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How to Hire the Right Talent for Your Business

Granite Leadership Strategies

You probably think good talent is hard to find for your business these days. You receive a slew of resumes or applications. You receive a slew of resumes or applications. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview. But good talent does exist; you must know how to find it.

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The 3 Relationship Strategies That Guarantee your Success

Claris Consulting

They aced the interview, had a superb resume, and were told no thank you. What this smart and talented professional neglected to consider was that in most overscheduled and overburdened Dr’s offices is a receptionist acting as a gatekeeper that determines whether sales reps ever meet the doctor. Sound harsh?

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. All in all, we sent fictitious resumes to 316 offices of 147 top law firms in 14 cities, from candidates who were supposedly trying to land a summer internship position.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

You might have 4+ years of pension strategy experience and, thus, fit perfectly into the financial services team that tackles those sorts of projects. While this becomes less important the farther removed you are from your graduation year, it’s still an easy indicator of talent for recruiting teams. Interview process.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I applied to nine firms, and I had networked heavily with the four major players here in Germany, which are McKinsey, BCG, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (which are huge here!), I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" It is a painful experience.

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A Note to University Seniors

Tom Spencer

Additionally, COVID-19 has led to massive layoffs and the US government’s new policy , making it harder to get approval for work visas, mean that there’s a pool of great talent that is hungry to get these entry-level jobs. Because the market is flooded with high achieving students, it’s difficult to stand out. So, make these few months count.

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How to get a case interview

CaseInterview.com

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Also, find tips and strategies that you can use to network with people in the firm or position that you are applying for. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview.