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Does anyone have experience interviewing with Deloitte Internal Services? I had my final interview a week and a half ago, and received positive feedback throughout. The hiring manager had positive things to say and mentioned they hoped to make a decision by the end of last week. It’s now Friday the week after. The role still shows as “Interviews in Process.” We did discuss potential start dates, but no salary. Any experience with receiving offers for an internal services role? Is this common?
Hi Fishes,
I have applied for BNP Paribas, Command center lead role from LinkedIn. Though it is only 3 days,I didnt receive any updates till now. My only concern is in one post it says no more applications accepted and other post it says actively hiring.
Please help job id BNP022012.
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It’s basically decades of suffering.
The way I cope is to do tricks.
The “pomodoro technique” works wonders.
Also look up “time boxing.”
And always give yourself an “out” when you make promises on timing. For example, never give a definitive deadline like, “Sure I’ll have it for you tomorrow,” which will make you suffer. Instead, give a vague-ish deadline, “I’ll get back to you later this week on when I can have it ready for you.” Then when that day comes, say “I’ll have it ready for you mid–next week.” In this example, I just gave myself about 5 days instead of half a day.
If you get cornered and they make you have a definitive rushed deadline, offer it piecemeal as a compromise. “I can’t have all of it by tomorrow morning, but I can have the first page tomorrow by EOD, and the rest of the pages later this week, can you ask the client if that is OK?” You’d be surprised how often clients are OK with pushing a deadline a couple days. If an account person won’t budge, it’s because they are too shy to ask the client. A lot of times the client is more laid-back than account people think. It never hurts to ask.
Don’t be afraid to skip meetings. Send a message like “Hey I have to keep working on a few things and can’t make the 1:00 meeting. Let me know if you need anything and I can join.” 95% of the time they’ll never ping you, and in the 5% they do, it’s for an easy 20-second question at the end of the meeting.
When I’m on, I’m really on (hyper focus). I can do things really quickly, or I can take a lot of time but not mind doing it all in one day/night so it seems like I did it really quickly. I have learned to NOT let my team realize this because it sets very unrealistic and unsustainable expectations. Instead, if I finish something super quickly, I hold it for a minute. No one needs to know how long it takes! Then, when I’m “off” it doesn’t really matter because I already have slack built into my schedule. And I deliver as much work as expected (if not more) between these peaks and troughs.
-ADHD Relief Music by Greenred Productions on YouTube is like secret crack to help me focus when I need to be “zoned in”
-using an “intuitive workflow” system instead of rigid scheduling. Basically define and sort your tasks by type (creative, financial, admin, people-oriented, etc) and approach your daily schedule based on when your energy will be right to do each type. (So I have the most creative energy first thing in the morning, so I do creative work first. After 2pm I tend to be tired but talking to people keeps me from getting distracted, so I schedule meetings then.) But you can also decide on a given day that you only feel like doing admin work, and that can be ok, because you’ve still got an understanding of what needs to get done and you’re not going to feel like you’re lacking structure, even if it isn’t the exact same every day.
-body-doubling (this works great remotely, with a work bestie). Start a zoom/slack/teams call with someone you trust (video can be on or off, up to you) and just work, virtually side by side. The goal isn’t to talk the whole time, and they don’t need to even know what you’re working on (or even work with you) but just be present in a way that reminds you that other people exist and not to get lost in your head.
Micro dosing, it really works
single tasking, adding buffer zones on deadlines, and going outside 3x/day at least during the work day has helped me.
I have to say, using MS 365 suite instead of actual productivity and project management tools definitely does not help. Sort of a recipe for poor mental health.