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Reader wondering about his chances at a Big 3 Consulting firm

Published on June 27, 2011 by Marquis in Business School, career, consulting, international business, interview advice, mba, professional advice, recruiting

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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

Conversation with Kevin Gao, Entrepreneur and Former McKinsey Consultant

Published on February 20, 2011 by Marquis in Business, career, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, interview advice, notable organizations, other sites, professional advice

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In the video below, I’ll be introducing you to Kevin Gao, a former McKinsey Consultant who chose the path of entrepreneurship after leaving The Firm. His first venture was a company called Management Consulted… Read the rest that offers information about all things having to do with pursuing a career in Management Consulting. He started the business off as a website providing general information, but, over time, he evolved the business and started offering interview and resume preparation services along with specific case studies and job search strategies. Now, he’s working on a somewhat stealth-mode startup in the digital publishing space called

College Freshman seeking advice on internships

Published on January 11, 2011 by Marquis in career, consulting, interview advice, professional advice, recruiting

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Over the years, I’ve received messages from a lot of people, representing many different age categories. Of course, I receive many emails from professionals in their 20′s and early-30′s who are trying to chart a strong career path. I’ve also receive emails from people over 35 who are seeking advice on how to get their careers back on track. And, every now and then, I’ll get an email from someone who much younger than I’d expect, even as young as high school and early college. I’m always impressed when younger readers reach out to me for career guidance because preparing… Read the rest

Question about prepping for MBA summer internship recruiting

Published on October 10, 2010 by Marquis in career, consulting, interview advice, job search resources, mba, professional advice, recruiting, Uncategorized

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The email below comes from a reader who has been following my blog for a couple of years now. She reached out to me a few months back to let me know that she’d been admitted to Stanford GSB and we’ve exchanged a few emails since then. Now, she’s in the middle of her first quarter at the GSB and is a little worried as she approaches the summer internship recruiting process for Management Consulting. She’s asked for my advice on what she can do now to help prepare for her success in the process and, as my longtime readers… Read the rest

Strategic approach to the job search, Part IV – Managing job offers

Published on September 1, 2010 by Marquis in career, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice

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This entry is the fourth and final part of my “Strategic approach to the job search” series. The video below lays out my thoughts on how one should manage job offers at the back end of a job search process. When I considered my full-time job offers coming out of Stanford GSB, the process was somewhat straightforward, but that definitely wasn’t the case when I had to weigh my job offers as an experienced professional. Understanding the differences in these two situations has definitely altered the way that I will evaluate job offers in the future…hopefully, my words will help… Read the rest

The Career Change Challenge – a new career search resource from Jullien Gordon

Published on August 7, 2010 by Marquis in career, interview advice, job search resources, my peoples, other sites, professional advice

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Hey, everyone. My long-time readers know that I’ve recently been trying to pass along job-related resources as I come across them. I’ve come across a new one that was developed my a good friend of mine that I’ve mentioned on this site before, Jullien Gordon. Jullien is one of my peoples from my time at Stanford GSB and, since earning his MBA in 2007, he has created several projects geared toward leading people to finding their life purposes and using them as guidelines for living. He recently launched a new one with a focus on the job search that is… Read the rest

Strategic approach to the job search, Part III – Interviewing

Published on July 11, 2010 by Marquis in career, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice

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In this entry, I present the third part of my “Strategic approach to the job search” series, which with the April 4, 2010 entry. In this installment, I offer a few tips on what to think about when entering the interview process with a prospective employer.

I realize that some of the ideas presented in this video might be basic for some of you, but they certainly weren’t basic for me a couple of years ago and it made for a really stressful experience of interviewing in a totally ineffective way. Thank goodness that I was able to eventually … Read the rest

Tips for a soon-to-be MBA1 targeting a career in Consulting

Published on June 20, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, consulting, interview advice, mba

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What’s happening, folk. I know that it’s been a while since I posted an entry, but please know that it isn’t because I haven’t wanted to do so. I’ve been seeing a lot of happenings on the news and in the economy that I’ve wanted to comment on, but I’ve been SWAMPED with my real-life stuff lately. I’m going to try to get caught up with engaging with my reader community in the next few days and I’ll start by addressing one of the emails that has been in my Inbox since February.

The message was sent to me by … Read the rest