Crafting Your Edge for Today's Job Market : Using the BE-EDGE Method for Consulting Cases and Capstone Projects.

Cover -- CRAFTING YOUR EDGE FOR TODAY'S JOB MARKET -- CRAFTING YOUR EDGE FOR TODAY'S JOB MARKET: Using the BE-EDGE Method for Consulting Cases and Capstone Projects JULIA IVY PhD in -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- The BE-EDGE Steps and Deliverables -- E - Elucidate Your Professional CORE: Your Focus -- D - Develop TRUST: Your Case -- G - Generate VALUE: Your Consulting Report -- E - Excite the MARKET and Industry Insiders: Your Edge -- The Outcome: BE - Your Boutique Employability -- Time Required and Deliverables -- What Sets This Book Apart? -- Takeaway -- Your Homework -- Purpose -- Self-assessment for the BE-EDGE Journey -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- Part I: Elucidating the Core: Your Focus -- Elucidating the Core: Your Focus -- 1. Your Core as a Pro -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 1 -- Coaching Session 1.1: Visualizing Your Space in the Job Market -- Rule # 1: Nobody but You -- Rule # 2: Highly Desirable -- Rule # 3: Rich in Details -- Rule # 4: Written Down -- Rule # 5: In Present Tense -- Coaching Session 1.2: Defining Your Professional Core -- Coaching Session 1.3: Defining the Scope of Your Case -- Chapter 1 Takeaway -- Your Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting the EDGE -- Follow up -- Post-It Note -- 2. Your Company -- What You Do -- Social Capital-based Approach -- The College-affiliated Approach -- The Stakeholder-focused Approach -- Coaching Session 2 -- Coaching Session 2.1: Capitalizing on Social Capital -- Example: Thaissa's Choice -- Coaching Session 2.2. College-affiliated Outreach -- Diego's Example -- Ryan's Example -- Coaching Session 2.3. Strategic Stakeholder Outreach -- Noa's Example -- Marcela's Example -- Chapter 2 Takeaway -- Your Homework -- Purpose -- Gaining the EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- References.

3. Reaching Out to the Company of Your Choice -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 3 -- Coaching Session 3.1. Presenting Yourself, Your Area of Expertise, and Your Interests -- Coaching Session 3.2. Presenting Your Project -- Coaching Session 3.3. Discussing Arrangements -- Coaching Session 3.4. Dealing with Company's Information. Informed Consent -- Coaching Session 3.5. Dealing with Hesitation or Rejection -- Chapter 3 Takeaway -- Your Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting the EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- Part II: Developing Trust: Your Case -- Developing Trust: Your Case -- 4. Focus on the Challenge -- What You Do -- Preparing to Capture the Nature of the Challenge -- Learning the Challenge -- Starting with the Challenge -- Starting with the Company Background -- Types of Challenge: Project, Dilemma, or Problem -- Situation Surrounding the Challenge -- Deliverables of the Challenge-related Interview -- Coaching Session 4 -- Coaching Session 4.1. The Five Ws of the Challenge -- Your Case's Five Ws -- Coaching Session 4.2. Classifying the Challenge -- Your Case Challenge -- Coaching Session 4.3. Situation Around the Challenge -- Chapter 4 Takeaway -- Your Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- References -- 5. Connecting through the Fact-based Company Story -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 5 -- Coaching Session 5.1. Organizing Information for the Case -- Coaching Session 5.2. Writing the Case -- Opening Paragraph: Stating the Challenge -- Case Background: Company, Industry, Region -- Situation Surrounding the Challenge: What Happened and Who Was Involved? -- Concluding the Company Case: Decision to Make -- Chapter 5 Takeaway -- Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- Reference -- Part III: Generating Value: Your Consulting -- Generating Value: Your Consulting Report.

6. Defining Your Methodology -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 6 -- Coaching Session 6.1. Choosing Appropriate Frameworks -- Well-established Frameworks Used in Your Field -- Specialized Frameworks -- Customized Frameworks -- Coaching Session 6.2. Writing the Methods and Frameworks Section -- Methods of Data Collection -- Frameworks and Rubrics for Data Analysis -- Chapter 6 Takeaway -- Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- References -- 7. Sharpening Your Case Analysis -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 7 -- Coaching Session 7.1. Case Analysis for the Project Challenge -- Coaching Session 7.2. Case Analysis for the Dilemma Challenge -- Coaching Session 7.3. Case Analysis for a Problem-solving Challenge -- Chapter 7 Takeaway -- Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- References -- 8. Tailoring Your Recommendations -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 8 -- Coaching Session 8.1. Making Recommendations for a Project Challenge -- Coaching Session 8.2. Making Recommendations for a Dilemma Challenge -- Coaching Session 8.3. Making Recommendations for a Problem-solving Challenge -- Chapter 8 Takeaway -- Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- Reference -- Part IV: Exciting the Market: Your Edge -- Exciting the Market: Your Edge -- 9. Case Brief -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 9 -- Coaching Session 9.1. Organizing Your Case Brief -- Coaching Session 9.2. Writing the Case Brief -- Synopsis Approach -- Executive Summary Approach -- Chapter 9 Takeaway -- Homework -- Post-It Note -- 10. Presenting the Case to Those Who Count -- What You Do -- Coaching Session 10 -- Coaching Session 10.1. "What-to-Whom" You Deliver -- Coaching Session 10.2. Visual Solution for Project Delivery -- Coaching Session 10.3. Verbally Communicating Your Message.

Chapter 10 Takeaway -- Homework -- Purpose -- Crafting Your EDGE -- Follow-up -- Post-it Note -- Testimonials -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Informed Consent -- Appendix B -- The LILYPAD Case -- Challenge -- Company Background: The Lilypad -- Company Capabilities, Culture, and Resources -- Financials and Operation -- Market Background: Boston and Cambridge, MA -- Industry Background -- Struggles with Sustainable Revenue -- The Five-year Vision -- Decision to Make -- References -- Appendix C -- Example: Preparation of Data Collection on Macro Environment -- Appendix D -- Example: Data Presentation for Country Comparison -- References -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Leading strategy expert, Julia Ivy, presents the EDGE Method. Designed for students in capstone courses and working on consultancy case theses, this method guides students through a process of connecting with potential employers, building a base of trust and value, and crafting their own space in the job market.

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