questions to ask when hiring a consulting firm?
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['6 Questions to Ask Consultants Before Hiring Them [and Why] ... ', 'Why should I trust you? ... ', 'What expertise do you have? ... ', 'What would your approach be for this consulting engagement? ... ', 'How would you describe your services to me using plain English? ... ', 'What do your services cost? ... ', 'What is your current workload and availability?']
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['Have you ever done business under a different name? ... ', 'What is your license number? ... ', 'How can I get in touch with you? ... ', 'Can I have a copy of your insurance policy? ... ', 'How much will this project cost? ... ', 'How many projects like mine have you done in the last year?']
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['What are your primary skills and expertise? ... ', 'Do you have experience with ? ... ', 'What are your strengths and weaknesses? ... ', 'What are your working hours? ... ', 'How quickly do you respond during working hours? ... ', 'Have you had a client who had difficulty describing his needs?']
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['Do You Have a License? ... ', 'Are You Insured? ... ', 'Can You Provide Me with a Bid? ... ', 'Where Do You Purchase Your Materials? ... ', 'How Long Have You Been in Business? ... ', 'What is Your Timeline? ... ', 'How Do You Protect My Home?']
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['How do you prefer to communicate, in e-mail or in person? ... ', 'What are the key projects I should be aware of at the moment? ... ', 'Who are the key people in the business I should make contact with? ... ', "Can you tell me 5-10 things you'd like me to achieve in the first week? ... ", 'How will my performance be measured?']
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['What do you need right now to perform to the best of your ability? ... ', 'What is the most defeating/motivating part of your job? ... ', 'Are you clear on the impact of your work and how it serves the business? ... ', 'How are we going to prevent similar issues from arising in the future? ... ', 'Are we utilizing your talents effectively?']
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['Who is Your Ideal Customer? ... ', 'What Pain Points Do You Solve? ... ', 'What Kind of Personality Do You Have? ... ', 'What is Your Competition? ... ', 'How Do You Make Your Clients Feel? ... ', 'How are You Different? ... ', 'Why Do Your Clients Trust You? ... ', "What's Your Story?"]
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["What's your management philosophy? ... ", "What's your experience with strategic planning? ... ", 'Do you have any experience budgeting? ... ', 'Can you tell me about your hands-on experience with fundraising?']
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["How much experience do you have? It's important to establish how much industry experience a company has. ... ", 'What do your customers think of you? ... ', 'Do you have any accreditations? ... ', 'How much will it cost? ... ', 'Do you offer guarantees? ... ', 'Do you use your own employees? ... ', 'Do you have a showroom I can visit? ... ', 'How long will it take?']
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['What would you say makes the firm unique? ... ', 'Where do you see the firm in 5/10 years? ... ', 'What made you choose this firm? ... ', 'What do you think I should do to make my application stand out? ... ', 'How much do you earn? ... ', 'What is your work/life balance? ... ', 'What is the worst thing about the firm?']
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['What interested you in our product/service?', 'How open is your company to change?', 'What is the biggest barrier preventing you from meeting your goals?', 'What is your strategic direction?', 'What are your short term and long term goals?', 'What is your buying criteria?', 'Which vendors are you currently working with?']
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['Why are you selling? ... ', 'How have you arrived at the asking price? ... ', 'How would you grow the company? ... ', 'What outcomes are you looking for? ... ', 'Are you willing to agree a non-competition clause? ... ', 'Who are your key customers, suppliers and staff? ... ', 'Are you willing to stay on for a transition period?']
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['Are you licensed, bonded and insured? ... ', 'How many years of experience do you have? ... ', "Who's doing the work? ... ", 'Do you have a business license? ... ', 'Do you offer a warranty?']
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["What's the best way to contact you and how often should we be in touch? ... ", 'How can you help me prepare for (and survive) tax season? ... ', 'What are some considerations I should consult with you about on an ongoing basis? ... ', 'How can you help me grow my business? ... ', 'How can you help me clamp down on my cash flow?']
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['On-premise or in the cloud? Ah, the great timeless question in IT. ... ', 'What type of support and training does the ERP provider offer? ... ', "How can we ensure the implementation project doesn't exceed the budget? ... ", 'Does the software meet the needs of my business? ... ', 'What functionalities will my company actually use?']
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['What attracts you to this organization? ... ', 'Why is the board reaching out to you? ... ', 'Do you fully understand what is expected of you? ... ', 'Does the organization carry adequate Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance?']
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['Full-service vs. maintenance landscape company. ... ', 'Are you bonded and fully insured? ... ', 'How long have you been in business? ... ', 'Do you have industry specialists on staff? ... ', 'Will you stay on my project until completion? ... ', 'Can you provide a drawing of your plans? ... ', "What's your guarantee? ... ", 'What installation process will be used?']