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Useful Software to Master Before Technical Consulting

Tom Spencer

However, some of the specific technical software you might use in graduate school may not be the same ones used in consulting. and serving as a thermal science engineering consultant for the past year, here is my reflection on some software to master before you enter the world of consulting. After graduating with my Ph.D.

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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. Joel on Software. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman.

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Consultant Ninja: What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a.

Consultant Ninja

What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a continuing series). Joel on Software. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Periodic Table. Presentation Zen. Instant Cognition.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

If you have sufficient functional skills, domain expertise, and agile expertise, use the advice in Part 1 to iterate through your resume. While we now know how to manage agile and lean programs (with both hardware and software) and create an agile approach to the project portfolio , too many organizations do not use those approaches.

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Job Hub: Intuit Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Intuit is a financial software and information technology company that has spent an impressive 13 years on Fortune’s list of the Best Companies To Work For by pledging to “Simplify the Business of Life!” Intuit has also been listed by Fortune as one of “America’s most admired software companies.”

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Preparing for Your Consulting Application

Tom Spencer

The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). Keeping this information in mind, the next step is to craft your exceptional application materials: Resume and Cover Letter.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

If you are in a technical field, maybe learn a new software or computer language, for it could come in handy one day. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. You spent years and years earning degrees, preparing your resume, practicing interview answers, and comparing offers.