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How to Win Your Consulting Case Competition

Tom Spencer

Are you signed up for a case competition , ready to showcase your skills and get a quick resume-building experience? Whatever the case may be, this article will outline the secrets to winning a strategy case competition and why winning does not need to be complex. What is the logical flow of our presentation?

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Acing the Fit Interview — Strategy and Approach

Tom Spencer

In this 4-article series, you will have the opportunity to learn about the following key topics pertaining to the fit interview: Strategy and Approach Motivation Questions Effective Storytelling Finessing Negative Stories This article focuses on the first of these: the broad strategy and approach towards fit interviews.

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Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

Management Consulted

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. Q: I would like to know if you tailor resumes for consulting companies that are specialized in Brand Strategy & Design?

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Consultant Ninja: What not to put on a consulting resume (part 4 of a.

Consultant Ninja

What not to put on a consulting resume (part 4 of a continuing series). Key things not to put on a management consulting resume: 1) Purging. Who would you want on your team when its 2am the night before the final presentation when your computer crashes, corrupting your revenue forecast model? I am a strategy consultant at.

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How to Get an Economic Consulting Job

Tom Spencer

Economic consulting is the more analytical but lesser-known sibling of management and strategy consulting. Pre-interview: Polish your Resume and Cover Letter. Make sure to highlight any data-intense projects that you have worked on in your cover letter, and include at least one sentence about the impact of each project in your resume.

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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. Their primary role was to build a high-quality relationship with physicians and to present their products and patient benefits favorably. This is not a success strategy that works long-term. Because of how they treated the receptionist.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present.

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