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After yet another delay, I’m back with a new update on what’s going on with me

At the end of last week, I had two major milestones in my time at Atlanta and at McK. The first one is a big one…I returned to the office to find that my box of business cards had been delivered!!! I know y’all might not think that’s a big deal, but it was pretty major to me…here’s why. During my first four weeks of work, I’ve been meeting a lot of people around ATL and, as we’re exchanging pleasantries, I will tell… Read the rest

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I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted an entry, but I’ve been really busy in the past week or so. I didn’t realize that everything would start revving up so soon, so I’m getting a lightning fast reintroduction to the Real World.

Life at McKinsey is still going well and I couldn’t ask for a better first study to have been assigned to. I thought I would have been brought in slowly, but I hit the ground running from the first day and have been cramming info about the client’s business into my brain constantly. I can’t say… Read the rest

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Ahhh, everything that I’ve been working for in the past couple of years is becoming reality tomorrow morning with the start of my first official study. I was “on the beach” last week and, while it felt strange being idle, I was able to get a lot of little tasks done with that five free days in the office. Now, I’ll be hopping on a plane at 7am and heading to the Midwest for a project that should last until the middle of December. I’ve been told that I’m joining one of several teams working for this client and the… Read the rest

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This is going to be a really short entry because my first day in the office was rather uneventful. I’m starting out “on the beach”, which is a consulting term for “unstaffed”. Over the weekend, I was a little bummed about that, but, in hindsight, it was good because it gave me a chance to do a lot of little things like get my voicemail set up, find a doctor, sign up for rental car loyalty programs, and find a real estate agent (to save me from the drama I wrote about in my last post). That time on the… Read the rest

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What’s going on, y’all. I know it’s been a while since I wrote an entry, but it’s been a busy time for me as I get adjusted to everything. It’s been a tough road, but I have most things in order and am ready to get my career off on the right foot.

My McKinsey career started last Thursday with the ATL office’s 2-day new hire orientation. The biggest part of the 2-day session was getting to know the folks that I was starting with. I came in with a class of about 15 people and all of them were… Read the rest

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