by Marquis | Apr 9, 2013 | APD recruiting, career, consulting, recruiting
The email below came to be a while back from an engineering grad student from France who reached out to me for my read on his chances of getting a summer internship in management consulting. In his eyes, the fact that he’s studying engineering is a big minus on...
by Marquis | Feb 14, 2013 | career, case interview resources, consulting, other sites
Over the years, I’ve made a habit of sharing information about new resources that I think might be interesting to the audience for this blog, whether they are focused on grad school admissions, career search, or career preparation. This entry is a quickie to...
by Marquis | Jan 13, 2013 | career, consulting, professional advice, transition
The email below came to me from a recent college graduate who wants to make a transition into management consulting. He majored in Chemical Engineering and went into a pharma company right out of college. Now, he’s realized that consulting is the right path for...
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 | Dec 22, 2012 | Business, career, consulting, McKinsey
The email below came to me from a reader who is currently an Analyst at a large management consulting firm. She has aspirations of pursuing an MBA (I learned that from a face-to-face conversation, not the email below) and is wondering what learnings gained from my...
by Marquis | Oct 26, 2012 | Business, career, consulting, mba, McKinsey, Technology-related
The email message below is one that came in waaaaaay back in July 2011 and somehow got lost in my Inbox. I know that I can sometimes take a while to respond to people, but this was just plain terrible, even for me. Even worse, I’ve got several more messages from...
