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All you need to know about the interview (Part 1: Overview and Fit Interview)

Tom Spencer

Fit Interviews are all about showing your compatibility with a firm’s working environment and culture. Walk me through your resume.”. You could get questions such as: “Tell me about a time when you demonstrated strategic thinking to lead your organization or project.”. Why are you interested in our firm?”.

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Book Recommendation: Four Thousand Weeks

Kai Davis

Convenience culture seduces us into imagining that we might find room for everything important by eliminating only life’s tedious tasks. I’ve started spending more time in my garden with my plants and in the forest with the trees. But it’s a lie. I’m getting more involved with my local communities and volunteering opportunities.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. But what you learn will help you get a sense for whether the candidate is “a cultural fit” for your organization. What you learn should form the basis of your questions for the references.