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...What I like about it is that a lot are generalist firms—you get a lot of exposure to a lot of different things,” Topay says. “Hearing what associate consultants have to say at info sessions is that people end up going into work in those industries that they work with...
This doesn’t mean we all need a firm background in the intricacies of fiscal policy. In fact, part of the beauty of this type of literacy is that both a specialist and a generalist can gain insight from the same set of facts. The former may understand the implications for future research in far greater detail, but the latter can still appreciate the contribution to the big picture...
...behave in the corporate environment." At Pitney she met Michael Holmes, its African-American director of diversity and at the time a director of Inroads, who also mentored her. The internship continued throughout college and resulted in a job offer for Jones, who, now 31 and a human- resources generalist, expects a long career at Pitney, where the corporate emphasis on community involvement aligns with her own. When she glances into the upper echelons of the company, she sees faces like that of Sheryl Battles, 47, vice president of corporate communications, a Stanford University graduate and, like Jones, a Delta...
...people—someone who understands the system. Familiarity is especially important at OCS.” It remains unclear as to who will replace Ziccardi. She said her colleagues will be covering for her in the interim period. “We all have a certain degree of generalist knowledge, so we can help any student who walks through the door,” she said. “Students will find a welcoming place and lots of people to help them even when I’m not here.” Ziccardi’s colleagues said...
...hardly talented,” he says. “I’m really a generalist, an amateur...