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Charity/voluntary talks policy

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Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Jan 02, 2022

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the charitable engagement! This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it: Normally, ... (read entire answer)

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To Add or Not To Add Volunteer Experience in Cover Letter

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on May 05, 2017

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Hi Amy Vann, in order to understand if it could make sense to add your volunteer experience in the cover letter, let’s start with what a good cover letter should include. Generally speaking, a cover letter should addr ... (read entire answer)

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Which extracurricular activities best for MBB entry?

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Mar 05, 2018

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Hi, I will look at the following buckets sorted by priority: Launching your own venture and entrepreneurial activities (even failing them is fine) Grants / scholarships - even better if related to some research ... (read entire answer)

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