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The Trend Is Your “Friend”

CaseInterview.com

I’m told there’s a saying on Wall Street that goes, “The trend is your friend.” Most life, career, and business plans operate on the premise of continuing the underlying status quo. Now, you may not like the change in the trend, but to deny it is extremely costly. They’re adapting to the trend. Here’s why.

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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. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Multiple hiring team interviews (case + fit).

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Researching the company before an interview

Tom Spencer

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Conducting due diligence on the company you are interviewing for will help you build rapport with the interviewer, learn the firm’s culture and values, and showcase that you did your homework.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. Candidates who may have undergone two, three, or even six rounds of interviews may find that they must now wait to see if organizations actually fill the positions, much less whether they will have a job.

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. The head of operations chimed in: His five most recent checkouts had complained about breakfast, and the cost of compensating guests for disappointing experiences was getting out of control. Insight Center.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Trend Analysis. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Robots will cost plenty - for the largest farming operations, millions of dollars - but farm operators say the expense will be worth it. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.