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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

This was a pretty ambitious goal considering no banks recruited from my school. My networking process with PwC entailed: Introducing myself to a recruiter on the University of Oregon campus at the end of my senior year, and keeping in contact with her while I was in Australia. November 2013: Received offer.

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How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career

Harvard Business

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. Today, she’s a VP and General Manager for a prominent Fortune 500 corporation. . Do you have a strong work ethic?’”

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The Benefits of Being Part of Your School’s Consulting Club

Tom Spencer

When it came time for interview season, I didn’t have to look hard for case prep partners, as many of us were recruiting at the same time. Thus, they were able to give lots of guidance during my own internship search and were members at the firm when I was recruiting for full time. Giving Back to your Community. Image: Pixabay.

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How Companies Are Using Simulations, Competitions, and Analytics to Hire

Harvard Business

” Organizations whose success is determined entirely by the quality of their talent—sports teams, orchestras, comedy groups—have long realized that these tools are not sufficient to their challenge. They all use some version of tryouts or auditions to select their talent. The winner?

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5 activities or interests to add to your CV

freshminds

Here are a few tips on how to get you started: 1) Sport. Sport can be a great way to demonstrate everything from teamwork to dedication. Just make sure you link them back to the role you’re applying for, for example, competition helping to thrive in sales or a team captain which demonstrating leadership.

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

From education, Eton College, from science, NASA (initially part of the US Army), and from sport, the New Zealand All Blacks and British Cycling. And they carefully manage leadership transitions, so nothing is lost along the way. They also recruit from outside their sector to bring in new knowledge and experience.

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Research: How You Feel About Individualism Is Influenced by Your Social Class

Harvard Business

” Workplaces tend to recruit and reward employees who take charge, confidently express their ideas and opinions, and promote themselves. For example, on its website, the consulting firm Deloitte says: “We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths as they hone their leadership skills.“

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