(Source: Flickr) Anchoring is a common psychological effect whereby people tend to rely too heavily on readily available information (the “anchor”) when making decisions involving uncertainty. To illustrate the point, let me ask you two questions: Is the population of Argentina greater or less than 80 million? How many people do you think live in Argentina? Write […]
I recently had the chance to correspond with Georgia Hewett who handles Corporate Communications for Accenture in Australia/New Zealand. Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. If you are a student, recent graduate or aspiring consultant looking to land a consulting job […]
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Filling the Void
(Source: Flickr) It is a figure of speech that “empty vessels make the most noise”. And for verbal conversation this would appear to be a good observation. People who are not thoughtful are likely to say whatever comes to mind since they don’t think to filter good thoughts from bad, obnoxious thoughts from nice ones. In self defense, these people will often be […]