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Make Sure Your Employees Have Enough Interesting Work to Do

Harvard Business

Is it a problem of time management? Take for example the case of my recent client, an engineering consulting company I’ll call Astride. I also interviewed the partners and a cross section of employees to better understand the anchors on raising Aristide’s productivity. The cause may be more systemic.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Claman recommends referring to information gleaned from the candidate during the interview process. Seek input.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). Time management is certainly a factor. Some candidates finish early, while others don’t complete it in time. And the third is cause vs. effect.

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How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

We conducted a study in 2010 at the Dutch subsidiary of an international financial consulting firm with over 3,500 employees. The experiences of Hanna and Michael, individuals whom we interviewed separately, outside of this study, align with these results. 763 employees completed both. What Is Workaholism?

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