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....
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...
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...
by Marquis | Jun 9, 2013 | Business, career, guest bloggers, professional advice
Over the years, I’ve been asked many time about how I structure the task of setting goals for myself. To be honest, I haven’t been very structured about it all…rather, I just set the goal and then run like hell to achieve it. It has worked out well...
by Marquis | Apr 29, 2013 | career, guest bloggers, interview advice, job search resources, recruiting
Lately, I’ve received a few emails from people who are navigating the tough job market and are looking for advice on how to score in the interview process. One particular question that has arisen is what a person can do when he/she knows that an interview was an...
by Marquis | Apr 18, 2013 | Business, career, Education, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence
In the 9+ years that I’ve maintained this blog, I have made an effort not to mention race too often because it’s a somewhat obvious topic for a Black dude to write about. Instead, I’ve focused on things like business school, MBA admissions,...