by Marquis | Oct 12, 2017 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Leaving job for Bschool, management consulting, mba, professional advice
The message below recently came in from a prospective management consultant who is currently serving in the military. In addition to wanting to become a consultant, he wants to eventually earn an MBA, which begs the question of which path he should pursue...
by Marquis | Mar 11, 2016 | career, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey
The email below was sent to me a long time ago (sadly, in 2012) by a reader who was a grad student at the London School of Economics at the time. Over the years, my inbox has become loaded with messages and, as my career advanced and I had less free time, I have had...
by Marquis | Feb 25, 2016 | Business, career, consulting, management consulting, transition
The email below was sent by a young lady who works in BioPharma and wants to transition over to management consulting. She doesn’t have any business background, so she wondering if there is a way to make the change despite that. Check out my advice for her...
by Marquis | May 25, 2015 | Business, career, consulting, management consulting, recruiting
Every now and then, I receive an email that is so short that I can knock it out in a few minutes. The email below is one of those types of messages. This reader simply wants my opinion of which case interview prep books are the best to use. My knowledge on that is...
by Marquis | May 12, 2015 | Business, career, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, recruiting
I periodically receive emails from people who are applying for jobs at McKinsey & Company and, in those messages, I’m asked to provide an “inside track” on how to get an offer from The Firm. As an alumnus of McKinsey, I can see why folks would...
by Marquis | Feb 27, 2015 | Business, career, consulting, Investment banking, management consulting, transition
In this entry, I’ve tackled a question from a pre-MBA investment banker who wants to transition over to management consulting (preferrably into McKinsey, Bain, or BCG). Based on her undergrad school and her current employer, she likely has several avenues to get...
