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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Compilation videos of holiday decorating fails. Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. In that case, these professionals can help manage the transition smoothly, ensuring minimal disruption to operations. link] Sverke, M., Hellgren, J.,

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The Return of the Crisis Intelligence Podcast?Only Better!

Melissa Agnes

If you’ve been following my work for a while, you may remember my Crisis Intelligence Podcast which currently sits at 60 interviews with leaders from around the world, discussing their lens and experience when it comes to crisis management and preparedness. versus a 3-minute crisis ready video)?

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: IMF "Baseline Scenario.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. The optimistic scenario assumes 2% growth, but that scenario does not start until 2018, and only if labor reforms in Spain and Europe take place. downturn that the IMF expects the country to suffer this year, the average growth for the Spanish economy between 2014 and 2018 will be 0.6%. Mish Audio Video.

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Why CEOs Devote So Much Time to Their Hobbies

Harvard Business

Solomon, aka DJ D-Sol, is known for his mantra of finding passion at, and outside of, work — and he’s not an isolated case. We searched for public information on the hobbies of CEOs whose companies were in the S&P 500 index at the start of 2018. But the CEOs we interviewed did caution about maintaining independence.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Gold Backwardation.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Using the above oil chart as a basis (assuming the gold chart were the same), backwardation implies that someone could borrow money today and pay it back in 2018 for 80 cents. Mish Audio Video. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

In 2018, Fortune named it #4 among the “100 Best Companies to Work For.”. It was ranked #3 best place to work on Glassdoor in 2018 and 2017. LEK is a very selective firm — it was named one of the Top 25 Hardest Companies to Interview For by Fortune. Cases may be understaffed, creating extra hours and large workloads.