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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

In the previous article , we looked at how banks make money and how they must meet capital requirements. Efficiency ratio The efficiency ratio measures effective cost management and operational efficiency, and is defined as non-interest expenses divided by revenue. We will examine each in turn.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range. There are lots of ways to do this.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Recently on a radio show discussing my research, a former suburban hiring manager called in to echo this sentiment: “We had a difficult time finding applicants for our low-level clerical positions because those applicants lived in the city.

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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

The main differentiator is that while consumer fitness trackers can assist individuals in keeping in peak physical condition, medical wearables have the ability to detect life threatening diseases, provide pain relief, manage chronic illnesses, and collect a variety of biometric data. Hurdles to Overcome.

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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. If you have views on on-boarding, shaping, and training young product managers, you can effectively mold these programs to fit your vision.

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A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales

Harvard Business

We then combined that with organizational and customer relationship management data to determine how the people selling via the cloud sales model were collaborating with their internal teams, customers, and partners. Internal and external network size in comparison with benchmarks in their local areas.

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Here are a few facts from the Financial Post : "The IMF says Canada is the most expensive place to buy in the world using its housing to rent comparison, 85% above the average. For example, Meet "Baxter" the Robot Out to Get Your Minimum-Wage, No Benefits, Part-Time Job. The bank said a typical Canadian bungalow requires 43.3%