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 | Jan 9, 2015 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, software engineer, Technology-related, transition
The message below came to me from a UK-based reader who has 11 years of experience as a Software Engineer. Also, he will soon be starting a distance-learning MBA program at one of the top business schools in Europe and aspires to move into management consulting after...
by Marquis | Dec 26, 2014 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, IT consulting, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, Technology-related, transition
Happy holidays, everyone! I hope that you’re all enjoying the holiday season with your loved ones. The email below comes from a person who is currently working in IT and wants to move into consulting. In addition to the traditional method of getting an MBA and...
by Marquis | Dec 13, 2014 | Business, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, professional advice, real life stuff
The email below is from a reader who is wondering about something that concerns most folks who consider careers in management consulting: the lifestyle. Specifically, he is wondering about how the life of a consultant might impact a young family and, in turn, whether...
by Marquis | Oct 26, 2014 | career, career path, consulting, management consulting, mba, professional advice, recruiting
The email below came to me from an India-based professional who, like many folks who write to me, is interested in getting a job at McKinsey & Company. In this case, the writer has applied to McK before and was rejected without receiving an interview. He wrote to...
by Marquis | Sep 6, 2014 | Business, career, consulting, Education, management consulting, recruiting
The email below is from a reader who sounds like an incredibly driven young man. He’s currently 18 years old and is in the midst of a post-high school gap year abroad after having graduated a year early. In his message, he lays out a plan to start off at a local...
