The Knights of Room Service
By adamanonymous. August 20th, 2010. Posted in On assignment, Your career 1 Comment »
“Is there much opportunity for travel?”
We’re at a graduate recruitment milkround presentation, I’ve just stood up and enthused about the joys of consulting and more specifically my employer and the whole room is now mingling in a post-presentation hubbub. The asker couldn’t put a more open and earnest expression on her face – she’s putting so much effort into appearing attentive and professional that I suspect she won’t really listen to my answer.
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By Mike. August 1st, 2010. Posted in Your career No Comments »
Here at Consultive we are keen to unearth what other people think about consulting. We have interviewed Steve, a new entrant into the consulting industry. He is a management graduate who has been in his current role for a year, following several years abroad managing projects in a different culture. He works for the consulting team of a large UK based engineering company.
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