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Research: Do New Hires Really Understand Your Policies?

Harvard Business

A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.

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How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management

Harvard Business

Many organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets.

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Research: The Benefits of a Pet-Friendly Workplace

Harvard Business

But a new research study indicates that there’s a lot of upside for developing a pet-friendly workplace, including increased employee well-being and collaboration, as well as playing a key role in recruitment and retention.

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How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause

Harvard Business

That means that organizations need to quickly shift how they recruit and retain employees of all ages, including by developing new policies and benefits. Demographic change, driven by decades of low birth rates and increased longevity, is remaking labor markets and economies worldwide at an astonishing pace.

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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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Research: A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions

Harvard Business

What is more, we found that a good corporate privacy policy can shield firms from the financial harm posed by a data breach — by offering customers transparency and control over their personal information — while a flawed policy can exacerbate the problems caused by a breach. Why Study Privacy Policies?

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Accenture Recruiting

CaseInterview.com

Accenture recruiting is a non-stop process. For more information on Accenture’s recruiting process click here. Another good resource on the Accenture site that you should read prior to interviewing is this recruiting and careers blog: [link]. Step one in preparing to be interviewed by Accenture is to get to know Accenture.