Questions from a college Freshman interested in Management Consulting

Categories: Business School, career, consulting, internship, professional advice, recruiting

The message below is from a reader who has just completed her first year in college and is interested in getting a job at a Big 3 Management Consulting firm when she graduates in a few years. She is seeking my advice on some options for college majors that would position her well to attract the attention of these firms in the recruiting process.

As I’ve mentioned before, I really like it when kids are thinking about career issues this early in the game. I hope my tips were helpful to her.

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KT wrote:

Hello!

I just wanted to

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Advice for an entrepreneur considering transitioning into Management Consulting

Categories: Business School, career, career path, consulting, entrepreneurship, management consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB

The email below came to me from one of my classmates from Stanford GSB, who was seeking my advice regarding a potential job search. Following our MBA graduation, he launched a start-up and has been grinding on it full-time since then. Recently, he’s been considering making a career transition, using his entrepreneurial experience as a launchpad into role in Management Consulting.

Given my experiences as a former Consultant, he reached out for my perspective on this proposed action. What he’s thinking about isn’t exactly the traditional path into Consulting, but it certainly is not impossible. Check out my response below … Read the rest