Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Yet, what does it mean to get the most out of the consulting experience for career advancement? When I talk to MBA students and undergraduates interested in consulting, there seems to be lots of different ideas about what a consulting experience can do for one’s career progression. Who will refer you to future opportunities?

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As a result, there are still challenges to navigate to ensure that higher education institutions can meet the needs of students. Couple that with shift expectations and preferences on the part of students, and having ways to offer the right mix of learning modes is increasingly essential. Offer Fully Online Courses.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 25, 2022

Through conversation, you can tap into a professional’s experiences, opinions, and network. For example, as a student interested in management consulting you may want to chat with a current consultant to learn more about their work, lifestyle, and interests. Zuhair Imaduddin is a labor relations student at Cornell University.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2020

Applications can be a stress inducing process when pursuing a consulting career or opportunities from consulting firms as a student. Especially when you are competing against your peers who offer a diverse pool of skills, experiences, and backgrounds for consulting firms to cherry pick from. However, this is not always possible.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2022

But you should be excited about the opportunity to gain new knowledge, acquire great skills, and meet incredible people. Personally, I’ve interned at a small company while being enrolled into a summer college course. An incredible aspect of interning at an organization is being team members with accomplished business leaders.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Recruiters are assessing your background, your project experience, and your ability to fit into the company. Many times, you will have worked on a plethora of experiential learning opportunities. I urge you to write down 5 meaningful recent experiences you have gone through. Tell me about a challenging experience you’ve faced?

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 12, 2020

When it comes to recruiting, consulting firms have a roster of schools’ from which they source the majority of their summer interns and full-time employees. Most firms also hire students from ‘non-core schools’, but these are usually a small minority of campus hires. You don’t have a readily accessible social network at the firm.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Many students spend too much time focused on the present: whether it’s homework assignments, working a part time job, or looking forward to the weekend. While those may be important, being a college student also means learning skills and gaining experiences that will help you launch your career upon graduation.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

If you are a current student and are interested in consulting, chances are you are familiar with your school’s consulting club. However, beyond just interacting with the club as a general member, I believe that being an executive of the club can be a very fulfilling and valuable experience. Networking with Firms.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2020

Additional responsibilities are activities that consultants take on to support the internal operations of the firm. Internal training / professional development. Utilizing social planning as the prime example, they are more than just entertainment opportunities, but networking and collaboration events. Recruiting support.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 11, 2021

However, as time passed, the system became more streamlined and effective, allowing learning to continue regardless of where students were attending courses. The pandemic increased everyone’s exposure to the approach, making it easier for educators, institutions, and students to experience the merits of the online strategy.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In short, it means that companies are expanding beyond their traditional core products in order to increase opportunities for cross-selling and to boost customer ownership. By creating an ecosystem, a business can funnel start-ups and small businesses to its core service, and create a one-stop-shop experience.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

One benefit of being a freshman is that people expect you to be curious about the different career paths and experiences ahead of you. Use these chats as an opportunity to genuinely connect and learn more, dig deep into the purpose of their work, their work-life balance, and why they chose the job. Gain diverse work experience.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

For me, I wanted to leverage my professional experience to help students and professionals looking for employment and help individuals seeking career advice. In my experience, there are two types of mentors: short-term and long-term ones. Reach out to student organizations at your alma mater. How to become a mentor.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 8, 2022

As a management consultant at Accenture in South Africa, many students, graduates, and aspiring consultants ask me how they can maintain confidence throughout their consulting journey. For example, many of my early projects were quite intimidating because of the caliber and experience of the other individuals on the team and my own young age.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

As addressed in my article from last week , non-MBA graduate students face a comparatively more challenging journey in their quest to enter the management consulting industry. Are you actually competitive for a consulting role (consider your academic history, professional experience, as well as social and leadership skills)?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 24, 2019

Yet, I think it will be instructive in helping you fully evaluate it as a career opportunity. Once upon a time, I viewed management consulting as the overly mainstream career pathway that legions of graduate students of all stripes were pursuing. Why Management Consulting Didn’t Appeal to Me… At First… and Why I Was Wrong.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2021

Look at your work experiences, education, and other career paths you’ve considered. For some, the attraction of consulting is the opportunity to work on a diverse set of problems in a diverse range of industries, which generalist firms can offer. What did you like? What didn’t you like? You can also talk about non-career aspects too.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

But, a strategy consultant may work with other clients in the same situation frequently and can offer their experience to help things run smoothly. Internal Consultants Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels These consultants are a part of an internal team that is tasked with providing management consulting services to the company.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

New product ideas may come from company leadership who see a new opportunity to solve a customer’s problems. In technology organizations, this is where designers may spend significant time considering the user experience and user interface. Software engineers work in iterations to develop the internal or external facing product.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

These touchpoints are opportunities to update your manager with progress, get questions answered, and learn more about the organization. It will also give you the opportunity to look back after calls and remember what was discussed. Zuhair Imaduddin is a labor relations student at Cornell University. Casual catch ups.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 23, 2020

During university I had the opportunity to do five different 4-month co-ops (internships) in capital markets, management consulting, and strategy. Let me begin by saying that I was not a superstar intern. As an intern (and now as well), I never agree to do a task unless I agree that it helps us to reach our end goal.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

As a young professional eager for professional experience, you may want to explore marketing related opportunities. Zuhair Imaduddin is a labor relations student at Cornell University. He was a Product Management Intern at PNC Bank and is an incoming Innovation Development Summer Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

This is easier said than done, but I found that many of my fellow summer interns performed exceptionally well at school. It is always easier to apply with a higher GPA, and consulting firms give offers to students from all majors and backgrounds. Study Hard. They took classes that interested them, and excelled.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Compared to on-campus recruits (undergraduates and MBA students), experienced hires confront much more irregular processes, prolonged timelines, and unclear standards. Finding the right opportunity. Applying to opportunities. Experienced hire recruitment can be a puzzling, confusing environment. Experienced hire context.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Get REAL experience. To get real experience you need to get the job. To get the job you need real experience. Well, I think most business programs provide opportunities to gain experience to support this thinking style. I worked with second-year students, faculty, staff and members of the alumni.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

Many students have sound analytical skills because they are incorporated and taught within degree programs. In mapping out opportunities that the consulting industry offers, you also need to reflect on whether consulting is a short- or long-term career goal. Storytelling is a lifelong skill that consultants develop over time.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

There are many situations where an organization can experience roadblocks and inefficiencies due to a lack of software expertise. Consultancies need to ensure that they maintain services at a high standard to avoid being replaced by internal consultants. Don’t count yourself out if you don’t have exactly the right qualifications.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Without challenges, there aren't opportunities. And without opportunities, businesses cannot experience growth. Edward de Bono, an international authority on thinking, suggests the challenge is to avoid simply reacting to a problem. job-ready students to find careers in your company aligned with their passions.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2016

and have been eagerly awaiting our international post to come out, or you are stateside and anxious to see the world, this list is for you! With a sterling international reputation and an excellent cadre of educators, INSEAD has long been a pipeline in to the consulting industry. Whether you reside outside of the U.S.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Since my first international competition in 2010, I have competed in Canada, Italy, South Korea, Argentina, and multiple states across the US. Once patterns are polished and performance-ready, students test for a new belt or compete in a tournament. Setting Goals. As a result, I won my match against my German competitor.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2020

There’s a lot more to being a great intern than being intelligent and producing high-quality work. To have a decent chance of receiving a return offer, it is crucial that you transition from the demeanor of a student towards that of a professional. Reflecting on your experience will also allow you to pursue a hypothesis-driven career.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2013

Ashley was previously a Staff Writer for the NYU International Business Journal. An accomplished Business & Political Economy student at NYU Stern, Ashley brings passion, keen intellect, and a unique perspective to the Consulting Blog.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The firm prides itself on its entrepreneurial spirit, collegial work environment, and the diverse opportunities it offers its employees. Founded in 1985 by Professor Hermann Simon and two of his doctoral students, Eckhard Kucher and Karl-Heinz Sebastian, the firm made its name in Europe by becoming experts in pricing. Internships.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

After this post was published, students reached out to me asking for examples of ‘fit’ questions. My initial reaction to receiving these students’ questions about fit interview questions was to say, “just be yourself!”, Will you please tell me about your experience there and why you chose that location? Be careful here!

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

Companies with a positive culture experience 8x more profitability than S&P 400 firms. In three separate studies, researchers found that the fear of failure triggered by an objective or psychological reaction is detrimental to decision-making and reduces opportunity-seeking behaviors. Hjeltnes, A., Moltu, C., & & Dundas, I.

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Consulting Success

JUNE 12, 2017

Instead, I wanted to learn about business, law, and marketing and then combine that knowledge with opportunities in Asia. Therefore, I did what any persistent, hardheaded student would do – I went straight to the Dean’s office. If you lack that experience, go out and get it. They have first-hand experience.

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