This covers all the consulting basics. Why do clients hire consultants? What are the top 10 superpowers that consultants have? How do you get a consulting job? How do you break-down problems? Why do consultants love data? How do consultants get smart quickly? How can you persuade others with your thinking, analysis, presentations, and words?

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Management Consulting Specialization
Management Consultant's Careers Skills Tools. Work like a management consultant: smarter, and faster

Instructor: John Kim
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Structure your thinking and make better decisions. Communicate more clearly and lead teams.
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Specialization - 5 course series
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What do management consultants do? What are some of the tools and skills that I can apply to my work? Why is problem solving a super-power?
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What are consulting firms looking for ? What do consulting projects look like? How should I network with firms? What is the key to case interviews?
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How to break down problems? How to use hypotheses? How to request data? How to clean data? How to use a DMAIC process improvement framework?
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How to get smart quickly on a new topic? What is industry analysis? How to benchmark companies? How to make great excel models?
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How to write efective proposals? How to "sell without selling?" What is the pyramid principle? What are consulting frameworks? How to present well?
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This specialization is meant to give you a thorough understanding of the consulting business, key frameworks and methodologies. It will give you the foundation for a great career in consulting. There are approximately 20 hours of videos and numerous readings.
However, don't think of this like a race. We want you to become a better business executive and that takes some thinking and reflection.
Curiosity. Do you want to think, act, talk more like a management consultant? Consulting firms only hire the smartest and motivated people because the work is difficult. You need to be a "quick study" and love learning. If you love learning, you have what you need.
We strongly recommend that you watch the first two in order.
#1 - Introduction to management consulting - this covers the basics. This explains the WHY of consulting.
#2 - Getting a consulting job - this explains why the recruiting process is so difficult and what firms are looking for
The other 3 courses can be taken in any order. . . but we did sequence them #3 (problems solving) #4 (tools) #5 (storytelling) for a reason.
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