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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

Management consultants get the opportunity to work on challenging real world problems for companies, governments and nonprofits. For those who have an interest in specific industries as well as how they operate, consulting can offer you unique access to key decision makers and real time data.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

This provided me with a steady income, a flexible schedule to travel and train and also helped me tap into my “inner entrepreneur” (I have started three businesses since this experience). A few years later I was recruited for a position by one of the government consulting companies who had previously made me a contingent offer.

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How to Overcome Executive Isolation

Harvard Business

Senior executives tend to be shielded from organizational problems and data; they are given limited and filtered information about their operations, employees, and customers. This is easier for some people than for others, so you should actively recruit or promote at least two or three people who will serve as important counterpoints.

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

However, they tend to have an intense lifestyle with lots of travel, face-to-face engagements, and long hours as a result. If you are interested in a career with a lot of travel, this could be a good place for you. With 8,000 employees across 56 offices, it accepts clients in private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Of its $37.7

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

The H-1B Visa Process The H-1B visa was established, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, to let companies recruit trained foreign workers (with at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent) to work in “specialty occupations” for which there are few qualified local candidates. jobs overall.)