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How to Assess Entry-Level Product Manger Positions

Tom Spencer

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

If you are early in your career, you may be engaging a lot with recruiters. Especially if you join a class structure, such as an “analyst class”, the recruiting team may also be responsible for onboarding and training. For example, in many technology companies software engineers are organized in a leveling structure.

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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.

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Gardner’s Eight Intelligences

Tom Spencer

Bodily-kinesthetic – the ability to use one’s own body to create products or solve problems. Implications for Consulting Recruitment. Unlike other professions, like engineering or accounting, there is not a single type of degree that management consulting firms look for.

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Key Technology Trends in the Construction Industry in 2024

Epicflow

VR and drone scanning can make project information more accurate – technical engineers will be able to get the exact size and projection of buildings faster, and project managers will be able to sustain value. It’s also essential to attract young people and make recruitment in construction firms attractive for them (e.g.,

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Is a COO-as-a-service solution right for me?

Asamby Consulting

There’s more exciting stuff to be done that also might have more impact in the long run: Finding new clients Creating new products or service offerings Defining strategy and strategic goals Working on your company culture Discussing potential new partners And an endless number of other things. If you don’t, delegate it to them.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. ” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers.