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Employee Surveys Are Still One of the Best Ways to Measure Engagement

Harvard Business

Once upon a time, surveys were a staple for every leader to solicit feedback and every company to assess engagement. But now, surveys are starting to look like diesel trucks collecting dust in the age of electric cars. Surveys are still great predictors of behavior. Surveys give employees the chance to feel heard.

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Leadership Edge: Your Soft Skills Set You Apart

Tom Spencer

LinkedIn s 2024 survey revealed that 9 out of 10 global executives rank soft skills as more critical than ever, listing them as the #1 most in-demand skill. Incorporate these impact-driven statements into your resume, LinkedIn profile, and networking conversations to ensure your value is clear to prospective employers and stakeholders.

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Networking How To – Building Your Consulting Asset File

Management Consulted

In May, we did a survey of our subscriber list and the #1 topic you want to know more about is networking. Your asset file consists of the names of anyone and everyone who can help you – either directly or indirectly – get a job in management consulting. resumes, interviews, etc.) Professors.

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Employers Struggle to Find Qualified Graduates: Poorly Written Resumes to Blame?

MishTalk

Are poor resumes to blame? Nine out of 10 companies surveyed by the Association of Graduate Recruiters are struggling to fill all their vacancies, it concludes. The AGR surveyed 68 top companies – with 87 per cent reporting unfilled vacancies. Employers cannot find qualified graduates.

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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes. (Chapter 4, Part 1.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Timmy: "Yeah, hi Ralph, your resume came across my desk, and I was interested in hearing about your work experience.". Wow, you managed all that, that sounds great?!

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Don’t Give Up on Unconscious Bias Training — Make It Better

Harvard Business

It turns out that trainings can be an effective mechanism for educating employees and inspiring behavior change: our post-training surveys indicate that 96% of participants leave intending to engage in behaviors to reduce bias. It’s important that training make clear the importance of managing bias and offer strategies to do so.

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Evidence That Minorities Perform Worse Under Biased Managers

Harvard Business

When identical resumes — one with the name Emily and one with the name Lakisha, for example — are sent to job openings, Emily’s resume gets substantially more callbacks. In other words, managers’ biases can become self-fulfilling prophecies.