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A Guide to Updating Your Resume When Moving from Public to Private Sector

Harvard Business

How to translate your accomplishments, skills, and potential.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. All in all, we sent fictitious resumes to 316 offices of 147 top law firms in 14 cities, from candidates who were supposedly trying to land a summer internship position.

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Career Launchpad: The value of joining an MBB Firm

Tom Spencer

My friends at MBB firms have unique opportunities, such as travelling the world on client projects, participating in secondments at external nonprofits, or pursuing their MBAs in the US or Europe. Having worked at a boutique consulting firm and a Big 4 firm, I always sensed that the MBB experience was distinct.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits. In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Nonprofit Job Board. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY .

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Joining a Nonprofit Board of Directors: The Why and How of It

The Nonprofit Consultant

Perhaps you have had some experience giving your time and efforts to local nonprofit organizations, but find something lacking in the experience. Perhaps you are looking to add a leadership component to your volunteer activities and resume. Use this time to step up your volunteer involvement and learn more about the group.

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LinkedIn Launches Board Connect Service

The Nonprofit Consultant

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals of all sectors, has just announced the launch of their new Board Connect service for nonprofit organizations. Best of all, the service is free to nonprofits ( business use of the Talent Finder can cost $1,000). So, what could be wrong with all this?

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How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work

Harvard Business

For legal reasons , hiring managers can’t openly say what may be on their minds: that you might be a less committed or effective worker now that you’re a parent and have a “gap in your resume.” ” Unfortunately, when a bias is unspoken, it’s much harder to address outright.