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We are all aware of the time and budget constraints you may have as a recruiter leading you to limit your on campus recruiting to a short list of campuses. An online event can help you target talent more broadly than usually possible with campus visits and attract the type of candidates you perhaps haven’t thought of but are still a good fit for your company. In addition, it really helps to ge...

The banking sector was one of the strongest parts of the stock market in 2017, and it's not hard to understand why. Rising interest rates are boosting margins, deposits and assets are growing, and many banks are getting more efficient. Bank earnings are up nearly across the board. However, 2018 could be another good year for the industry, and our contributors think Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Zions ...

GSK is a global healthcare company on a mission to improve the lives of people all over the world. The company has career opportunities at all levels of seniority across the business globally. GSK strives to create an inclusive workplace to attract and retain the most talented people from all backgrounds and cultures. When talking about his career at GSK, JC May, VP and Vaccines Commercializa...

While talking about how to pursue a career in consultancy, Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience, gives his advice: "First thing I would suggest is to start doing some search on the industry - start with a list of 20 firms in google alerts and see what type of information arrives to your inbox every day that is related to consulting industry. ...

Discussing about the future of consulting, Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience, shares: "Consultancy firms make money really no matter whether the economic climate is good or bad. I think the consulting industry will continue to grow but not seeing the same double digit growth that we've seen in 1990s. I expect to see some new entrants into ...

Making a career change into consulting is a big step and Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience, explains: "You need to think about what the implications are for getting into consultancy at your age and stage. If you're a good and successful person in your business doing an MBA, you may have reached a certain level of seniority, which makes it ...

Having the right expectations about getting in consulting is important and Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience, shares: "I think the first thing to think about for one that is going to go in consultancy is actually do I know what I'm letting myself in for, what are the downsides of being a consultant. The two big drawbacks are the time away ...

When talking about different types of consulting, Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience elaborates: "When everyone thinks about consultancy, particularly at business schools, they always think of strategy consulting. Strategy sounds so interesting and it is but it's actually only a small part of consulting. But there are so many types of consu...

While talking about the skills of a consultant, Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience explains: "Fundamentally, a consultant always has to be good at Excel, because a lot of consultancy work involves quantitative analysis. Speaking the language of consultancy is important too" to which he adds "I could spend all evening talking about what make...

While talking about Artificial Intelligence, Don Leslie, a management consulting recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience explains: "The power of Artificial Intelligence means that, I'm afraid, a lot of desk junior jobs in consultancy will go" to which he adds "What Artificial Intelligence won't replace is what you might call high touch jobs where there is a lot of client contact o...