by Marquis | Feb 13, 2011 | career, consulting, management consulting, professional advice
The email below came in from a reader who is currently in her senior year at Princeton, my alma mater (GO TIGERS!!! B-)). She was fortunate enough to make it to the closed list for interviews for Analyst positions with McKinsey and Bain. Her interviews are coming up...
by Marquis | Jan 18, 2011 | auto industry, career, consulting, Finance, mba, recruiting, strategy, transition
The message below is from an auto industry professional who is interested in transitioning to Management Consulting. He has a solid 10 years of auto experience and an MBA, but, during his previous attempts at applying, he hasn’t received any interview...
by Marquis | Jan 11, 2011 | career, consulting, interview advice, professional advice, recruiting
Over the years, I’ve received messages from a lot of people, representing many different age categories. Of course, I receive many emails from professionals in their 20’s and early-30’s who are trying to chart a strong career path. I’ve also...
by Marquis | Jan 6, 2011 | Bschool experience, Business, Business School, career, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, other sites, professional advice
Hello, all. This entry contains another video in the “Conversations” interview series featuring Eric Sforza, who is an innovation strategy and branding consultant. Eric has had a diverse set of professional and educational experiences, including jobs in...
by Marquis | Dec 18, 2010 | Business, career, consulting, Conversations, Corporate executives, entrepreneurship, job opportunities, job search resources, other sites, professional advice
In today’s entry, I’m presenting another edition of the “Conversations” interview series with Iain Lopata as our featured businessperson. Iain is a former Partner at Accenture who left Consulting a few years ago and moved on to launch a couple...
by Marquis | Dec 6, 2010 | career, career path, consulting, investment banking, professional advice
The message below comes from a reader who is considering job offers in management consulting and investment banking, which is a common dilemma for candidates coming out of business school. Unfortunately, the reader didn’t give me several pieces of key...