Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Employees of major consulting firms like McKinsey and Accenture are called consultants, as are some in-house specialists deployed in an advisory role to work with teams outside of their own reporting structure (for example, an internal change management consultant). By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses.

Consulting 195

Consulting Accenture Hotels Nonprofit 195

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. Last fall, Forbes reported that Snapchat had begun using geofilters (overlays that Snapchat users can put on top of images) in an attempt to poach employees from other top startups.

Recruiting 28

Recruiting Recruitment Talent Strategy 28

Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

When I was an organizational development consultant for Disney, I worked with the Imagineers and Operators. The Operators viewed Imagineers as people who had their heads in the sky, and Imagineers viewed Operators as so focused on day to day that they couldn't see the big picture. They aren't managers!

Development 156

Development How To Talent Organizational Development 156

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. The head of operations chimed in: His five most recent checkouts had complained about breakfast, and the cost of compensating guests for disappointing experiences was getting out of control. Insight Center.

Operations 31

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 31

Progressus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The World Economic Forum published a report before “seismic disruption” shook up the industry (their words). According to a recent Workday report, it seems that firms are taking this concept of unity seriously. Workforce strategies also need to align with profit margins – billable hours, recruiting, retention.

Data 52

Data Agile Tools Talent 52

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

For top-tier consulting firms, there are two primary marketing efforts – the first, marketing to attract entry-level recruits, is quite visible. Instead, marketing materials take the form of thought leadership: reports designed to show potential clients that these firms have the expertise clients need. .

Leadership 60

Leadership Boston Consulting Group McKinsey Bain 60

Prudent Pedal

JULY 27, 2021

How firms use ESG to position their businesses is of strategic importance to a firm’s brand, demand generation, client relationships, recruiting, and culture. Therefore, many firms believe that in order to recruit the best talent that they “have to have a voice around these ESG issues.” Generating revenue growth . Time will tell.

Metrics 76

Metrics Deloitte Government Trends 76

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Not only was the firm recognized for its expansion during that time period, but Cap Gemini Sogeti also become famous for its annual reports, winning 1st place for the best company annual report. CAPGEMINI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING. Random, right? Industries. Target Schools. Women Underrepresented Geographies.

Capgemini 192

Capgemini Interviews Consulting Accenture 192

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Inaccurate Time Reporting: Remote work often requires employees to track their working hours accurately. Additionally, remote work creates opportunities for accessing a global talent pool, potentially reducing recruitment and relocation costs.

Leadership 101

Leadership Training Training Productivity 101

UPD Consulting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

According to Mckinsey and Company’s 2018 report Delivering through Diversity, “companies with the most ethnically and culturally diverse boards worldwide are 43 percent more likely to experience higher profits.” . Another is co-op programming for recruitment from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Promise programs.

Company 52

Company McKinsey Recruiting Recruitment 52

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. This allowed for more severe penalties for fraudulent financial activity and required top level management to individually certify the accuracy of all financial reporting.

BearingPoint 139

BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Recruiting 36

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 36

1 to 1

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With several outsourcing contact centers in 2021 reporting training class rates as low as 20% and above average stress levels , it’s no longer a question of how does the industry recruit quality employees, but how does it retain them? Eliminate waste from operations. And the contact center industry is not exempt.

Strategy 26

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Talent 26

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

For certain clients this can be useful: but more often than not, the work product is more akin to a research report than problem analysis or strategy, and in my experience, not particularly insightful. At my previous management consulting firm, student consulting clubs are informally known as the “kiss of death” by recruiters.

Consulting 88

Consulting Case Interview Turnaround Analysis 88

1 to 1

MAY 26, 2022

It encompasses data mining, data visualization, performance benchmarking, and descriptive analytics—techniques for parsing data to generate reports, performance measures and trends to reveal insights and make better business decisions. Business intelligence answers the questions, “who are our most valuable/least valuable customers?”

Data 26

Data Tools Sales ROI 26

Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2018

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. An annual report that summarizes every profit-generating analytics project is compiled and distributed to the C-suite.

Company 28

Company Recruiting Recruitment Financial 28

Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. Cost and operations. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Industries.

Interviews 147

Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. Berkeley undergrad who received Navigant and FTI Consulting offers – our interviewee shares insights on recruiting from a large public university , and his thoughts on the relative merits of Navigant Consulting and FTI Consulting. Favorite recent posts.

Consulting 113

Consulting Management Recruiting Recruitment 113

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In 2004, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded Andy and Prabha the Marketing Science Practice Prize for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts and methods, recognizing the sales territory alignment system they had developed and implemented through the work of ZS Associates.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In 2000, the group launched its first website, www.bridgespan.org, and started operations from a Boston-based office. From reports of former employees and our personal experience with the organization, Bridgespan seems to consistently uphold their core values. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Networking Groups.

Interviews 150

Interviews Culture Bain Consulting 150

Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

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.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 24, 2019

While other PMs are operating more on execution level, senior PMs begin to look more at the broader product process and gradually become the voice for the product team to senior management. Typically, the position reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Director of PM.

Productivity 60

Productivity Fashion Advertising Recruiting 60

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Buck Consultants now operates out of multiple offices globally with a clientele that includes 45% of Fortune 100 companies. Buck Consultants also provides exciting survey reports & publications across various industries and functions. BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. BUCK CONSULTANTS ORGANIZATION.

Consulting 100

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 100

LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In fact, US companies report spending $14 billion per year on leadership development. For example, at some organizations, not everyone with the title of manager has direct reports to lead and manage; they often manage a process or function. But they are not free from making leadership and management development mistakes.

Development 46

Development Leadership Management Training 46

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

With such a broad range of operations, we have heard reports of varying experiences in the interview process as well as during typical daily occupation in CHG – some wonderful and some not so much. Are you an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager? Interview online or through an employee referral (recommended).

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Culture Case Interview Interviews 100

QEmploy

JUNE 28, 2019

The Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is an annual report that measures firms on how they implement corporate policies and practices in order to achieve workplace equality for LGBT employees. First of all, they were rated on their Workforce Protection , meaning their policies include sexual orientation and gender identity for all operations.

Consulting 71

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Policies Accenture 71

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Decision scientist: Dashboards, presentations, memos, new metrics, predictive models to inform decision-making, opportunity analysis to determine what to invest in or prioritize, reports on the results of experiments including recommendations. In larger and more sophisticated data operations, more fine-grained roles are necessary.

Data 46

Data Engineering Software Metrics 46

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

However, not all of its resources are pointed towards consulting, as it offers three lines of services, Audit, Tax and Advisory, with the Advisory arm of its operations (where consulting lives) generating $9.09 Within the US, KPMG LLP operates from 87 offices with more than 23,000 employees. Operating Effectiveness. Outsourcing.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Sean Sternbach – Director of Operations – Pet Lodge Pet Resort. ALIXPARTNERS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . In keeping with what we’ve already said about recent graduates and AlixPartners, it’s worth noting that the firm does next to no recruiting through university campuses but instead mostly uses recruitment firms.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

47% of employees admit they feel tired or very tired from the absence of natural light or a window at their office, and 43% report feeling gloomy because of the lack of light. The eMarketer Mobile Research study reports that American adults over the age of 18 spend about four hours on their mobile devices every day.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Survey Study Wireless 52

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. At the top of Infosys tree sits the board of directors, to which the CEO reports. IT Operations. SAP Operational Excellence.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

The same study found that identifying people with the right skills in a rapidly changing market is the top issue impacting recruiting. The survey revealed that talent acquisition professionals can’t rely on what worked in the past when recruiting top talent today. How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change.

Talent 31

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Survey 31

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

More recent research suggests that messages in recruiting for women in STEM often reinforces the notion that men are naturally better in those fields. No wonder that fewer than 2 in 10 women in STEM who have not achieved success report being extremely confident in their abilities. Still a minority — but a far larger one.

Case Interview 50

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 50

QEmploy

AUGUST 19, 2019

The process can include strategic (developing a new IT strategy or cybersecurity approach) to tactical (such as the selection of an IT system) to highly operational (such as the development of an application). At the same time you are engaging with the target users and reporting before-and-after metrics. Blockchain. Conclusion.

Consulting 53

Consulting Trends Case Interview System 53

Rick Conlow

MAY 31, 2023

High turnover incurs costs for recruiting, training, and onboarding new employees, as well as potential disruptions to workflow and productivity. Higher employee retention: According to a report by Gallup, employees who strongly agree that their opinions count at work are 4.6

Training 99

Training Training Leadership Resources 99

LSA Global

JUNE 15, 2017

And when it comes to strategy execution, typically that means changing the way you recruit and hire when your workforce needs to grow fast to make sure you are not sacrificing your culture. Companies who align their culture with their strategy report 286% more value to stakeholders and have employees that are 2-4 times more productive.

Culture 41

Culture How To Talent Recruiting 41

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

While PwC is a global brand in the professional services industry, each member firm in various locations around the world are locally owned and operated and subject to the laws of their geographic jurisdictions (which makes sense, because some countries require this of accounting firms). Public Sector Practice. Industries. Office Locations.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 221

PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221