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Research: When Boards Broaden Their Definition of Diversity, Women and People of Color Lose Out

Harvard Business

In many corners, the traditional definition, focused on demographic diversity, has been eclipsed by a new concept centered on experiential or cognitive differences. This shift coincides not only with general trends but also with the investment industry’s embrace of a revamped definition of diversity. Among the largest U.S.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Experienced hire recruitment can be a puzzling, confusing environment. Compared to on-campus recruits (undergraduates and MBA students), experienced hires confront much more irregular processes, prolonged timelines, and unclear standards. Definition of experienced hire. In other words, they are not campus recruits.

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Data-Driven Recruiting (Part 1 – Networking)

Tom Spencer

As consultants (or those recruiting to be consultants), we’re asked to handle and analyze vast amounts of information. However, while recruiting, how many of us actually pursue a data-driven approach to getting an interview? However, I hope to at least better guide your recruiting efforts with this series of posts.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. ” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers. Looking for Millennials?

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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

By definition, we stand outside of the system we analyze, troubleshoot, or design. Legally, they may be independent contractors (definition below) , but they’re nearly always hired as temporary workers through a third party (like a staffing agency) and they’re paid on a W-2 tax basis. The definitions have become fuzzy and intermingled.

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Networking 101: We Spill The Beans On How To Network Your Way Into Any Job. It’s Finally Live!

Management Consulted

Always speak to bankers/consultants , not recruiters, to get things done. The best conversations you can have with bankers and consultants is just that: a real conversation. ” Recession Recruiting. Click here for more on recession recruiting. As an exit option, you can always ask to followup at a later time or via email.

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The Applicant Experience – a recruiters guide

The Management Centre

Following on from our 5 Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Process, we asked our latest recruits how they found our process, and what advice they would give to recruiters. It’s really important to review your recruitment approach from the point of view of your applicants, so we asked them for their honest feedback and views.