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The 3 Relationship Strategies That Guarantee your Success

Claris Consulting

They aced the interview, had a superb resume, and were told no thank you. You see, the job they applied for was in pharmaceutical sales. The pharmaceutical company rejected a smart and talented person for how they treated the receptionist. Because of how they treated the receptionist. Sound harsh? Sounds brilliant to me.

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Getting Your Career Back on Track After a Catastrophic Error

Harvard Business

A client we worked with, a senior pharmaceutical VP, was accused of violating U.S. A year after his sabbatical, our client resumed his career as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. If you can avoid the discussion in networking meetings or job interviews, then do so. Rebecca Knight. Monique Valcour.

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Why I Never Wanted to Be a Consultant: Confessions of a Bain Consultant

Management Consulted

I’d wake up at 6 to ride my bike to the pool for swim team practice, shower and change at the gym so I could get dropped off from 10-5, and taught swim lessons in the evenings when we didn’t have meets. Over spring break in my second year, I did an externship, working for NBC’s “Meet the Press.” I lived in Washington, D.C.,

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. Promotions are dependent on how quickly you meet functional competencies and skill requirements set out for you by the powers that be. The application process is quite typical.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

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. I found it interesting as it sounds extremely dynamic – team work, meeting clients and new projects.” Nothing beats experiential learning. Be careful here.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

There are two types of websites for consultants: websites that are a digital brochure or resume used to simply convey information about the consultant or firm, and websites that are marketing/sales tools used to generate leads. Part of marketing and getting leads is meeting your prospects where they are. LinkedIn. What did you do?