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Follow-up to Consulting candidate with concerns about lifestyle

Published on September 26, 2011 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba

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Last week, I posted my response to a reader who was interested in pursuing a career in Consulting but didn’t know whether the lifestyle sacrifices would be too much. After my response, he sent me another email with a couple of follow-up questions. The continuation of my exchange with him is below.

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DL wrote:

Marquis,

Thank you for your thorough response to my questions. It came exactly when I needed and were a great help in making my decision. Over the last several weeks I have given a lot of thought to what you said and wondered if I

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Candidate interested in Consulting, but with concerns about lifestyle

Published on September 19, 2011 by Marquis in career, career-life balance, consulting, management consulting, professional advice

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This post is all about a topic that concerns a lot of folks who are targeting positions in Management Consulting, the lifestyle…Or, more specifically, the sacrifices in lifestyle that can come as a Consultant.

The email below came to me from a reader who is interested in going for a job in Consulting, but is worried about whether he’d have to sacrifice time with his wife and son in order to do so. Also, he’s curious about whether he’d be a fit for a top firm given his background and personality. Check out the text below to see my response. … Read the rest

Planning for conference attendance – #Hashtags to Handshakes

Published on September 12, 2011 by Marquis in events, guest bloggers, Networking, other sites

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The article below was submitted by my friend Mike “Ambassador” Bruny, who is a successful life coach and speaker on a range of topics including networking, motivation, and diversity. He has a passion for helping people to make the most of their interactions with new people and, as a part of that, he thought the following piece would be useful for the readers of this blog.

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Title: Planning for conference attendance – #Hashtags to Handshakes
Author: Mike “Ambassador” Bruny

September 1st is the unofficial end of summer. School has started, vacations are ending and there is a feeling … Read the rest

Follow-up to active duty military soldier post

Published on September 4, 2011 by Marquis in career, consulting, Government, mba, professional advice

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A couple of weeks ago, I posted my response to a question from an active duty soldier who is targeting a career in Consulting once he finishes his time in the service. After receiving my email, he followed up with another one to probe a little more on the subject. I’ve posted the follow-up exchange below.

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RH wrote:

Marquis,

Thanks! Your advice was spot on and exactly what i needed. I have been focusing my efforts toward Booz Allen because i know several people who work there, so that makes it easier to get in the door.

In your

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