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Anyone Can Succeed - Celebrating 15 Years of Consulting Success with Dan Weedin

Consulting Matters

Dan Weedin is an author, speaker, consultant, coach, podcaster and founder of Toro Consulting , a firm that specializes in small business growth, particularly in the insurance/risk business. Betsy Jordyn: We were at a business training where we were learning how to grow our consulting practices back in the day. What happened to you?

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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Watson & Sons became the prime advisor to the British government on social insurance programs. Insurance Industry Consulting. In fact, the firm has created OneExchange, a private health insurance exchange which counts over 1100 employers and 800,000 customers among its beneficiaries. In the mid-1990s, R. Employee Surveys.

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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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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

That being said, Alvarez & Marsal are still a prestigious and exciting firm, so working there will not look bad on your resume. While you will be working side by side with the firm’s top guns and while you will be working on some very interesting projects, Alvarez & Marsal offers very little in terms of formal training.

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Hiring Algorithms Are Not Neutral

Harvard Business

These software systems can in some cases be so efficient at screening resumes and evaluating personality tests that 72% of resumes are weeded out before a human ever sees them. They are typically trained to learn from past successes, which may embed existing bias. But there are drawbacks to this level of efficiency.

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Reader FAQ – Switching gears: from intern to full-time, from IT to strategy, and from PwC and IBM to MBB

Management Consulted

Plus, it will be a bit of insurance to have a full-time offer if you do consider going through fall recruiting – it will relieve much of the stress. Plus, they have global staffing – which means that it’s easier to train you and slot you into project rotations off-cycle. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Fortune 500 and over 30 of the Global Fortune 100 among its clientele. Innovation.

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