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Question from an Executive MBA student looking to transition to Management Consulting

by Marquis | Aug 18, 2013 | career, consulting, mba, professional advice, Telecom

The email below was sent to me by an Engineer at AT&T who is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at a school just outside of Atlanta, GA. She is interested in moving into Management Consulting once she finishes her MBA and wants my advice on how to think about...

Can consulting firm diversity networks be leveraged while applying?

by Marquis | Jul 25, 2013 | APD recruiting, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, recruiting

The email below came to me from a reader who was the subject of a recent blog entry about her pursuit of McKinsey. As a reminder, this reader is currently a medical school student at the University of Chicago and, instead of going into residency post-graduation, she...

System Administrator seeking advice on launching an IT consulting firm

by Marquis | Jul 16, 2013 | career, consulting, Education, entrepreneurship, IT consulting, management consulting, professional advice, Small business

The email below was sent by an IT professional who is considering quitting his full-time position to launch his own IT consulting business. He’s based in Indianapolis and plans to serve local businesses using the skills that he’s developed in his career....

Question from a medical school student applying to McKinsey

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....

Question from an attorney trying to break into management consulting

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...

How to pass a management consulting case interview (guest post from @ConsultingFact)

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...
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