or whether the new layout of Time magazine would send the right message to millions of people each week. Pundits were sure that the launch of the Mac would destroy all of this progress.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Alvarez & Marsal rose to prominence during the credit crunch; the firm was even dubbed “The Hottest Business on Wall Street” by Fortune Magazine, but don’t let that fool you: Alvarez & Marsal didn’t show up out of nowhere and get lucky. Industries. One thing that does come up pretty frequently is your resume.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Industries. Start with character, intelligence, and industry. Supply Chain & Logistics. CAPABILITIES. Engineering .

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. I have been told that one year in consulting = 2 - 3 in industry. I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. So yes, I do think that 1 year in consulting is worth 2-3 years in industry.

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Not only did they launch PayNet, the first ever online portal for pay data, they also carried out their first ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ review for Fortune Magazine. Industries . in Psychology, owner of MLR Holdings (owns Directors & Boards and Family Business Magazines, as well as Philly’s City Paper).

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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Read on to see why Fortune magazine has named Towers Watson on its list of Most Admired Companies four years running, and examine where it may be headed. Insurance Industry Consulting. Industries. Towers Watson works with a variety of industries around the globe. Corporate Risk Management and Risk Financing. HR Software.