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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. This is your chance to try something new, meet new people, and enjoy your time. Usually, these clubs offer pro-bono consulting opportunities, host competitions, and require student leaders to run efficiently. The Bottom Line.

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Preparing for Your Consulting Application

Tom Spencer

The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). If the candidate fails to meet those hard numbers, their application will be automatically eliminated. This is Gate Three.

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Friday Fusion: September 11, 2020

Tsavo Neal

And a few nice-to-have pages — you don’t have to have these, but they can be useful depending on your goals: Resume: Write a compelling resume that increases your chances of landing a job interview. We’re looking for engineers who want to work on @gumroad ! A must-have if you are seeking a new job.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. Did you just show up at the sales meeting? The savvy interviewer will immediately ask, "I see.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

For example, while women typically make up roughly 16 % of software engineers in the U.S. and almost no companies report engineering data specifically), Pinterest’s goal in 2016 was to hire women engineers at nearly twice this rate. Others wonder if underrepresented groups can truly meet a high hiring bar.

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Completing Graduate School Like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

After a year as a thermal science engineering consultant, and reflecting on my graduate school days, I realize that these things wasted a significant amount of my time. If you are an engineer, take a business course; if you are a business student, take a law course. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University.

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When IQ Matters (and When It Doesn’t)

CaseInterview.com

The second skill is useful from a learning-efficiency standpoint. I will list a few here: Attendance — IQ does not predict whether you will show up to class, do homework, go to meetings, or attend industry continuing-education events that aren’t required. Of these two capabilities, the first has no practical use in the real world.

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