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Business school recruiting and applying to international offices: round-up of reader questions

A new resource for prospective consultants – this was advertised through the

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Interview with Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog – Life as a Consultant series

The Life of a Consultant series continues. The guest today is Marquis – former McKinsey consultant, Stanford GSB graduate, and author of the popular consulting blog Marquis’ Weblog. Previous interviews covered consultants from Booz Allen, AT Kearney, and Nortel.
Some background: I’ve been reading Marquis’ blog for several years. He is a prolific and insightful [...]

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Interview with Steward from A.T. Kearney Shanghai – Life as a Consultant series

This is the second post in my “Life as a Consultant” series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms such as McKinsey and Bain!
Some background first: Steward was one of the first commenters here at MC. Upon further discussions and email exchanges, I learned [...]

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Good reads from the consulting blogosphere, plus a great site for case interview preparation

Readers will notice that the posting rate here at MC has slowed a bit recently. Have been working on several related projects (the Consulting Bible among them) and will be excited to share with everyone soon!
Later today, I’ll post about “How management consultants assess interviews”. For now, here are some quality reads/resources from the consulting [...]

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10 steps to solving any sizing question – How many baseballs fit inside a Boeing 747?

I hope everyone is enjoying their extended MLK holidays. Occasionally, I come across useful resources that I feel compelled to share.
The McKinsey Blogs Wiki. This is a compilation of blogs by alumni and current firm members. I’ve mentioned Marquis’ blog before as a great resource for aspiring consultants, but the others are worth a browse [...]

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