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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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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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East Coast Speaking Tour: Recruiting In A Down Market

Management Consulted

We’re scheduling a trip to the East Coast next week to speak at schools about recruiting for finance and consulting. Some of the topics we’ll discuss include: What you can do to enhance your chances of breaking into finance and consulting in a poor economy. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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It’s Time to Prioritize Employees’ Financial Health

Harvard Business

Today’s workers must navigate complicated benefits packages and make critical decisions about their personal finances with limited or no guidance from their employers. Unfortunately, 80% of employees report being financially stressed, and only 28% of employers offer financial wellness programs.

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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. If you want maximum career flexibility WITHIN finance (and corporate financial roles), investment banking provides that.

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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 do you think about non-finance work graduate school, then transitioning through an MBA?

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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. This approach makes it possible to engage resources from different departments (e.g.,

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