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How to Hire the Right Talent for Your Business

Granite Leadership Strategies

Consider the typical scenario: You advertise on a job posting site, a job search engine, or a social media site where candidates may search for open positions. You receive a slew of resumes or applications. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. This might allow you to knock out training and expedite the learning curve before working full-time. You spent years and years earning degrees, preparing your resume, practicing interview answers, and comparing offers. The Bottom Line.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. To receive a job offer you must write a resume and cover letter, attend recruiting sessions and coffee chats, network with current consultants, and practice interview questions. But through my training and intense focus, I blocked out all distractions mentally.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

If you’re an undergrad with a desire to break in to consulting, an economics degree will train your mind to tackle problems and make you an attractive prospect for internships and Masters’ programs. Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is the most operationally focused). The knock on engineering?

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Why Consulting?

CaseInterview.com

While these figures might not look as impressive as, say, an engineering firm, some unstaffed time can bring the figures back into balance. Many consulting firms also invest significant dollars in their knowledge management and training programs.

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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

Management Consulted

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. Here’s what’s coming up: -A series of posts on “breaking into consulting” from non-business/economics backgrounds (eg, engineering, liberal arts, etc).

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

For example, while women typically make up roughly 16 % of software engineers in the U.S. and almost no companies report engineering data specifically), Pinterest’s goal in 2016 was to hire women engineers at nearly twice this rate. We created a playbook and training for managers focused on inclusive leadership.