At Huron Consulting Group our business portfolio is diversified. Are you able to effectively collaborate across industries?
Huron Consulting Group serves clients representing over 20 industries and the various markets within them. While Huron's deep industry-specific expertise serves to foster excellence on behalf of their clients, consultants who can work conceptually to apply best practices across industries serve to drive innovation and efficiency in exciting new ways. To successfully answer this question, go beyond what was asked and provide an example from your recent past that proves you know how to drive organizational change in unique and interesting ways.
"Yes, I have a strong record of collaborating across industries. My background lies in education technology and I specialize in working with large educational institutions including public school systems and universities. However, there are interesting applications for the systems and best practices in education within almost any industry because they all share the challenge of educating their employees.
For example, I partnered with our retail consultants last year to implement a new online training platform for the sales associates of XYZ company. I led the discovery, strategic planning, and requirements-gathering stages of the project and then offered guidance throughout the remaining phases. As the analysis lead, I was also responsible for guiding the work of my fellow consultants, ensuring proper knowledge transfer, and serving as a key point of contact for the client. Ultimately, the project was a huge success and the retailer was able to reduce their annual onboarding training costs by 35%.
I am fully prepared to collaborate here at Huron Consulting Group if hired. I enjoy working with consultants who specialize in other industries and I would love the opportunity to work with the experts here."
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Yes, given the opportunity I would welcome the challenge to collaborate.
Chad's Feedback
Good! It is important to be open to new opportunities and be willing to take on new challenges that arise in the workplace. Consider including an example from your career of a time you effectively managed an unrelated business unit to support your answer.
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