Understanding the Personal Interview: A Study for Managers Involved in the Hiring Process Updated by: MICHELLE HULETT Understanding the Personal Interview Introduction ------------------------------------------------- Personal interviewing continues to be the most widely used method for selecting employees and is often used in conjunction with other techniques such as reference checking‚ weighted application blanks‚ skill tests‚ and psychological testing. There are obviously good reasons
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Information technology alters the way an organization does business. It can “contribute to a robust knowledge capture and business intelligence environment.” (Horst‚ 2010) IT is a strategic asset‚ when implemented and used appropriately helps recognize the broader opportunity without which the organization will be vulnerable to displacement. I suggest a dual approach to information resource strategic management to harness the power of the technology: on one hand‚ the firm should
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McRae Capital Management‚ Inc. Investment Counsel Number 48 April 2007 COMMENTARY Investing abroad by staying at home Putting your money into foreign stocks is like vacationing in other countries: The lure is intriguing‚ but where you go and how you go about it make all the difference. by Peter McRae ost people like foreign travel. And why not? It broadens your perspective. You see things you’ll never see in the U.S. You’re exposed to different people and different cultures
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Investing in TUFS 1. What went wrong with the TUFS investment and what can be done to prevent these problems in the future? TUFS is the Technical Underwriting Financial System and was the biggest distinct outlay in IT by the Northern Insurance Company. They faced the difficulties in first few months and the team found very hard to finish it. The concerns are related with the efficacy and the upcoming prospects for the top notch evolution in underwriting process. Then it converted in to the key
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Case Summary Investing in TUFS The case refers to a company called Northern Insurance and their huge investment on TUFS (Technical Underwriting Financial System). That system was the largest investment ever made on IT by Northern Insurance and it was supposed to assist the company by “streamlining the underwriting process and providing strategic e-business capabilities”. Yet‚ after a couple months‚ TUFS became the cost-center of the company‚ spending almost $4 million‚ and therefore the CIO
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FDI project Table of Content 1. Company Overview and Strategy ........................................................................................................ 2 a) Hermes ............................................................................................................................................ 2 b) Place ................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. Description
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for Sophisticated Investors A Monthly Publication of BeyondProxy LLC Subscribe at manualofideas.com “If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants‚ we have succeeded.” Investing In The Tradition of Graham‚ Buffett‚ Klarman Year IV‚ Volume V June 1‚ 2011 When asked how he became so successful‚ Buffett answered: “We read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.” Top Ideas In This Report Big Lots (NYSE:
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Angel Investing: Frequently Asked Questions What is an Angel Investor? An angel investor is a high net worth individual who invests his or her own money directly into an early stage company‚ in return for equity (ownership) in the company. In addition to providing financial capital‚ angel investors mentor and coach their portfolio companies‚ and help fill in functional or skill gaps in the company. They introduce the companies to other investors‚ and to colleagues who may be able to increase
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Think about having to lie and say you see the devil or else you get hung. This is what it was like for some of the puritans. The puritans had positive and negative traits‚ one of the positive traits was‚ they were fearful. One of the negative traits was that they were strict. In this movie it’s taught to make the right choice. This is explained well in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ and in Johnathon Edward’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. A few other readings explain well positive and negative
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Policy brief january 2010 POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU BY James gribble investing in Youth for national Development Despite the commitment of many policymakers and advocates to addressing the ever-increasing sexual and reproductive health needs of youth‚ calls for appropriate programs‚ services‚ and funding have gone largely unanswered. Youth around the world remain at high risk of unplanned pregnancy‚ HIV/AIDS‚ and sexually transmitted infections‚ even though many small-scale programs
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