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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

Smith may refer to student consulting clubs as the ‘kiss of death’ for interview success but as they imply in the post (I can’t tell Smith’s gender because he or she is writing pseudonymously), the key to success actually lies in the examples you give and what it says about you.

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The Case for the 6-Hour Workday

Harvard Business

Flow refers to the state of full immersion in an activity, and you might know it best as “the zone.” Traveling, often long-distance, to meet people face-to-face, when a phone call would suffice. Make it okay for employees to not be in a hyper-responsive state and schedule uninterrupted time to get into a state of flow.

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Making Time for Networking as a Working Parent

Harvard Business

They help you find people who can assist you with projects, refer you to new employers, and make connections to new and bigger opportunities. How do you meet new people if traveling to conferences is out of the question? And you can do it any time of day via email (but make sure both parties know your introduction is coming ).

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The 8 Digital Productivity Tools Everyone Should Adopt

Harvard Business

Skitch: When you need to quickly resize an image before sharing it, opening Photoshop is overkill; when you need to quickly save a screenshot for future reference, your computer’s built-in screen capture offers no guarantee that you’ll ever find that image again.

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