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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

If you know about the key events and happenings in major sports, you will be able to hold a conversation about a topic that many consultants enjoy talking about. Other regional topics might include unnatural weather patterns, major upcoming festivals or notable events, and nearby landmarks, among others of course.

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High Frequency Trading Hails its First Billionaire

MishTalk

Until recently, high-frequency trading was a little-known topic outside the financial sector, with an article published by the New York Times in July 2009 being one of the first to bring the subject to the public''s attention. According to an estimate from Frederi Viens of Purdue University, profits from HFT in the U.S.

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

For example, are apartments rented on Airbnb subject to tax? So how disruptive has the rise of Airbnb, Uber and others in the 'sharing economy' been to big business? A 2012 report by La Caixa found that over two-thirds of the estimated 1.1 billion overnight stays in Spain were from unregistered accommodations.

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