Application for Principal Position

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Please check each box below to confirm you meet the non-negotiable requirements for the Principal role.

I have at least 5 years of full time consulting or executive coaching experience.
I worked for at least two years at a top-tier consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Booz)
I worked for at least two years in a solo or boutique consulting practice
I love coaching/advising executives.
I understand that this is a salaried position, not a freelance or subcontracting opportunity.
I live in the United States

Did you check all six boxes above? If not, PLEASE do not fill in the rest of the application. The six requirements above are non-negotiable.

What's the magic word?*

Your Full Name*

First Last

Where You Live*

City State / Province / Region

Your Best Daytime Phone Number*

Your Email Address*

Total Years of Experience in Consulting*

Please describe your current consulting role. (MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE: the name of the firm, how many full-time employees [not contractors] in the firm, your role and how many years you have been in your role.)*

Please describe your previous consulting employment. (Again, please include firm names, firm size, your role and how long you were in the role.)

Above, you indicated that you love coaching business executives. The Principal role is very heavily geared toward advising individuals during one-on-one conversations. Please share more about your experience with this type of work.*

Summarize your strengths as a consultant and advisor.*

What do you like most/least about working as a consultant and advisor?*

As a Principal, you will be delivering our firm's approaches and processes and you won't usually be creating new approaches or IP yourself. What are your feelings about this?*

Why are you interested in joining us as a Principal?*

We operate in an entrepreneurial company with rewards/compensation based, in part, on individual and firm success. Please share your thoughts on this.*

We operate as a virtual team, working together but mostly in separate locations. Please share your thoughts on this.*

When we talk with 3-4 of your references (people you've worked with) later in this process, what do you expect them to say your BEST talents are?*

Please discuss why you are or are not interested in starting/running your own consulting practice.*

What else should we know about you?*

Are you looking for a full-time position or a part-time position?*

Full-time
Part-time

To make this a viable position for you, what would the compensation need to be? Let us know your minimum requirement for the salary (fixed portion) and your total compensation expectation.*

Prior to being selected, are you able to send a video outlining why you would be a good candidate and demonstrating some of your skills? (Note, submitting a video is the required, next step.)*

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Application for Principal Position

Did you check all six boxes above? If not, PLEASE do not fill in the rest of the application. The six requirements above are non-negotiable.