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How a Collaborative Culture Can Attract Young Professionals

Tom Spencer

Even if such initiatives are meaningless in practice, failing to include them as part of a firm’s recruitment talking points could result in top graduating talent flocking to other firms. Unfortunately, measuring productivity based on hours worked can seriously damage employee morale. The reason for this is obvious.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

Management Consulted

The firm does a significant amount of diligence work for PE firms, and also performs an assessment of their ability to compete from a technical and product standpoint for tech acquirers – Bulger Partners is the only firm in the industry currently providing this service. Be aware that the firm only recruits at a few select undergrad programs.

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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.

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The Gear That Makes Consulting So Much Easier!

Tom Spencer

For those who are recruiting for consulting roles, I think this can better illustrate the regular activities conducted by business consultants. I remember how I came into consulting thinking that a laptop bag would suffice for travel. Maneuverable Travel Suitcase. Mobility (more relevant for the post-COVID world). Accessories.

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Why an Internship is Not a Step Back During Graduate School

Tom Spencer

While you can talk with recruiters or alumni from your school about potential employment opportunities out there, you have no real way of knowing how it will feel to utilize your degree without actually working. Simply the process of applying to internships puts your resume on the desks of recruiters. If you are pursuing a Ph.D.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. What else did you consider in the recruitment process, and why ultimately did you pick Altman Vilandrie? Okay, great. When did that moment happen for you?

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