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I am trying to get a grasp on what this company actually does. The company description reads: CognoLink is an independent research firm that manages an expansive and rapidly growing global network of industry specialists. Founded in 2007 by two former Bain & Company consultants, we...
Does anyone know anything about CognoLink
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Does anyone know how good Accenture's Analytics services are and how strong of a background in topics like business intelligence, statistics, and mathematics is required? Given that I'll be starting as a Systems Integration analyst soon, is it difficult to get a role on an Analytics...
Analytics Services at Large Consulting Firms
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Hi...just wondering if anyone is interested in practicing some case interviews over the next week or so via Skype. Please leave email or email me at wardd23@gmail. and we can set something up!...
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pros/cons opinions on Deloitte Consulting Federal Practice as a Technology...
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Anybody hear about this position? They are hiring about 400 people mostly from target schools. Really curious about pay and what it entails....
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Hello all, I am a recent graduate (2011) trying to figure out how to break into the world of consulting. I graduated with a 3.6 from a top 25 business school in the Northeast and then did internal finance for a marketing firm for 7 months before doing the same in the Big 4 for 14 months before...
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I'll be starting my career upon graduation with Accenture as a Systems Integration Analyst shortly, and would like to know if there are any SI/Tech case studies around that could help prepare me for future consulting...
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Millward Brown Optimor
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Management Consulted Guides
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This topic is not heavily discussed so I would like to hear some thoughts on the current and potential future value of the ERP for energy/utilities consultants. By "value" I mean helpful to getting into the field or progressing in same meaningful way within the field, not the content of...
ERP value to Energy/Utilities Consulting
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Deloitte Consulting: M&A (IT) vs. DCIO
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katzenbach
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McKinsey, Bain, and Private Equity
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