by Marquis | Jan 9, 2015 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, software engineer, Technology-related, transition
The message below came to me from a UK-based reader who has 11 years of experience as a Software Engineer. Also, he will soon be starting a distance-learning MBA program at one of the top business schools in Europe and aspires to move into management consulting after...
by Marquis | Dec 26, 2014 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, IT consulting, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, Technology-related, transition
Happy holidays, everyone! I hope that you’re all enjoying the holiday season with your loved ones. The email below comes from a person who is currently working in IT and wants to move into consulting. In addition to the traditional method of getting an MBA and...
by Marquis | Nov 10, 2014 | Bschool admissions, Business School, business school rankings, career, Education, Financing the MBA, mba
The email below is from a Chicago-based engineer who is looking at local MBA programs that he can attend on a part-time basis. His company offers tuition reimbursement as long ad he continues to work there, which is why he’s looking exclusively at part-time...
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 | Sep 24, 2014 | Business School, Education
As I’ve mentioned a few times on here, I have had a relationship with a subsection of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business for a few years through one of my long-time friends. Through this relationship, I am invited to travel down to Bloomington...
