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Wow, I can’t believe I was actually able to respond to two emails over the course of a single weekend…that hasn’t happened in a LONG time. This entry is from an undergraduate who is trying to figure out which career path would be best for him to pursue if he wants to get an MBA followed by a top consulting offer. I’m not an expert at any of this, but I think I gave him some interesting points to think about.

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KY wrote:

“Hi Marquis,

I came across your weblog while I was searching for some career tips. … Read the rest

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What’s up, y’all. The past week or two have been really busy, so I haven’t been able to find much time to respond to my emails. If you sent me an email and it’s taken me a while to hit you back, I apologize…and do plan to get back to each one when i find the time to sit down and write. Fortunately, an internal training program that I helped put together concluded earlier today, so I’m able to take it easy for the evening and get caught up.

The email below is from a young lady who is wondering… Read the rest

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What’s up, everyone. I hope this entry finds you enjoying your weekend. I just got in from the airport a little while and realized that I hadn’t posted anything in a while, so I thought it would be worth sharing a little about where I’ve been. I just got back from Chicago where i helped to represent my employer at a conference for incoming first-year business school students called MBA Jumpstart (http://www.mbajumpstart.com… Read the rest). Rather than trying to describe the mission of the conference myself, I’ll just take a quote from its website:

“MBA JumpStart is a targeted, prematriculation forum

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Hello all. I’m posting this message on behalf of a reader who is about to make a run at the consulting companies and needs someone to practice cases with. He saw the post I made for another reader while ago and thought this would be a good way for people to reach out to him. Please check out his message below and let him know if you’re available to help:

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Sandeep wrote:

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