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Why (and How) HR Needs to Act More Like Marketing

Harvard Business

The competition for the best talent is fast and furious and, in many cases, that battleground is the social web. This year, I have been working on an in-depth evaluation of recruiting practices for a Fortune 500 company. Compete for talent the way companies compete for customers. Use influencer marketing to recruit.

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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. However, US-based clients still account for the vast majority (around 75%) of sales. 1999: FTI Consulting began trading as a public company on the NYSE. Office Locations. Philippines.

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How to Navigate a Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? That includes identifying your current mix of assets and the business model that your asset portfolio creates.

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The Right Way to Use Analytics Isn’t for Planning

Harvard Business

In July 2015, Novartis launched its new heart failure drug, Entresto, which Forbes in 2014 predicted would be a blockbuster — with expected sales of $10 billion annually — as the potential market in the US exceeds 5 million people with a heart failure condition. Maggi’s sales accounted for quarter of Nestlé’s $1.6

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. I studied everything I could about wine and became very knowledgeable in that field in a relatively short time. ” Pure humor.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Management Consulted

and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. Pharmaceuticals & Life Science. If you pass the PwC case interviews in the 1st round, you’ve done the hardest part – after the first round, PwC switches to sales mode. Technology.

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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

In a project for a pharmaceutical company, we were able to isolate the specific information sources that drove positive and negative sentiment toward the client’s brand. Organizations often seem obsessed by measuring fractional shifts in operational performance, capturing data on sales, inventory turns, and manufacturing efficiency.