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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Reader FAQ: The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted

Management Consulted

We offer our time to paying clients for assistance with resume reviews (Power Half Hour), personalized networking advice (1-hour sessions), and Case Interview Prep (Prep Packages). We are entertaining the possibility of doing a monthly meet-and-greet webinar for prospective clients – perhaps launching in early 2013.

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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? What were their biggest challenges, and how did you help meet them? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive.

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Don’t Give Up on Unconscious Bias Training — Make It Better

Harvard Business

There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals. Critics of such training contend that it doesn’t visibly move the needle on diversity numbers, and can even backfire.

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Upskilling your Organization to Increase Engagement and Retention with Expert Instructional Designers

Clarity Consultants

Managers must keep these employees engaged and challenged within the company, or it will not be long before they update their resumes and look outside the company for professional fulfillment. . The confidence they gain can mean they are ready to contribute during meetings, share ideas, and mentor co-workers.

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Issues to consider as you build your consulting career

Tom Spencer

Of course, the challenges of the management consulting industry are offset by many benefits: an attractive salary, formal training, real world business experience, variety of projects in different industries, and strong networking opportunities. At the same time, you don’t want to oversell your work, and then fail to meet expectations.

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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. This might allow you to knock out training and expedite the learning curve before working full-time. The Bottom Line.