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What is going on in the consulting industry
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With so many delay start and layoffs happening at firms, what’s your view on the overall market of the consulting? is this just a slow down in terms of demand due to rate increases, economy uncertainty and over hiring last year? Or is it the beginning of something else happening?
Top Comment: Anecdotal but I feel like boutique firms are faring much better than MBB and Big4 which are shitshows rn. My employer operates in a very niche industry and business has been better than ever the last several years. There are industries less susceptible to macroeconomic trends but of course this makes it much harder to job hop as they are few and far between..
“No one ever got fired for hiring X” - which consulting firm fits this X and why?
Main Post: “No one ever got fired for hiring X” - which consulting firm fits this X and why?
Top Comment: Depends on the country, branch and topic
"Why
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I'm interviewing with Parthenon this weekend, (Recently acquired by EY) for a management associate internship and when I was thinking of how to answer the question of Why Parthenon?, I was unable to come up with a genuine/good answer. Can anyone provide me with some advice on how to answer this question for boutique consulting firms? Would really appreciate it.
PS: As a secondary question, anyone working at Parthenon that can give me a glimpse into their culture / inside life apart from the information that you can already find online? Would be great.
Thanks r/consulting.
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This is going to be one of those answers that doesn't really give you the answers you wanted, however: When interviewing with consultancy x,y,z, you should really be able to answer the "why x,y,z" question yourself. If you cannot answer the question, you probably haven't met with enough people from the company, been to enough recruiting events etc. to actually figure out what will motivate you about working in that specific company/office.
I am an interviewer in MBB, and when I have a candidate that gives me a generic speech about their motivation I can see through it right away, and then I become concerned. Not only because there is a risk that we spent a lot of resources on someone who in the end accepts an offer from a different house, but also because there is a risk that the person will only be there for short time, because they don't actually know why they want to work at our place.
I think that you owe it to yourself to figure out what actually motivates YOU to work where you are applying; it will make your responses much more genuine and will hopefully help you feel much more confident with your choice should you get multiple options.
Does anyone fold his suit like this? (x-post r/Infographics)
Main Post: Does anyone fold his suit like this? (x-post r/Infographics)
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I follow the same steps up until the roll. I just gently fold the jacket in half. I find that it's more important to minimize the compression of the jacket when it's in the suitcase, so packing it outside of the tie down straps or interior dividers is preferable.
X Is Working With a GOP Consulting Firm
Main Post: X Is Working With a GOP Consulting Firm
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No shit, they even manipulate polls on x now.
Hospitality Consulting (x-post from askmarketing)
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In two semesters I will be graduating with a marketing degree. Ive done my fair share of experimenting and realized that, while Im capable of doing digital marketing, it bores me to death. As of right now I have about 8 years of service experience from retail to high-end country clubs to catering with Very Vera (may or may not know of her). Ive realized I feel success from helping others or being able to see a physical improvement of a project I am working on, and I happen to be really, really fucking good at it. The problem is, none of the places I have worked at have been willing to give me the title or promotion to the position that they used me for. Its always been a "ask our normal labor employee for an idea because he always has great ideas, then Ill pretend I came up with the idea" situation, and therefor have no official positions to put on my resume. Ive looked far and wide for consulting internships and cannot find one anywhere.
What Im wondering is if any of you fine marketers have any experience in the field, and if so, what I can do to better get my foot in the door somewhere or at least gain some experience that will be meaningful to future employers.
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I'm the Creative Director of an internal ad agency at a very high end hospitality company. I got my foot in the door as their marketing assistant and worked my way up. Because of your experience with the industry, any knowledge will make you a more desirable employee, despite whether you worked in marketing or not. Your degree in marketing will only strengthen your chances of being hired. I would suggest you reach out directly to the VPs of HR or regional HR Directors in the areas you are interested in working at the companies that interest you. You will have a hard time consulting without a strong portfolio of examples and experience. Get some on property or corporate experience, document your work, freelance, build a portfolio, then consider consulting. Good luck!
Data Science Consulting Companies
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Anyone have a list of data science consulting companies? I'm not particularly interested in market research firms or big data analytics divisions at established firms like the Big Three but rather boutique agencies providing ML/AI solutions to problems unrelated to the business side of things (though perspective on positions at these companies is also appreciated).
I thought there would be demand for such agencies, but I'm struggling to find many examples.
Top Comment: Can you flesh the question out a bit more? You want consulting companies, which by their nature need to be hired by businesses or they can't make money. Yet, you want them working on non-business-related problems. Most businesses don't hire outside consultants without at least some inkling of ROI. Quite frankly, if I'm working on moonshots, I'm not hiring outsiders to do it.
Data Science at strategy consultants : r/datascience
Main Post: Data Science at strategy consultants : r/datascience