Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

With your new-found free time upon securing a job, consider learning a new skill or two. Pursue a minor in entrepreneurship or management, complete a certificate in sustainability, or take a physical education class. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. Start Consulting.

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Case Interview Travel Resumes Interviews 88

Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

In short, the Case Interview process in management consulting firms is designed to measure your real capability and potential to be a consultant from day one. Though management consulting interviews are extremely competitive, there is definitely something you can do to prepare. Walk me through your resume.”.

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Interviews Case Interview Resumes Consulting 84

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

When I need to get something done in a hurry, I use three time management tactics to maximize my available time and sharpen my focus. In the middle of client meetings, I would sneak a peek at my phone to see whether I had received any communications. Cat Yu for HBR.

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Resumes Meeting Time Management Media 37

Kai Davis

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Feeling busier—thanks to all that email—I bought Getting Things Done, by the time management guru David Allen, lured by his promise that it is “possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head” and “what the martial artists call a ‘mind like water.’ ”.

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Efficiency Resumes Productivity System 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2016

Along with job applications, resumes, and interviews, a reference check is one of the most common parts of the hiring process. Too often, managers are left relying on a change in tone – or even a pause — during a phone check, which hardly seems like the best way to gather information about a potential employee.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. Begin by saying something like, “We are seriously considering Mary to be a project manager here. Brian called two of Richard’s references, his former manager and a former colleague. Find ways in.

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Case Interview Interviews Case Study Case Studies 28