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

Tom Spencer

As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. As time passed, to my surprise, I actually realized that I was more interested in addressing the issues of the healthcare system itself than working to provide direct patient care. Know your priorities.

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How I used cold emailing to land an internship in Mongolia

Tom Spencer

I then sent this email along with my resume to the 30 people on my list, with minor customized changes for each one. Some may argue you may appear too keen to attach your resume in the first email but I think this depends on the situation. There are usually things that don’t take much skill and nobody wants to do but need to get done.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This flexibility is one of the values of management consulting, which you are trained in, constantly practice, and are critically evaluated on. Even if you have some incredible brands on your resume, and excellent performance in internal strategy, you will still need to prove yourself on the operating side. Final thoughts.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

If you’re an undergrad with a desire to break in to consulting, an economics degree will train your mind to tackle problems and make you an attractive prospect for internships and Masters’ programs. Political Science – Political Science is really about the study of systems. P&G, Coca Cola etc.).

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. That being said, Alvarez & Marsal are still a prestigious and exciting firm, so working there will not look bad on your resume. ALVAREZ & MARSAL CULTURE. Target Schools.