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Every time a candidate would put a word “reading” into the hobbies section on their CV, I really loved to ask this question. I am myself a voracious reader, and I love a good discussion on books – so, I would definitely ask a candidate in the beginning of an interview what is his or her favourite book or what is the good book that they’ve read recently. So you better have an answer for this, or don’t put it on your CV :)
As regards to what to reply – of course, there is no right or wrong answer here. Just be honest and authentic, do not make stuff up or mention a book you’ve never read (because your interviewer might have). So, if you enjoy non-fiction and topics like biology and genetics, talk about it. But also if you enjoy adventure novels or modern crime fiction, talk about it. In the end what matters is that you are able to show a bit of who you are. MBB are looking for unique personalities – people who are interesting to talk to, people whose company both clients and the colleagues would enjoy, people who can inspire by their uniqueness. So, do not be afraid to show it :)
George Orwell 1984 - eine dystopische Zukunft gemixt mit einer faszinierenden Sprachentwicklung ("Neusprech")
Der Heimweg von Fitzek, er hat mich inspiriert für das Heimwegtelefon zu arbeiten!!!
think and grow rich
Oh so hard to choose! I have several favorite books for different reasons. For a long time it was Bram Stoker's “Dracula”, rivalled only by Ann Rice's “Vampire Chronicles” and Elizabeth Kostova's “The Historian”. Now, I've been a lot more into realistic fictions so then, I would have to say it is a strong tie between Khaled Hosseini's “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's “One Hundred Years of Solitude”. Both writers do such a fantastic job of bringing you into a different culture and history, and cause the reader to become very introspective. I just relish that!
Warren Buffets biography because of his life and all the management experience stories of Warren in it.
Le comte de Monte Cristo : even when everything seems lost, there is hope and possibility for a comeback
Fooled by Randomness because it shows us, that successful people have are often far more lucky than we thought
The Road Less Traveled - Scott Peck.
This book was one of those life-altering reads. It introduced me to psychological perspectives I could have never stumbled upon on my own, and illustrated it with real-life examples. It really helped me introspect in a healthy way, learn a fortune and was overall an enjoyable read, and was not in any way difficult to follow.
A more beautiful question, because as we grow up, we kinda forget to question more, to get more out of the world and the possibilities it has for us.
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Value imperative by Kevin Kaiser. It made me understand the links among so many fundamentals beyond business and see it as an extension of life itself.
Atomic Habits. It gives a different perspective to look at trivial things in daily life and describes how to use them to change one's lifestyle.
The Ultimate Journey.
It explains the intertwined triplets: the past, present and future.
There are different books, which inspire me and give me input for discussions. For example Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is a biography which is very inspiring.
Midnight Library, I am currently reading it and i find it very interested if you look at your life like the book does
Catch 22 - it disorientates, makes you look at life through a different lens in a comically tragic wa
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I couldn't pick a favorite book, but a book that really changed the paradigm for me in the last two years was “The Horse, the Wheel and Language”, a book that combines philology and archeology to paint a picture of the proto indoeuropean cultures. It showed me how old some of our beliefs and customs are, and cleared some misconceptions on societal structures.
