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Location: Washington DC
Company: JLN Associates, Inc.
Experience: Executive
Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Marketing - 40% Consulting - 50% Management - 10%
Uppers
Working with clients to assist them in restructuring their businesses
Downers
marketing my services, and working with managers who do not want to change
Lifestyle
I am the only employee, so I can set my own hours, dress code, etc. I work the number of hours that the job demands which varies greatly. There are weeks when I work only 10 or 15 hours and others where I work sixty plus hours.
Compensation
The compensation demends on the number of clients and can vary from 0 to $200,000+ per year.
Advice to Jobseekers
Consulting is a very cyclical business. Anyone looking for a steady paycheck should avoid starting their own business.

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