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Many think consulting is only for young, energetic college or business school graduates. That's not true. While consulting firms do grab a healthy amount of college students, plus a good 30 percent or so of graduates at most B-schools, people with a few years or more of industry experience can find abundant career opportunities in consulting.
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Opportunity can spring from dark times. Take the current near-recession: bad news for the economy; even worse news for investment bankers. The entire industry is going through a sea change, with a near epidemic of reorganization and firings—the demise of Bear Stearns being the most dramatic example.
Many candidates focus on answering hard questions in an interview, but the most promising candidates come prepared to ask them, too.
If you don’t ask questions, your interviewer may take it as a sign that you either “are not that interested in the job, or just aren’t prepared,” says Rosanne Lurie, licensed career counselor. This is not the impression you want to leave with your interviewer...
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