As a student applying for internships, everywhere you look you will see the ever-elusive phrase, ‘commercial awareness’. All employers claim to want it, and yet nobody seems to be able to explain exactly what it is. Even after attending ‘Commercial Awareness 101’ talks and reading online, this glimmering all-star quality will most likely remain vague […]
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The world of consulting can feel daunting, especially to those from a non-STEM background. It’s often impenetrable flurries of business jargon and mysterious systems of highly competitive spring weeks, internships, and grad schemes can be confusing, if not alienating to humanities students. However, firms such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG and the Big Four all actively […]
“Commercial awareness” is a buzzword that employers like to toss around a lot nowadays, but what is it and how do you get it? Thankfully, gaining “commercial awareness” is a lot less scary than you think – all it really means is to have an awareness of what’s going on in the world and in […]