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How to Ensure the Success of a Position Your Company Hasn’t Had Before

Harvard Business

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2018 “Future of Jobs” report, many current organizational roles are likely to be disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new organizational roles. finance, mineral processing, geology). Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Due to the boom of the internet, nearly one third of apparel and footwear was sold online in 2018 (vs 1% in 2010). To understand the target customers on this level, methods such as focus groups, surveys, interviews, and case studies can be successful. Psychographic segmentation. Assessing the progress of your marketing strategy.

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Strategy Consulting – Reflections on the First Six Months

Tom Spencer

When you’re interested in working at a consulting firm, there are clear things you can do to prepare: meet associates, prepare for case interviews, and do your homework on what sets the firm apart from its peers. I hate to admit this, but I wish I had taken more finance and accounting classes in school.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business

When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. Case Practice. Excelling in the Interview. Introduction.

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Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens

Harvard Business

However, as of July 2018, the U.S. For example, Boston’s program includes job placements at private-sector employers across a wide range of industries, including finance, health care, life sciences, and education. unemployment rate for teens remains high at 13.1% — more than twice the rate of any other group.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Many of these uses of bond proceeds are not eligible for tax-exempt financing under the federal tax code." Who Is Kristi Culpepper? You should be.