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The undisputed importance of appearance and how to get it right

Tom Spencer

When you walk into an interview, even before you speak, shake hands or talk through your resume, something else is doing a lot of talking in your behalf: your appearance. Tailored business suits are pricy, especially if you are still looking for jobs or studying. Reading Time: 4 minutes. This allows you to keep a better balance.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

We set out to answer this question in a series of studies reported in the December 2016 issue of American Sociological Review. Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. Who gets invited to interview?

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

If you are returning to school, take a wildly different class than your course of study. You were probably practicing case studies daily, so it should be easy to replace this daily discipline with practicing a new language every day. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already.

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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. Clearly, not all trainings are equally good — and none are a silver bullet.

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

Management Consulted

Top 10 Resume Tips. The training – both on the job and formal – was continuous and applicable far beyond management consulting. I’ve been helping friends/colleagues looking to enter management consulting for years with their resumes, cover letters, interviews, and questions. Top 10 Interview Tips.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. To receive a job offer you must write a resume and cover letter, attend recruiting sessions and coffee chats, network with current consultants, and practice interview questions. But through my training and intense focus, I blocked out all distractions mentally.

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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

Management Consulted

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. Sample case studies that are as challenging (if not more so) as the toughest ones you’ll encounter at any McKinsey/Bain/BCG interview. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2.