THINKING FORWARD – Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management

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+ THREE INSIGHTS FOR THE WEEK
January 31 – February 6, 2021

1. By multiple estimates, some 80% to 90% of data is unstructured — think text, …

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7 Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer in Any Data Science Interview

By Nikki Carter | The Muse

With the massive push toward using meaningful data—not to mention the tremendous amount of data produced thanks to new technologies—it only makes sense that a new segment of workers would be needed to manage and …

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What Size Company Is Right for You?

By Neal Shyam | The Muse

Last year, after a decade of working at small startups, I set my sights on larger, established companies: Series Bs, recent IPOs, and the Fortune 500. Recently married, in my mid-30s, and staring down a …

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5 Steps to Writing a Cover Letter as a Career Changer (With Samples!)

By Jaclyn Westlake | The Muse

Making a career change can be exciting, but it’s not without its challenges—like, for example, that some less open-minded hiring managers might have a hard time understanding how your work history fits with their current …

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International Curriculum Vitae Example and Writing Tips

By Alison Doyle | The Balance Careers

If you’re seeking a job outside of the United States, be aware that many employers will ask you for a curriculum vitae (CV), perhaps with an accompanying profile, rather than for a resume. In …

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Five Ways to Invest in Your Career Right Now

By Rebecca Zucker | Next Step Partners

I’m hearing from a lot of clients who are realizing that they need to give some attention to their career plans. What I’ve been telling them is that the best time to start is …

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8 Steps to an Utterly Successful Career Change

By Jenny Foss | The Muse

More than a decade ago, I made a career pivot from corporate communications director to almost-all-commission recruiter. I took uncalculated risks and managed just about every aspect of the transition in a haphazard manner. Fortunately, …

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7 Ways Job Searching Will Be Different in 2021 (and How You Can Adapt)

By Jaclyn Westlake | The Muse

I know everyone is tired of hearing the words “unprecedented” and “2020” together. So I’m going to say that this last year was…extremely unordinary. And it’s probably safe to say that many of us are …

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New RocketBlocks Features: Consulting case mode + Analytics module

RocketBlocks has launched 2 new features included in the current MIT Sloan license and available now:

Consulting case mode

These new drills take you through the end-to-end journey of a case interview – through the steps of building a structure, …

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Judge’s Order Will Save OPT For International Students

By Stuart Anderson | Forbes | December 1, 2020

In a victory for employers, universities and international students, a lawsuit aimed at preventing foreign students from working on Optional Practical Training (OPT) is over. A federal district court judge announced he plans …

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