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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Burrows, Marsh & McLennan began in Chicago in 1905 and became the world’s largest insurance agency. Corporate and Finance and Advisory.

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews – Moving Up in a Down Economy

Management Consulted

The firm advises government divisions, law firms, and major global corporations on governmental regulation (like anti-trust rulings), public policy implications, public, competitive forces, and private financing. Finance: Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection in Financial Services, Financial Institutions and Banking, Financial Risk Management. .

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

There I advised only insurance companies’ business models – it is a different type of consulting, yet invariably an enriching learning experience. When I started out in the program, I quickly realized I was never cut out for finance or accounting. .’ As you may guess, I enjoyed my work in Asia and learned a lot.

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Job Hub: Starbucks Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Starbucks even offers stock options, health insurance, and Bachelor Degree tuition reimbursement (the new and impressive Starbucks College Achievement Plan) for part time employees. Starbucks recruiters are known to be nice and honest, so make sure you reflect the same qualities. . Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager?

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

BEARINGPOINT INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. BearingPoint recruits students from the top business management schools around the world, but has had an inconsistent presence at many due to its own internal drama. If BearingPoint comes to your school to recruit, let us know! Practice Areas. Enterprise Applications. Human Resources.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. Would our health insurance programs include their doctors and hospitals?