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

Tom Spencer

Now, to move forward, you have to understand and prepare extremely well for the interviews. This article will give you a helicopter view of the interview process, and then dive into one part of it. The structure of the interview process is surprisingly similar across firms. One is called the ‘Fit Interview’.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. Maybe you do not want to learn something new, but this is also a good time to try a new activity. You did it! Try a New Activity.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Direct link to the application and formal job ad: [link] As part of a recently-funded US National Science Foundation project in which we will be building an online virtual interviewing platform, my laboratory will be hiring a part-time project manager with work to do for roughly the next two years.

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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. What could be the cause? Dig deeper.

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How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

Harvard Business

How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview. For some real-world perspective on becoming a first-time manager, I reached out to my friend Dr. Jim Mitchell, a computer scientist who made the leap into management from an engineering position, eventually retiring as Vice President at Oracle Laboratories.

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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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Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity Tips

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. While it may not be easy, managing your focus can and should be self-affirming and fulfilling. Therefore, it makes sense to engineer your workflow for ease and progress. Let’s say I need to schedule interviews with employees at a client firm.