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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. But, like any sales pitch, there’s a degree of exaggeration behind the polished smiles. insurance) or types of work (e.g. You’ll get to travel”. transformations) as your limited experience means you add most value in areas you’ve worked on before.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

I seriously considered sales & trading (in fact, I spent a summer at Credit Suisse First Boston in NY), and was tempted to continue in that line of work post-graduation. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

First, consulting services were added for property and casualty insurance claim adjusters and attorneys. However, US-based clients still account for the vast majority (around 75%) of sales. FTI’s Summer Internship program has met with great success for the company and is fast becoming their main source for full-time recruitment.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. The perks were fantastic – travel to new locations, work in different industries, client pays for the travel.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston

Management Consulted

The industry focus in Boston is on Financial Services, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Private Equity. Extravagant meals are covered while on business travel and teams have budgets to have fun events to get to know each other. Some good news?

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Marketing Sales & Service. Travel and Transportation. IGS has 5 divisions/branches.

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