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Why Strategy is Simple and How Developing A Strategic Perspective Can Accelerate Your Career

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Although these were often focused on different levels of the business and different topics, all of the “strategies” were similar. The presentation includes a detailed assessment of Pepsi’s past, its current situation, and then a lot of specific information about each of the three pillars.

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The Ultimate Guide To Becoming A Freelance Consultant: 25 Things I’ve Learned

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Test your Commitment : In my career, I’ve often tested out next steps in my career by telling people what that next step might be and then judging both my reaction and theirs. For example, early in my career, I would tell people “I am trying to break into consulting.”

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

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But now, this information is far easier to find online, and the fact that you need to prepare is common knowledge – everyone knows that everyone knows you need to prepare. I was a bit naive when I first applied in 2006 and easily beat out by people like my friend who was at Stanford. But man, it’s just so much!

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What are the career paths and titles at McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group?

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The Analyst and Associate Levels: Early-Career In Strategy Consulting. In the early days, top consulting firms were led by people who had careers in other industries and specific expertise. The tenure in role is most defined at the earliest points in the career path. Each Role Is About Two Years (and at Bain it’s three).

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The Pyramid Principle: A Deep-Dive Book Review (Part 1: Logic In Writing)

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Given the stakes, it’s not surprising that the importance of clear communication became such an important thing to Minto throughout her life. She didn’t spend long at Pugwash and in 1961 decided to enroll at Harvard Business School for her MBA. Instead, you need to develop a better process for synthesizing and structuring information.