What to Do When Faced with Competition for a Consulting Project
David A Fields
MARCH 2, 2016
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Have you ever wondered why someone would be attracted to consulting as a profession? Prior to Accenture offering me a position, one of my interviewers asked me “what attracted you to consulting?”. This is a common question in consulting interviews, and it is one that usually throws people off.
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PARADE Method
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It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. not what "we" did.
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