by Marquis | Jun 20, 2015 | auto industry, Business, career, consulting, professional advice, transition
People who have followed my blog for a while know that it can take me a while to respond to emails and, at times, I can fall really far behind in reading my emails. Unfortunately, the email below is one of those cases, as the kid first contacted me in late 2012....
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 | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, career, Communication, Personal branding, real life stuff
Back in September, I did a talk for a group of students at a university where one of my long-time friends is an administrator. The email below is from one of the students who attended the talk and references a comment that I made about my friend during my remarks. Her...
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...
by Marquis | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Business concepts, Communication
This blog entry is a little different than most in that it started based on an email exchange that was pulled from a longer back-and-forth exchange between myself and a college Freshman that I met earlier this year at a speaking engagement. By way of background,...
