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How to Manage Your Feelings

CaseInterview.com

In the former, you might seek emotional support from a friend or therapist. In the latter, you might seek help from a financial planner or a resume writer. The ability to do this fluently is known as emotional intelligence. Yes, I want to receive emails regarding How to Develop Emotional Intelligence.

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Job crafting to get consulting skills

Tom Spencer

Emotional intelligence, empathy, and adaptability. Another trick is to start with the end-in-mind and think of how you would want to describe your role on a resume. Most firms are looking for people who have certain qualities: Personal impact. Entrepreneurial mindset. Leadership. Problem solving skills.

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When IQ Matters (and When It Doesn’t)

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Daniel Goleman’s work in emotional intelligence, or EQ, was completely contrarian when first published in the Harvard Business Review in the 90s. In the early 1990s, McKinsey screened resumes primarily based on GPAs and test scores (a proxy for the IQ score) — the higher, the better. out of 4.0)

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The Importance of a First Impression

Tom Spencer

Make sure you put your “emotional intelligence” hat on and gauge where the conversation is going. It could be about sending over a resume, getting referred to another person at the firm, or staying in touch for the future. There is no second chance. That means – be comfortable, be prepared but also be observant.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Tom Spencer

For example, as a mentor you can provide detailed advice, offer to edit resumes, or provide mock interviews. Emotional intelligence > cognitive intelligence. How to maximize the value you provide to mentees. Be open to providing tangible support. Tangible support can be provided in many ways.

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Optimists Are Better at Finding New Jobs

Harvard Business

But unhappiness actually serves a crucial function, signaling the need for change, prompting us to switch companies or fields, or even just motivating us to secretly update our resume at home (just in case).

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. Be sure to ask referees about the candidate’s soft skills and social and emotional-intelligence-based capabilities, says Fernández-Aráoz.