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☆ 4 tips on breaking into consulting, according to the coaches who help people land jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jobs in management consulting can be difficult to land, especially at prestigious firms. Jobs in management consulting can be notoriously difficult to land, especially for job seekers hoping to join a prestigious MBB firm — McKinsey, Bain, or BCG. According to Management Consulted, 80% of their premium clients get at least one job offer from a consulting firm. Advertisement"There are literally hundreds of consulting firms out there doing amazing work," he said. Preparing for case interviews can be the most time-consuming part of getting a job in consulting.

Persons: Antonia Wade Management, Namaan Mian, Mian, Don't, nobody's, it's, Niam, That's Organizations: Management, — McKinsey, Bain, KPMG, Deloitte, Excel Locations: PwC

☆ Sweeping AT&T outage leads customers across the US to wake up without cellphone service
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AT&T is experiencing a cell service outage in the US. Advertisement"Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning," AT&T said in a statement to BI. Reports of service issues spiked on the outage-reporting website DownDetector around 8 a.m. Frustrated AT&T customers took to social media to complain to the company — or share memes about the outage. ^NiaM — AT&T (@ATT) February 22, 2024Some government services have also been impacted by the outage.

Persons: —, Lauren Schulz, Schulz Organizations: Service, Verizon, Mobile, Twitter, New York Police, CNN, NYPD Locations: San Francisco

☆ More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is coming to an end
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Horses being ridden by work riders during a Singapore Turf Club trackwork session on May 15, 2014 in Singapore. The Singapore Turf Club on Monday announced that it will hold its final race on October 2024, closing a 180-year-old chapter on horse racing in the city state. At the same time, we understand the land needs of Singapore, including housing and other potential uses such as leisure and recreation," Turf Club Chairman Niam Chiang Meng said in a press release. Demand for housing in Singapore has been soaring, pushing 2023's first-quarter private residential property price index up 11% compared to the same period last year. "Young people don't bet on horses, they go to casinos now," Jimmy, a 67-year-old avid horserace bettor from Singapore told CNBC, adding that racing takes place only once a week on Saturdays and at 30-minute intervals.

Persons: Niam Chiang Meng, Jimmy Organizations: Singapore Turf Club, Monday, Government, Turf, CNBC Locations: Singapore

☆ Singapore will end horse racing to make space for housing development
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —The space starved island state of Singapore is bringing the curtain down on more than 180 years of horse racing with its sole racecourse set to be handed back to the government to make way for public housing. The final race at the Singapore Turf Club will be the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup on 5th October 2024. The site will be redeveloped to meet the country’s future needs for housing and potentially include venues for leisure and recreation, it added. Jockeys sprint at Kranji Racecourse on May 25, 2019 in Singapore. Lo Chun Kit/Getty ImagesDespite its long history, horse racing in the city state has seen a decline in viewership over the past decade, the club added.

Persons: Chiang Meng, ” Niam, Lo Chun Kit, Queen Elizabeth II Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Singapore Turf, 100th Grand Singapore, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Development, ”, Singapore Turf Club, Racecourse Locations: Hong Kong, Singapore, Kranji, New York City

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