by Marquis | Dec 13, 2014 | Business, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, professional advice, real life stuff
The email below is from a reader who is wondering about something that concerns most folks who consider careers in management consulting: the lifestyle. Specifically, he is wondering about how the life of a consultant might impact a young family and, in turn, whether...
by Marquis | Oct 26, 2014 | career, career path, consulting, management consulting, mba, professional advice, recruiting
The email below came to me from an India-based professional who, like many folks who write to me, is interested in getting a job at McKinsey & Company. In this case, the writer has applied to McK before and was rejected without receiving an interview. He wrote to...
by Marquis | Oct 8, 2014 | career, internship, professional advice, recruiting
The email below is from a college student that I’ve known for a couple of years now. This student emailed me at the end of the summer toward the end of his internship with some questions about how to manage a full-time offer (if one were to come). Check out the...
by Marquis | Aug 22, 2014 | About Marquis, Business School, career, Education, mba, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence, Stanford GSB
The email below came from a reader who received deferred admission to the Stanford MBA program during this year’s admissions cycle. He reached out because he’s battling with Impostor Syndrome, which is something that my longtime readers will recognize from...
by Marquis | Jul 11, 2014 | Business, career, Communication, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, professional advice
The email below is from a guy who I first encountered several years ago back when I was still at McKinsey. He’d discovered my blog and, since he was also a Consultant, reached out to make a connection. He and I have stayed in touch over the years and, a few...
by Marquis | Jun 24, 2014 | Business School, career, mba, professional advice, resume
The email below is from a colleague of mine from Aon who joined the company straight out of college and will hit the 2-year mark later this summer. He reached out to me soon after he started and we’ve corresponded pretty regularly since then. At first, our...
