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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

CORNERSTONE RESEARCH. Ranked at #8 in the Vault Consulting Top 50, Cornerstone Research may just be the most interesting consulting firm you’ve never heard of. Cornerstone Research has been around for over 25 years, and has steadily risen in the consulting rankings ever since. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH KEY STATS.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Based on prior research showing that hiring in top professional services firms is highly skewed toward applicants from wealthy families, we expected that an applicant’s social class background would play a decisive role in determining interview invitations. Who gets invited to interview?

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Don’t Give Up on Unconscious Bias Training — Make It Better

Harvard Business

There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals. Critics of such training contend that it doesn’t visibly move the needle on diversity numbers, and can even backfire. Clearly, not all trainings are equally good — and none are a silver bullet.

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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. You’re searching for a new job. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.

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Issues to consider as you build your consulting career

Tom Spencer

Of course, the challenges of the management consulting industry are offset by many benefits: an attractive salary, formal training, real world business experience, variety of projects in different industries, and strong networking opportunities. Should you start your career at a top tier consulting firm or a small boutique?

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An Unconventional Path: One Medical Student’s Journey Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

standardized test, personal statement, shadowing, research, etc.). As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. As one could imagine, medical school doesn’t really train you to be a life sciences consultant. Know your priorities.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. You could mentor undergraduate students in research projects, teaching them how to conduct experiments, complete simulations, and publish papers. Maybe there is a club you wanted to join but never found the time. The Bottom Line.