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Nov 2019
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[010] What program or job should I pursu...

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“The question which job or a program should I pursue in order to appeal to a consulting firm” is one that I get very often. But to my mind it’s the wrong question because the consulting firms higher potential and talent; not experience. And they actually think that somebody who has worked in a different company for too long is actually spoiled. So this episo ... Show More
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