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How a Cyber Attack Could Cause the Next Financial Crisis

Harvard Business

Ever since the forced bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered the financial crisis 10 years ago, regulators, risk managers, and central bankers around the globe have focused on shoring up banks’ ability to withstand financial shocks. But the next crisis might not come from a financial shock at all.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. All in all, we sent fictitious resumes to 316 offices of 147 top law firms in 14 cities, from candidates who were supposedly trying to land a summer internship position.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present.

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Dealing with the Crisis

Eupnea Management Consulting

Panagiotis Dimitrelis : The crisis has global remit but is unfolding in different proportions across industries and markets and for different societies and economies. Various routes to market are distorted and the global supply chain is disrupted which is a very challenging situation for businesses.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. Whether you like it or not, you must realize that in a financial institution, to rise you must run a business.

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Get a head start through pro-bono consulting

Tom Spencer

Before the recruiting process begins candidates work hard to polish their resumes, prepare for case interviews, gain professional experience, and participate in extracurricular activities to distinguish themselves from the rest. It allows you to enhance your resume and make some great connections, so if you see an opportunity, go for it!

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A Note to University Seniors

Tom Spencer

Because the market is flooded with high achieving students, it’s difficult to stand out. If you’ve ever found yourself praying before an interview for the universe to help you “just get this one offer”, you’re experiencing the symptoms of these fundamentally tough market conditions. This typically takes 3 to 6 months. Image: Pexels.