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Networking from a non-target school – from unknown to referred

Tom Spencer

Not all schools have a consulting club, extensive alumni networks in consulting firms, or recruiters that come to their campus looking for top applicants. If you are an MBA or Advanced Degree hire the recruiters from firms may not be as helpful as you would expect since they are mainly targeting undergraduates.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

You are sitting in a chair facing a recruiter, manager, or professor asking you to share an experience where you displayed a particular emotion, dealt with a problem, or overcame a challenge. Consequently, these types of questions are referred to as “Experiential Questions”. There are an infinite number of questions that can be asked.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Travel – Now don’t get us wrong, warning a prospective consultant about travel is a bit like warning trainee surgeon that they may see blood once in a while. ALIXPARTNERS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. If you’re looking to get into financial consulting, you will find that most audit firms recruit recent graduates across multiple academic fields. The company itself often does recruitment for internal consultants.

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Consulting Networking: 6 Best Practice Guidelines

Tom Spencer

One of the more memorable parts of the consulting recruiting process was witnessing people attempting to network with consulting firms. What can inspire a more productive conversation with a consultant or recruiter is helping them understand how you might be an asset to the firm. Referral to a recruiter.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. References: Beswick, C., A financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets estimated the customer benefit of the Space X Falcon 9 reusable rocket. Bishop, D., & & Geraghty, J.

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The Myth of a Psychologically Safe Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

Getting to where you are going I learned an important life lesson on a business trip to Puerto Rico, traveling with a good friend. References Clark. Even if you identify several habits you want to change, you will see the most growth by taking it one step at a time rather than attempting to change multiple habits all at once.