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L.E.K. Strategy Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

is a Life Sciences and Healthcare powerhouse with expertise across a growing number of fields including Private Equity, Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. An interesting fact: of all the major global strategy firms, L.E.K. ’s 4 practice areas are: Strategy. Surface Transport & Logistics. CONSULTING.

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Abt Associates Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One of the board’s main directives is to map out and implement the company’s five year strategy. If you are looking at moving to MBB and other pure strategy firms, Abt is not the place for you, noble though they may be. If you take public transport, they’ll give you a transport subsidy. After the Board come the Officers.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. During the recruiting process, I was surprised that I had to answer interview questions on the retail and transportation industries!

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. In 1996, Simon-Kucher opened an office in Boston and began to put more of a focus on its other three practice areas: strategy, marketing, and sales. Practice Areas.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Transportation. As with all boutique firms, putting their name on your resume is tantamount to labeling yourself a specialist in one particular area. Industries.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

By 2002, their agreement, their strategy and their implementation appeared to have paid off, as Alvarez & Marsal’s client base continued to diversify. Transportation and Infrastructure. There is also a lightweight focus on longer-term strategy, but the focus is really on near to medium-term changes. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Rebels Down Ukrainian Jet Killing 49; Last Ditch Negotiations to Prevent Ukraine Gas Shutoff

MishTalk

Pro-Russian rebels shot down a transport plane in eastern Ukraine, killing 49 servicemen and threatening to ratchet up east-west tensions over suspicions President Vladimir Putin is backing the uprising. Last Ditch Negotiations to Prevent Ukraine Gas Shutoff Also note that Last-Ditch Russian Gas Talks to Resume.