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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive

Harvard Business

He was president of Disney Store Worldwide; president of consumer products and innovation at 20th Century Fox; global head for consumer products and retail development at Dreamworks Animation; and CEO of the Clare’s Stores chain. But despite that impressive resume, it hasn’t always been easy.

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. So without further ado, we offer some tips on how to prepare for consulting right now. 3) Network into a boutique consulting firm.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

Is my resume where it needs to be?” We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Do you want to talk about your resume and your experience first, or do you want to talk about the questions that you have? Commercial Pilot’s Resume. Is that right?

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

That being said, Alvarez & Marsal are still a prestigious and exciting firm, so working there will not look bad on your resume. One thing that does come up pretty frequently is your resume. If you’re applying you Alvarez & Marsal and you want to get your resume up to the required level, grab a resume edit here.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. Traditionally, the Christmas retail season kicks off on November 26th (the U.S. retail sales in only 30 days.

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Better instincts

Seth Godin Blog

If you want to have better instincts about retail, go work in a retail shop. If you want to have better instincts about hiring, sit in with the HR folks or volunteer to help a non-profit you care about do screening of incoming resumes. Expose yourself to more deal flow. Then another one. Then a third one.

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Capgemini Consulting Interviews – Tech, Business or Both?

Management Consulted

Consumer Products and Retail Automotive (OEM) Energy, Utilities & Chemicals Financial Services Life Sciences Manufacturing Public Sector Telecommunication, Media and Entertainment. MC Links: Accenture, a Capgemini Consulting Competitor Required Reading For Prospective Consultants How To Write a Management Consulting Resume.

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