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How I used cold emailing to land an internship in Mongolia

Tom Spencer

Leading up to the summer before my senior year of college I was searching through Google for my next travel destination when a pop-up ad directed me to a website about Mongolia, the land of nomadic culture and once the largest contiguous empire founded by Genghis Khan. economic stabilization package.

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

Tom Spencer

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. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Image: Pexels.

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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. Core Values.

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How to Build Chemistry with the Interviewer

Tom Spencer

The interview process is not a perfect system. This will show you if they travelled recently or have any hobbies you can connect with them over. After the interviewer briefly explains their work, most candidates would say “cool” then quietly get their resume ready to begin the interview. Building rapport through conversation.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

A fun fact – Jenny Rae was an economics major at UVA, but famously decided to shave her head and travel the world after graduation (yeah, her parents were really proud). If all you have is trading, investment, and financial experience on your resume, the firms will wonder how interested you are in business operations.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

For a hot tech startup, Uber has been known to be rigid in its processes and systems despite employee complaints about what is needed for them to do their jobs better. Don’t expect Uber to pick up your travel tab; we’ve heard from many interviewees that they had to pay their own way to the interview. Prepare for interviews.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

In 2004, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded Andy and Prabha the Marketing Science Practice Prize for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts and methods, recognizing the sales territory alignment system they had developed and implemented through the work of ZS Associates.