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Research: Resume Gaps Still Matter

Harvard Business

Drawing on both current studies as well as executive compensation data from the 2008 Great Recession period, the authors show that resume gaps hurt job seekers, both in their ability to get jobs and their pay.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. BOOZ & COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Intellectual integrity.

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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. You’ll learn everything I know about recruiting for and working at the top businesses in the world. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The firm also started growing rapidly through M&A, acquiring Crimson, an analytics, data, and business intelligence software provider focused on analytics related to physician performance, healthcare practice quality and cost management in 2008. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Consultant Ninja: Reasons not to stay in Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Turns out the guy on reception was a new recruit and was a bit phased as our partner is specifically mentioned as a top customer in their documented procedures. May 28, 2009 at 5:43 AM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. I am a strategy consultant at. of nights) AMEX Charges: $83,296. Consulting. (88).

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2008, Bridgespan redesigned its website in an attempt to provide better knowledge transfer. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Typically Bridgespan doesn’t do a lot of hiring directly from schools, because the hiring process generally favors recruits with 2+ years formal experience and heavy on-the-job analytical training.

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Research: What Happens to a Startup When Venture Capitalists Replace the Founder

Harvard Business

To explore this question, we assembled data from Venturesource, which tracks rounds of funding by venture capitalists, and hand-collected employment histories of founders for startups founded between 1995 and 2008, including how their initial roles changed over time. This data lets us see when founders are replaced.