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Consulting

Consulting. Recruiting options. Agenda. Brief Overview Management Consulting What is available on-campus Developing a strategy Resources Niche Consulting Identifying and searching for organizations What is available on-campus Developing a strategy Resources. Brief Overview.

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Consulting

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  1. Consulting Recruiting options

  2. Agenda • Brief Overview • Management Consulting • What is available on-campus • Developing a strategy • Resources • Niche Consulting • Identifying and searching for organizations • What is available on-campus • Developing a strategy • Resources

  3. Brief Overview • Management Consulting – Implementation Consulting – Niche Consulting • Typical positions and career movement • Lifestyle • For a full overview of the industry, please visit the Ed.M. Online Career Resource Center • Career Decision Making Sectors Consulting Primer

  4. Management Consulting What is available on - campus • Consulting firms will hold on-campus information for all advanced degree students. • HKS Consulting Fair • FAS Career Forum • You need to be dressed in business formal for all events and be prepared with a one page resume. • You need to be prepared to answer “Why did you choose the School of Education?” • Their on-campus interview schedule may not be available to you. Make arrangement with them directly. • All dates and times are in Hired.

  5. Management ConsultingBuilding a Strategy • Visibility is key • Attend every information session and networking session they have available. • Use information interviewing to your advantage and be ready to sell yourself. • Case interviewing practice is a must! • Case Interviewing Workshop • Consulting firm recruiting sites • Vault.com or Wetfeet.com • Job Juice App. • Have a good answer for “Why did you choose the education school if you are interested in consulting?”

  6. Management ConsultingResources • Consulting Primer on the Ed.M. Career Online Career Resource Center • Hired for the schedule of information sessions, career fairs, and workshops related to consulting (access through the Ed.M. Career Online Career Resource Center • Consulting Firm Websites • Wetfeet.com, Vault.com, JobJuice.com • Consulting Central: http://www.consultingcentral.com/ • Institute of Management Consultants: http://www.imcusa.org/ • Ed.M Career Online Resource Center (resume, cover letter, general interviewing advice)

  7. Niche ConsultingIdentifying Organizations • Hired employer search by type of organization = Consulting. There are over 150 organizations that have identified themselves as consulting and posted jobs with us. • Guidestar will allow you to identify management and technical organizations within targeted fields. • Premium access is available through Harvard Library E-resources (highly recommended) • Advanced Search Examples by NTEE code • A02 = Arts Management and Technical Assistance • B02 = Education Management and Technical Assistance • O02 = Youth Development Management and Technical Assistance • Q02 = International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security Management and Technical Assistance

  8. Niche ConsultingWhat is available on-campus Niche consulting recruiting is based on just-in-time hiring methods. • Job postings through Hired • Career Days for New York and Washington D.C. • Social Impact Expo in April

  9. Niche Consulting Developing a Strategy • Niche consulting firms do not practice on-campus hiring in a strategic way. • It is important to target the organizations of interest and to determine their recruiting strategy. • Networking is very important for niche firms as most will only advertise on their web site. • Depending on the firm, you may have to practice case interviews. • Keep you resume to one page unless it is a research focused organization like EDC or Abt Associates.

  10. Niche ConsultingResources • Hired • Guidestar • If they will be using case interviews in their recruiting process: • Wetfeet.com, • Vault.com, • JobJuice.com • LinkedIn for networking • Crimson Compass for networking • Ed.M Career Online Resource Center

  11. For a full overview of the industry, please visit the Ed.M. Online Career Resource Center • Career Decision Making Sectors Consulting Primer

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