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Please welcome our new daily column: "Word Of The Day"⠀
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Choosing a topic for our daily column, we decided our goal would be to invest in our readers and develop their knowledge and skills. And what universal skill would apply to every and any one of our readers? Would be simple to process and apply daily? The English language, of course.⠀
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Most of our followers are advanced in English already. Now we'll be pushing you to the fluent zone and beyond by expanding the virtuosity of your language, enriching your vocabulary and amplifying your proficiency. ⠀
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Extra motivation, for those who need it. Every month we will organise quizzes with awesome prizes. ⠀
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Tune in! This should be fun and enlightening.⠀
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Welcome to our new regular post category: SOFT SKILLS.

Everyone talks about them, but it’s extremely difficult to identify, categorize, develop these skills and sell them to potential employers. Twice a week we will pick up on a soft skill and provide you with insights and useful information on what this skill represents and how to develop it.

The deal is to:

1) Organize massive amounts of information on soft skills.
There are over 90 soft skills. Where should you start and how to prioritize?

2) Provide relevant and valuable sources to read, listen or watch on each skill. We will provide the essentials and save you some learning time.

3) Promote skill-awareness and help our readers develop personally and professionally. While hard skills will get you an analyst job, soft skills will make you CEO. Developing soft skills will provide you with flexibility you need to excel in your career.

You can follow this topic under the following tag:

#softskills@flessibilita

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Let’s begin!

Post #2
What are Soft Skills?

Have you ever thought to yourself which soft skills are important for the job you are applying for? Have you ever had difficulty showing or “selling” these skills in your CV or during an interview? How can you know whether you’ve mastered a certain skill and what can you do to improve it?

First, let’s learn the difference between hard and soft skills. Hard skills are specific abilities which can be measured and defined. You can learn them in a classroom or through books and are easily identified on your resume.

Soft skills are subjective. They are broadly applicable and relate to the way you interact with other people. These skills tend to come from life experience or upbringing, but they can also be developed by self-aware individuals seeking to be more successful.

Hard skills are individual for each job and function, while soft skills are universal. Mastering soft skills will provide you with the freedom and flexibility to obtain any job position, provided that you learn the necessary hard skills.

We will start with arranging all the skills in to 7 groups:

1. Communication skills #communication@flessibilita
2. Leadership skills #leadership@flessibilita
3. Influencing skills #influencing@flessibilita
4. Interpersonal skills #interpersonalskills@flessibilita
5. Personal skills #personalskills@flessibilita
6. Creativity skills #creativity@flessibilita
7. Professional skills #professionalskills@flessibilita

Development of soft skills is an investment worth making! Watch the short What are soft skills?
video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tiy2LONr050
to get yourself hyped for our upcoming soft skill marathon:

#softskills@flessibilita

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Deputy Head of Department
5 years of experience (preferably BIG4)
The candidate should have experience working in taxes and be aware of the international agenda on taxation
Education in law/finance/economy
Level of English – advanced
Communication skills

Starting position
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English – advanced
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Post #3
1. Communication Skills
1.1. Verbal Communication

When considering communication skills, speech is the first type of communication you might think of. So, we’ll start with it.

Speaking often comes with anxiety. Nervousness stops you from thinking clearly and as a result you your speech either becomes too tense or you lose track at all. If you’re speaking to a partner, listening becomes yet another difficult task.

Watch this practical Stanford workshop on spontaneous communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnw168huqA

You will learn to manage any type of verbal communication, whether you’re speaking to one person in private or to the entire audience. It will teach you to manage anxiety, build a fruitful conversation and become an attentive listener.

Video Summary:
a) Learn techniques to manage anxiety while speaking
• Acknowledge anxiety
• Start with a question
• Use inclusive conversational language
• Stay in the present moment, be less concerned about the future

b) Ground rules
• Get out of your own way. “Calling the wrong name” exercise. Good for traffic jams.
• See things as an opportunity. “Imaginary gifts” exercise.
• Learn to listen to your partner. Spelling game.
• Tell a structured story. Problem-solution-benefit structure. What?-so what?-now what?

#softskills@flessibilita, #communication@flessibilita

Post #4
1. Communication Skills
1.2. Body Language and Physical Communication.

Part 1. Working on your body language before and during communication.

Neurologists believe our body is a more important instrument of communication than verbal language, which accounts for only 7% of communication, while the rest can be attributed to physical behaviour. It’s important to pay attention to facial expressions, gestures, the way we sit, how fast or how loud we talk, how close to our partner we stand, how much eye contact we make, posture, and tone of voice— all this speaks louder than words. Working on your body language can help you connect with others, express what you really mean, and build better relationships. It can show if you’re really listening or being truthful.

It’s true that physical communication doesn’t stop when you stop speaking. It’s an unconscious and natural method of communication and can’t be faked. Sure, you can learn certain postures or gestures, but unless you’re a professional actor or truly self-confident, it’s unlikely you’ll manage to take full control of your body and not give away your true feelings, for example, in a meeting.

A Harvard professor in social psychology argues that body language is an effective tool even before communication starts. Watch the following video and learn how to use body language to feel happy or powerful, as your body can influence your mind and affect the level of stress and confidence you experience before communicating. Your body language shapes who you are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

#softskills@flessibilita, #communication@flessibilita

Aspiring management consultants, read this article to get an idea of how an ideal consulting candidate looks like. Put yourself in the shoes of the recruiter and consider this as a list of check-points which you need to reflect in your profile to pass screening and get invited for an interview.

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Great news! Our good friend from MBB and a leading US business school agreed to teach an MBA-style course on Foundations of Management Consulting and Value Creation this summer. Details will follow soon. Stay tuned

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Enrollment for the next Consulting Math course is open.
The course starts on June 17 and will run for 5 weekends.

🎓 Ideal student
- Professional with 3-5 years' experience
- Non-technical background (social sciences, liberal arts)
- Committed to catching up on previously ignored (or long forgotten) mathematics and becoming a quant through hard work

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- Deep-dives on quick mental math, estimation and precise computation, building formulae and equations, logical tricks, analysis of tables and charts
- 35 hours of practice in class (10 classes x 3.5 hours) on Saturday and Sunday
- Personal one-on-one feedback from the instructor
- A dedicated course book with theory and ~500 exercises

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Post #5
1. Communication Skills
1.2 Body Language and Physical Communication.
Part 2. Reading other people’s body language.

Learning to read body language can be useful when giving presentations, during interviews or negotiations, and in meetings. It will help you adapt your own body language and shift your communication methods, if necessary.

When reading body language take the following steps:
1. First pay attention to eye contact.
2. Assess facial expressions.
3. Evaluate gestures and posture.
4. Consider how the person manages the space around him/her.
5. Watch how the person his face or body.
6. Assess the tone and intonation.

However, your interpretation of the person’s body language can vary. Even though body language is an international language, there are only 6 universally accepted emotional expressions: happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, surprise and anger. Other physical representations of emotion might differ depending on the country or culture. For example, in the Netherlands people touch the temple with the index finger to indicate someone (or an action) is smart or intelligent. Touching the forehead with the index finger means someone (or an action) is stupid or crazy. In Russia, these meanings are reversed. So if you’re working with foreigners, especially Asians, makes sure to study their body language customs.

Here are some sources which can help you study the different meanings of body language in greater detail:
• How to read body language. A few of the most common and simple body language examples by Business Insider.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmp_-JByPa…
• Secrets of body language documentary with great examples of politicians during negotiations or famous people in contradictory situations, where body language gave them away.
https://documentaryaddict.com/films/secrets-of-…

Also for consideration:
• Watch the TV show Lie to Me where characters solve investigations by decoding facial expressions and body language of witnesses. We suggest watching the series in English, too ;)
• Body language dictionary where you can find an explanation in terms of body language and visual representation of any emotion.
http://www.bodylanguageproject.com/dictionary/…

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