by Marquis | Jul 7, 2013 | APD recruiting, career, case interview resources, consulting, interview advice, management consulting, McKinsey
The email below came to me from a reader who is currently a medical school student at the University of Chicago. She has realized that she doesn’t want to go into residency after graduation and has locked into management consulting as a desired career path....
by Marquis | Jun 28, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, international business, management consulting, professional advice, recruiting
The email below came to me from a reader who currently works as an attorney and wants to transition into the management consulting industry. As opposed to attempting an immediate “seismic shift” in his career path, he’s decided to take a more...
by Marquis | Jun 19, 2013 | career, case interview resources, consulting, management consulting, recruiting
Over the years, I’ve had MANY people reach out to me for advice on how to make it through the interview process at management consulting firms [In fact, I used to have a side hustle providing services to folks to help them do just that]. It definitely...
by Marquis | Jan 3, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, management consulting, professional advice, transition
The email below is from a relatively recent college grad who currently works as a paralegal at a large law firm, but strongly desires to make a transition into management consulting. One complication for him is that he’s only been in his current job for about 6...
by Marquis | Jul 17, 2012 | career, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, professional advice
I received the following email from a reader who is interested in applying for a position at McKinsey & Company’s London office, but is hoping to speak with someone working in that office before submitting his application. As I mention in my response to...
by Marquis | Jun 6, 2012 | Business School, career, career path, consulting, entrepreneurship, management consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB
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...
