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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This flexibility is one of the values of management consulting, which you are trained in, constantly practice, and are critically evaluated on. This will be the case whether you are providing a groundbreaking strategy recommendation or just reporting a simple KPI. Profit and Loss Ownership.

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How I used cold emailing to land an internship in Mongolia

Tom Spencer

I then sent this email along with my resume to the 30 people on my list, with minor customized changes for each one. Some may argue you may appear too keen to attach your resume in the first email but I think this depends on the situation. There are usually things that don’t take much skill and nobody wants to do but need to get done.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

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.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

According to Vault’s ranking, Bates White stands at #30 in the top 50 consulting firms, #3 among the top consulting firms in philanthropy and #12 among the best consulting firms for informal training! One interviewee reported having to explain every teeny tiny reason for every grade they got!

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2000, the group launched its first website, www.bridgespan.org, and started operations from a Boston-based office. Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Moving from economic consulting to a more broad-based focus may be a bit tricky, as you have superior experience in one particular facet, but minimal experience in others – and no experience in actual operational changes that are the bread and butter of most major consulting firms. Our recommendation? Internships.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

A year after graduation, my rugby career started to show promise and I quit my analyst job to focus on training and competing. 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).