by Marquis | Nov 24, 2014 | Business, career, Networking, real life stuff
Earlier this Fall, I delivered a speech to a group of college students and covered a range of topics. The email below is from one of the students in that audience. One of the major themes from my talk was the importance of relationships when building your career. This...
by Marquis | May 5, 2014 | career, consulting, McKinsey, Networking, professional advice
I often receive emails from people who are interested in joining McKinsey & Company and, in those messages, I’ll be asked general questions about company background, practice areas, interview prep, and the recruiting process. That information is basic...
by Marquis | Apr 12, 2014 | career, interview advice, Networking, professional advice, recruiting
The message below is from a college Freshman, who I met earlier this academic year when I gave a talk at his university. Back in December, he emailed me with questions about how to best position himself to pursue a summer internship and the email exchange below is an...
by Marquis | Nov 10, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, interview advice, management consulting, Networking, professional advice, recruiting, transition
The email below arrived in my inbox so long ago that it’s just plain embarrassing. The reader emailed me way back in 2011 and, at the time, I had so many emails that I didn’t have a chance to give him a response in a decent amount of time. Recently, I was...
by Marquis | Aug 26, 2013 | mentorship, Networking
The message below came to me from a recent college graduate who I met through one of my longtime friends a couple of months ago. My friend connected the two of us because we both have pretty sizable networks and work very hard to keep them going. This post is all...
by Marquis | Jan 3, 2012 | Business, career, consulting, management consulting, mba, Networking, professional advice
Happy new year, everyone! Hopefully, you all had a great holiday season and a safe entry into 2012. Now that I’ve had a couple of days to recover from the holidays, I figured that I should get back to posting truth and wisdom 🙂 The message below is from a reader...
