by Marquis | Jun 20, 2012 | Business School, career, consulting, internship, professional advice, recruiting
The message below is from a reader who has just completed her first year in college and is interested in getting a job at a Big 3 Management Consulting firm when she graduates in a few years. She is seeking my advice on some options for college majors that would...
by Marquis | Jun 6, 2012 | Business School, career, career path, consulting, entrepreneurship, management consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB
The email below came to me from one of my classmates from Stanford GSB, who was seeking my advice regarding a potential job search. Following our MBA graduation, he launched a start-up and has been grinding on it full-time since then. Recently, he’s been...
by Marquis | May 14, 2012 | career, career path, consulting, management consulting, professional advice
The email below came in from a reader who is currently in medical school and is considering joining McKinsey & Company after graduation. His question is about job security as a Consultant and whether he’d be making a risky move by passing up a surefire...
by Marquis | Apr 1, 2012 | book review, career, career-life balance, Education, real life stuff
Hey, everyone. I’m posting a quick entry to share an article that was recently sent to me by Tim Handorf from the team at BestOnlineColleges.com. Tim thought that it would be tailor-made for the folks who frequent my blog because of many of you are in the middle...
by Marquis | Mar 19, 2012 | career, career-life balance, consulting, management consulting, professional advice
The email below came to me from a college junior who has scored a unique opportunity for a summer internship at McKinsey that is unlike any other that I’ve ever heard of. He found out about me through the interview I did for ManagementConsulted.com a couple of...
by Marquis | Feb 25, 2012 | career, career path, consulting, Financing the MBA, management consulting, mba, professional advice, transition
The email below is from one of my visitors who was seeking advice on how to transition to a Big 3 Consulting firm (i.e., McKinsey, Bain, and BCG) in an Analyst role as an experienced hire. Consulting firms usually hire Analyst-level talent directly after school, so...
