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This comment was left on yesterday’s post and I thought that some of you might find it helpful.

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Mike wrote:

“As a soon-to-be Ph.D. starting at McK in the fall, I thought I’d offer my perspective. APDs at McKinsey attend a three-week “Mini-MBA” course in addition to the week of “Basic Consulting Readiness” that all new consultants get. You’d also learn a lot on the job, of course, but friends have told me that after an Associate has been with the Firm for about six months it’s hard to tell the MBAs and APDs apart.

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I just received the following message from one of the founders of FreePledge.com and decided to post it on here to drum up support for their team in an award competition. I’m a big fan of this site and, if you have never heard of it, feel free to check them out and use them to help one of a long list of non-profits raise funds.

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“FreePledge is participating in NetSquared Technology Innovation Award and we need your help!
NetSquared seeks 20 projects that utilize the technologies, tools and communities of the social web to create social change. We… Read the rest

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