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Power Begets Power

CaseInterview.com

For example, I’ve appeared in the Wall Street Journal several times. If anything ever goes wrong as a result of quoting me, they can say to their editor… “But The Wall Street Journal quoted him on four different occasions.” When I had no media resume, it was difficult to get anyone to quote me. I’m a “safe” expert to quote.

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Power Begets Power

CaseInterview.com

For example, I’ve appeared in the Wall Street Journal several times. If anything ever goes wrong as a result of quoting me, they can say to their editor… “But The Wall Street Journal quoted him on four different occasions.” When I had no media resume, it was difficult to get anyone to quote me. I’m a “safe” expert to quote.

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Write a Failure Resume to Learn What Makes You Succeed

Harvard Business

In the introduction to the unusual resume, Haufhoser notes that he didn’t come up with the idea himself. At Bessemer, they are entries in its publicly available “Anti-Portfolio” — basically a Failure Resume for its partners. Go ahead and write your Failure Resume. billion acquisition by eBay.”

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Projecting Situational Gravitas

CaseInterview.com

For those of you that have my course on how to write an effective cover letter or resume, you’ll recognize the importance of highlighting “Big Brand Names” in your communications. Notice references to how I’ve been quoted repeatedly in the Wall Street Journal, Inc magazine, Entrepreneur, TIME magazine.

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7 Reasons Why Your Clients Aren't "Getting It" When you Talk and Write About What You Do

Consulting Matters

Try handwriting your ideas in a journal. Just because you know how to put a resume together or create executive presentations doesn't mean that you know how to write copy and content. Pro Tip: To get over this challenge, you have to bypass your internal editor who stands between what you want to say and getting it out on paper.

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Keep Calm (and practice self-care)

Kai Davis

Expect the business-, marketing-, and freelancing-focused letters to resume on ~Friday. Journaling. I use a mixture of Notion.so (business/workday journal) and a paper notebook (personal/life journal). Their guided meditations (and daily ~10-minute meditation) make building a meditation habit very graceful.

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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position.