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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Career Stories: Clare Frigo, LGO 2021

Clare Frigo discusses the impact that club involvement and internships have had on her experience at MIT Sloan. Clare also encourages students to lean into networking to learn more about different industries and make new contacts.

Interested in sharing your …

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Managing Offers with Accelerated Timelines

If an employer has made you an employment offer with an accelerated timeline, you may not know you have options. The CDO is here to help you.

Read on for our guidance on managing this situation, and schedule an advising …

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Which Companies Will Hire The Most MBAs In 2021?

By Simon Lovick | BusinessBecause | January 4, 2021

While many MBA graduates are likely to have experienced job uncertainty since the coronavirus outbreak, MBA hiring looks set to rebound in 2021.

90% of employers have said that they plan to hire …

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RocketBlocks: New Strategy & BizOps Getting Started Guide

Our newest Getting Started Guide is written by BizOps Experts with experience at LinkedIn, Twitter, Asana and more.

It breaks down the BizOps role at both big tech companies and startups, the skills needed to excel in the position and, …

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Career Stories: Scarlett Leung, MBA 2014

Scarlett Leung discusses her path to entrepreneurship and how MIT Sloan attributed to her success. Scarlett considers herself as a “quintessential career-changer” and highlights why a support network was important for keeping herself on track.

Scarlett was also recently featured …

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Networking Conversations: MIT Sloan Industry Advisor, Marian Hodges & MBA ’21, Riana Shah

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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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