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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth. All of this indicates that Uber leaders prioritized immediately useful services like recruitment over, for example, legal compliance systems, audits, and leadership development.

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Resource Management Conflicts Caused by Matrix Organizational Structure

Epicflow

engineering, marketing, finance, etc.) As a result, companies can take advantage of available skilled resources without the need to recruit more people, minimize silos, and increase the effectiveness of joint work. More opportunities for growth and development. to work on projects more effectively. Frequent feedback.

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. 3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT. This helps you develop the ability to be “standalone” in consulting lingo.

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Why Private Equity Needs to Invest More in Talent Development

Harvard Business

A conversation with AlixPartners’ Ted Bililies on shifting strategy in a tough market.

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Networking 102: It’s Never Been More Important – And It Truly. Does. Work.

Management Consulted

“How do you maintain and continue to develop a network with recruiters, Analysts, MDs, etc. If you work overseas, how do you get to America in both office, transfer, and general recruiting networking?” Finance-Specific Networking. What about PhD to MBA to finance?”. What do you do?”. Linked-In Networking. “Hi

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

In the meantime, Marsh & McLennan was creating Mercer; in 1975, Mercer was developed as the human resources consulting arm of Marsh & McLennan. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Corporate and Finance and Advisory.