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The 20 Most Common Things That Come Up During Reference Checks

Harvard Business

Along with job applications, resumes, and interviews, a reference check is one of the most common parts of the hiring process. In fact, we don’t know much about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to reference checks. So how can we gain insight into what reference checks actually do?

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

Consulting Matters

And not to the people who referred me to others. As former leaders, we are trained to speak corporate. 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. But not to Google. Pro tip: Meet your clients are their point of departure.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)

Management Consulted

Here’s how to do it – ask a few good questions in your first interview, and then you can always refer to those insights in later interviews. ” It could be the approach of the firm toward the client, it could be their training, it could be their culture. They interviewer is going to get to pick.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

Intern pay and training at Archstone Consulting are on par with other consulting firms, and prior interns have found it a good foot in the door for landing permanent positions. As with most small firms, Archstone makes an investment in hiring and training interns – if you’re good, they would love for you to stick around!

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Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

CaseInterview.com

My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). I’ve also led mass casualty training exercises as a field operations leader and incident commander.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

” This is an international training week to learn more about the company and build a personal network within the firm. Lots of excellent training is available and other co-consultants are very helpful. – BearingPoint is involved in addressing global environmental changes particularly in reference to sustainable energy.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

First, we instituted an unconscious bias training program for every new employee within their first two weeks, delivered by trained employees across all functions. We created a playbook and training for managers focused on inclusive leadership. The sessions give practical advice on how to disrupt bias in decision-making.