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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

Our research and analysis has revealed a complicated relationship between mindfulness and executive performance—one that is important for leaders to understand as they seek to develop in their careers. These, it turns out, are what one of us (Dan) has described as core emotional intelligence competencies.

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How to be Politically Savvy

CaseInterview.com

The first case just feels worse. It’s politics in either case. However, in many cases, people are not always candid and open about their goals — especially if the goal isn’t socially acceptable to others in the organization. In my case, I opted to provide a lot of free and useful resources to improve one’s case interview skills.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. Corporate development. Multiple hiring team interviews (case + fit).

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How to Win Any Argument

CaseInterview.com

The skills needed to do this are precisely the skills that case interviews test. You could honk your horn to let the other driver know you’re in the lane in case he or she wasn’t aware. Your intellectual intelligence (IQ) tells you if your thinking is right or wrong. However, not all arguments can or should be “won.”.

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How to Be a Rising Star at Google

CaseInterview.com

The idea was to figure out what’s working, and to use that insight to modify their recruiting and professional development efforts. All of the other “soft skills” were based around emotional intelligence (EQ). The people who make partner aren’t the ones that did the best on the case interview and at building financial models.

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The Importance of a First Impression

Tom Spencer

In management consulting, relationships matter a lot; most of the time, a strong relationship is developed by making a strong first impression with the other individual. The best-case scenario is to receive an invitation for an interview. Why is the first impression so important? . Increases your credibility.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? This idea became a theory, and he developed a practice. Booz & Company has continued to develop through a series of recent acquisitions. We want you to nail it.