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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 can and should expect to travel a lot, they do try to keep travel regional, so you won’t be crossing time zones every 4 days. One thing that does come up pretty frequently is your resume.

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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

One of the hardest parts of the application process, especially for those coming from an academic background is putting together a strong business style resume. Below are a handful of tips to assist in transitioning your academic resume into a consulting resume: Keep it to 1 page. Focus on results (ideally quantifiable ones).

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Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time

Martinka Consulting

Medical insurance expense. Owner “perks” like cell phone, car, travel to conferences, etc. (as Misleading ads, inflated resumes, stories about high school athletic accomplishments (Glory Days as Bruce Springsteen called them), and many other things. Marketing expenses (the marketing didn’t work so it’s really profit).

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time.

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Job Hub: Airbnb Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

They sought to create this type of connection experience for people everywhere when they traveled, and the idea for the bigger Airbnb was born. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries.

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Driverless Cars and Trucks: Who Wants One? How Many Jobs Will Vanish?

MishTalk

Driverless truck can travel in packs to reduce wind resistance and save on gas. Accidents will go down and insurance rates will either follow or simply not rise as much as they otherwise would This will happen far faster than most think. Requires truck drivers to take a 30-minute break during the first eight hours of a shift.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

“I am competitive in nature and always give the best in whatever I do and my passions include photography, travelling and embracing new cultures and languages. Consultants get to travel quite a lot and meet different kinds of people and this makes them diverse and enables them to have insights, which others can only strive for.