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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Note that these observations are based on my personal experience and may not be common across the entire industry. As a result, it is unlikely that you will learn the ability to apply a general problem-solving approach across issues and industries. 7 differences between internal strategy and management consulting. Flexibility.

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The Key to Hiring Great Salespeople

Comatch

As a result, most organizations look for direct competitor candidates based only on their resumes, to ensure that they get the right talent that can hit the ground running. To illustrate the above, two real-life examples come to mind: A headhunter once shared, “I want to present candidates while my clients want resumes.”

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

The consulting industry is one of the most competitive on the planet, and there’s no shame in falling a little short this time. Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Find it here: 5 reasons to choose strategy operations over financial advisory consulting. Missed part one? Well…sure.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. You’re searching for a new job. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.

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Dealing with the Crisis

Eupnea Management Consulting

The vast majority of businesses need to adapt quickly to the currently extreme levels of disruption that they are facing across their operations and employees and brace themselves for new unseen levels of volatility and uncertainty and potentially further disruption in the aftermath of the pandemic and through a new era.

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Researching the company before an interview

Tom Spencer

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Research the competition and the industry. Mention industry best practices to show knowledge of the field and to demonstrate the added value that you bring to the table. Image: Pexels.