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The email below comes from a reader who has his eyes set on McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, but is worried because his background is somewhat non-traditional. He’s earning an International MBA at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business and doesn’t have much work experience. I’ve been contacted by several people in a similar situation to his before, so I’ve thought a lot about these types of situations. I can’t say that my read on his situation is THE answer on the topic, but it is a perspective that might be helpful to him. Now, we just have… Read the rest

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In this entry, you’ll be introduced to a young business professional named Josh Savage… Read the rest, a Global Benefits Consultant at a huge multinational firm in Atlanta. So far, he’s done some interesting things in his career, but, in my opinion, the most interesting thing about him is that he’s a hip-hop artist and is 100% committed to that as his future path. If you spend 5 minutes with him, you’ll realize that his personality is not like most other folks in his corporate line of work and, given his sense of style and “swag”, he’s more of a “Pharell Williams”-type

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