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Skills, Tips, and Tactics

Honing and Highlighting the Consulting Skillset

In the previous article, we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in […]

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Skills, Tips, and Tactics

What Skills Do Firms Want in Aspiring Consultants?

The role of a consultant is dynamic and complex, requiring a unique blend of skills that go beyond pure technical proficiency. In this 2-part article, I will outline the 5 key skills of an effective consultant, then discuss how to hone and highlight these skills. Being a consultant is no easy feat, and almost every […]

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Teamwork

Teamwork 101: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts

Working alone, in many ways, is much simpler than working as part of a team. You only need to account for your own abilities, work style preferences, and availability. Although group work does have its virtues – not least the access to a much boarder range of knowledge and expertise – it also has its […]

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Human Resources

The Paradox of Teams

The concept of a ‘team’ has been around since the 16th century, and so one would assume that the term is fairly well understood. Whilst teams are an inseparable part of modern business practice, this article seeks to explore why they are actually a conceptual paradox, and what this means for professionals. The Team-Individuality Paradox […]

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Career Advice

Mythbusters: The Management Consultant Edition

So you’re interested in being a management consultant? Great! But what is it that they actually do? If you’re still not sure of the answer then read on, as I bust the myths and reveal the realities of what it truly means to be a “management consultant”. 1. Consulting only pertains to the business sector- […]