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A consultant is a professional that provides expert advice in a particular domain or area of expertise such as management, economics, finance, accountancy, information technology, law, human resources, marketing, medicine or more esoteric areas of knowledge, such as engineering and scientific specialties including materials science, instrumentation, avionics, and stress analysis.
CDO Resources:
- Career and Job Resources. Provides information that is vital to entering the field and becoming successful. Also gives background information about the industry, comparisons to careers in other industries, tips on interviewing, information about common practice areas, a description of some consulting firms, and some of the trends in and tips on the industry.
- Chicago's only professional forum for the full range of consulting services available to nonprofits
-International association of firms engaged in the practice of consulting to management
- Professional association that offers resources and a directory of consultants.
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
- From the Wall Street Journal. Search for jobs, post your resume, and connect with free agent opportunities.
- Features the latest information on consulting careers, thought leadership, and corporate strategies. The magazine’s annual features include The Top 25 Most Influential Consultants, and The Best Firms to Work For – which receives responses from over 10,000 individual consultants about their careers.
– Articles & advice, requires membership for full access
- The mega-site of business information. Do a site search for consulting and be connected with hundreds of consulting company profiles.
– Education, resources, news.
- Management Consulting Career Profile
- Non-profit organization created specifically to help businesses and independent consultants connect
– Non-profit affiliation of business consultants, find a job or a consultant
What is a case interview?
Consulting firms (sometimes other organizations) often use case interviews. An interviewer poses a problem or a question and asks the candidate to explain the steps she would take to solve it. The interviewer may not know the answer to the question but instead looks for problemsolving
skills, logical reasoning, numerical agility and creativity, and the ability to brainstorm. (from the CDO's )
You can also get case interview tips from the following companies:
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- Check out the section for career path info, internships, training, and information about .
– Recruitment process, general interview tips, behavioral interviews, and .
– Excellent resource to prepare you for your case interview. Includes videos, online case studies, practice test, and more.
Updated 11/30/11
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