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Career Advice

Uncommon Career Advice: Jobs Are Like Relationships – Approach them the Same Way

Let’s say you get into a great MBA program. You go in with a clear post-MBA goal. Going through the motions of the program you get talking with your peers. Everyone has different goals and different reasons for pursuing them. Most of them are aiming to get into consulting, some want to launch enterprises, others […]

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Consulting Industry

A Fuller Picture of Special Services: A Critique of the Big Four

When career entrants and university graduates discuss the Big Four accountancy firms, EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, they are most often portrayed as some of the most highly regarded employment opportunities. The recognition is definitely not baseless. PwC held the No. 1 position in The Times Magazine’s Top 100 Graduate Employers list for 15 consecutive […]

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Leadership

Acting as Group Leader for a Remote Project

Although commentators have long predicted a shift towards remote working, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly driven the point home. As we currently stand, the question is not if the work-space will digitalize but to what extent. Most consulting firms have managed the transition to remote working relatively easily, and some have even realised that they […]