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Case Consulting, Future of Work

How MYCC Prepares You for the Future of Work (and Why It Matters)

October 8, 20250

by BE-EDGE Team

The future of work is changing fast. Artificial intelligence, automation, and global collaboration are redefining what it means to be “career-ready.” Employers today don’t just look for what you know — they care about what you can do with what you know.

That’s exactly where Making Your Consulting Case (MYCC) steps in. It bridges the gap between classroom learning and real-world application, giving you the hands-on experience and technical readiness that modern employers expect.

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Case Consulting, Universities

Beyond Theory: How Consulting Case Studies Build Career Resilience

September 10, 20250

By the BE-EDGE Team

 

In this environment, one question looms large: Are we preparing students to thrive in uncertainty or just to pass exams?

The world of work is shifting faster than most classrooms can keep up. Generative AI is reshaping entire industries; global supply chains are under constant pressure, and career paths that once looked linear now bend, break, and restart multiple times.

Traditional lectures and textbook memorization fall short in answering that question. What today’s graduates need isn’t just knowledge; they need resilience. And one of the most effective ways to cultivate it lies in a method pioneered by Harvard Business School nearly a century ago: the consulting case study.

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Case Consulting, Global Talents

Consulting Case as a Stepping-Stone for Newcomers: A Discovery of the Intersection of Business and Medicine

August 3, 20250

By Sophia Dunkin

On the first day of my International Business course, I didn’t know what to expect when I found out we would be working on a consulting case with a real company.  As a pre-med student, taking a business course without any prior experience or knowledge of the business world was something of both a challenge and an opportunity. 

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Personal Strategy

Consulting Case as a Stepping Stone: How Investing in My Personal Capital Improved My Self-confidence.

July 18, 20250

My Story

Self-confidence is a crucial trait for any business leader to possess. It allows leaders to take decisive action, make difficult decisions, and inspire others to follow their lead. According to a study conducted by Indeed, “99 percent of employees surveyed say confidence is important for a successful job search.” Unfortunately, self-confidence is not something that comes naturally to everyone, and it’s something that I have personally struggled with for my whole life. Whether it was meeting new people, speaking up in a large group setting, or even raising my hand in class to answer a question, I’ve always preferred to blend into the background and keep to myself. 

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents

Consulting Cases as a Stepping Stone to Business

December 21, 20240

by Katherine Prostick

December 21, 2024

 

One of the more exciting opportunities I have had since starting my academic career at Northeastern University was creating a consulting case for my international business class. Over the course of a semester long case, I learned more applicable skills and information than I had in many of my other courses. Being able to see a real and tangible product that was the result of my hard work both in and outside of the classroom brought an entirely new dimension to my learning experience – and I highly recommend using consulting cases as ways to learn both about yourself and about different industries if you are new to the business sphere.

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Case Consulting, Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Universities

A Stepping Stone for a Newcomer: Crafting a Consulting Case

October 22, 20240

by Kate Dougherty

October 22, 2024

 

Throughout this Fall 2022 semester, I was able to find more clarity in my professional path. Entering college last year, I was unsure where I saw my academic journey taking me. I had interests within political science, business, and potentially economics and began my exploration process as an undecided major.

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Universities

My experiences as an international student: How cultural diversity cultivated my global awareness

October 18, 20240

by Minh Tran

October 18, 2024

 

Spending my whole life growing up in Vietnam, I was surrounded by people that shared similar cultural identities as me. Most of the friends I’ve had come from the same cultural background, and we share similar mindsets, characteristics, and traditions. I didn’t acknowledge that until I got into Northeastern, a place where nobody comes from the same background, shares the same skin color, and has the same cultural experiences as me.

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Edge-crafters, Accomplished Professionals, Case Consulting, Gen Z, Millennials

BE-EDGE Institute: A Doorway for your Career Advancements

January 28, 20230
Are you uncertain about your future career path? Are you worried about how will you take an edge through your competitive portfolio? Are you confused while defining your field or industry?

If you find these questions resonating and you nodded yes on each of these questions, then you surely need to be aware of BE-EDGE Institute and its products. This is where you can get the solutions and answers to all these questions and more of your career-related confusions.

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Edge-crafters, Case Consulting, Gen Z

Consulting Will Bring You to a New Level in Your Career

January 11, 20230
January 11, 2023

by Maiia Poliakova

 

Have you ever done any consulting cases? Do you know what is it? Or what does it give? My name is Maiia and I had this amazing consulting opportunity with Dr. Julia Ivy. She gave us an experience life as real specialists. I have done a consulting case for the Russian company VALO Hotel City for the globalization of the market and thanks to this experience I can say what a big contribution it gave to my future career. 

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials

Through consulting, I learned the vast opportunities the business world has for me

February 16, 20220
by Angelina Joson. 

February 16, 2022

 

In the first semester of my college career at Northeastern University, I faced a heavy task: writing a consulting case for an existing company. It required that my team and I consult directly with the company. But how would we choose a company?

While all the team members knew a family member or friend who owned a restaurant, I knew that we should choose a unique company, selling a product that would provide an interesting and relevant case. So, I contacted my family friend, Michael Pink, who is the CEO and co-founder of SmartPM Technologies. Read more

Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials

How I developed a passion for expansion consulting as a newcomer to the CBD industry

February 15, 20220

by Stella Zilberberg

February 15, 2022

Over the course of the consulting case, I began to develop an understanding of emerging markets, and most importantly, began to think of ways of how to position industry leaders in foreign markets, where the industry itself is either incredibly small or is only beginning to emerge. As a researcher, I feel that I have developed strong habits for seeking out primary information about a government or an industry. 

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials

Equipping yourself for the future: The valuable lessons to learn in consulting

February 8, 20220
by Alyse Pasqualini

February 8, 2022

 

I worked with a team throughout the semester to develop a consulting case for a company. Working on this case provided me with a real world understanding of consulting which aligns with my vision of working in Healthcare Management, as the profession will require me to work in teams to create recommendations for the improvement of healthcare processes. This case served as a steppingstone to my personal strategy by introducing me to this area of business and allowing me to develop the skills that are necessary to collaborate effectively in a team and provide quality research and recommendations to support the decision-making process of a company. 

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials

The perfect building block for a potential career

February 7, 20220
by Vidit Shah

February 7, 2022

 

In a study published by Richard J. Kraft, talks about why experience is key and that the education systems need unique forms of teaching to reach out to students as everyone studies and learns at their own pace. The author explains that “adventure programs and other experiential learning environments have enormous potential for use in the mainstream of our educational settings.” Sitting in front of a classroom and listening to lectures repeatedly may not be the best form of education for some learners, so other experiential forms of education could have a better impact on the student. Read more

Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials, Universities

First Journey in International Business and the Business World

February 3, 20220
by Aye Myat Kyaw

February 3, 2022

 

Consulting for a real company was not what I expected to be tasked by my professor Dr. Julia Ivy on the first day of my undergraduate. I have only become a college student by title and being faced with this daunting task, I felt like a child thrown into the deep end to be taught how to swim. To a degree, I knew what the task was: I have run my own small business and worked at a local restaurant helping keep their book, but a consulting case was another task. Likewise, I know what swimming was; I could kick and paddle but to float was a whole other story. However, I was excited. Coming to a school like Northeastern, I wanted to push my abilities and knowledge. For me, the consulting case was one I saw as fruitful in the future, determining that it would be a fantastic learning experience.

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials, Universities

From Freshman to Consultant: Investing in my Employability

January 27, 20220
by Keegan Sharp

January 27, 2021

 

As an incoming freshman at Northeastern University, I craved an understanding of my skill level and a real-world challenge. That is exactly what I got through a consulting case project from Professor Julia Ivy. The project began simply with assigned teams and instructions to identify a company that wanted to expand globally.

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Accomplished Professionals, Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Millennials

Employing Overseas Experience for My Boutique Employability

May 1, 20210
By Raul Najera Bahena
May, 2021

 

An article published by the King’s College of London “Why Overseas Experience is Important” states the reasons why overseas experience can make a difference in your future career- this type of assignments helps you gain a competitive advantage among your peers such as gaining a new perspective, learning a new language, bringing out your adventurous side, taking on a global mind-set and creating a new network from across the globe, among others.

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Accomplished Professionals, Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Employers, Millennials

Strategic Senior Leaders are Looking to HR Leaders to Bring their Business to the Next Level

May 1, 20210
By Shana Feggins
May 1, 2021

 

The Forbes article “Can HR Strategies Create a Competitive Advantage for Your Company?” by Scholley Bubenik echoes the chatter from human resources and other functional leaders that YES “maximizing your human capital is a major contributor to achieving a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Be-Edge crafters like myself need a framework to uncover their core and competitive advantage. Dr. Ivy Be-Edge tool and methodology helped guide my experience of recognizing my personal, social, and professional capital through consulting projects. I was able to answer my own question of how I can be an HR leader for my organization.

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