A major component of this site is a weblog that has had several lives, from its start as a featured MBA applicant/student blog on a separate site to its own presence on the Blogger system and now to its own domain as my personal website.
As you read through the entries, you'll see me go through three distinct phases in my life:
- Pre-MBA experience: Experiences that one typically goes through before matriculating at business school
- Life as an MBA student: Highs and lows of my time as a student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in much more detail than most would expect to see
- Post-MBA life...and serving as a career/education/life coach to the masses: Responses to questions emailed to me by readers, where I use what I have learned through my own missteps and experiences to help others achieve their goals and avoid making the same misstepsÂ
Questions from a college Freshman interested in Management Consulting
The message below is from a reader who has just completed her first year in college and is interested in getting a job at a Big 3 Management Consulting firm when she graduates in a few years. She is seeking my advice on some options for college majors that would...
Advice for an entrepreneur considering transitioning into Management Consulting
The email below came to me from one of my classmates from Stanford GSB, who was seeking my advice regarding a potential job search. Following our MBA graduation, he launched a start-up and has been grinding on it full-time since then. Recently, he's been considering...
Question from a medical student considering Consulting as a career
The email below came in from a reader who is currently in medical school and is considering joining McKinsey & Company after graduation. His question is about job security as a Consultant and whether he'd be making a risky move by passing up a surefire career in...
Pre-launch start-up looking to connect with business professionals
Recently, I was contacted by the founder of a pre-launch start-up called Flevy, which will be a marketplace for selling formats for business documents. Basically, these formats will be templates that folks can use as a starting point to create their own deliverables...
Beat The GMAT 2012 Scholarship – Deadline: April 23, 2012
As my long-time readers know, I'm all about passing along opportunities for free help with products and services related to the MBA application process. In this entry, I've got a really good one for you guys.
Consulting Analyst requesting advice on applying to Stanford GSB
The email below is from an Analyst in Accenture's Management Consulting group, who I met through a program where I serve as a coach to consultants in the first couple of years in their careers. During a recent in-person seminar for participants in this program, she...
The 20 best personal development books for 20-somethings
Hey, everyone. I'm posting a quick entry to share an article that was recently sent to me by Tim Handorf from the team at BestOnlineColleges.com. Tim thought that it would be tailor-made for the folks who frequent my blog because of many of you are in the middle of...
Quick tips on MBA fellowship options for a diversity applicant
The email below came in from one of my readers, who is also a friend of one of my friends from Stanford GSB. He is an African-American applicant targeting next year's application cycle and is wondering whether I had any advice for him about fellowships that might help...
Work-life balance advice for a soon-to-be McKinsey intern
The email below came to me from a college junior who has scored a unique opportunity for a summer internship at McKinsey that is unlike any other that I've ever heard of. He found out about me through the interview I did for ManagementConsulted.com a couple of years...
Advice on building self-confidence for a college Freshman
The email that I've posted below is from a college Freshman who attended a keynote presentation that I have a few months ago. I talked about many things in that speech, including the ideas of goal setting and self confidence. When I saw this email, I couldn't help but...