Been a while since I’ve posted… It’s a bit shocking to think that we’re already 12 weeks through a 16 week semester (75%!). While we’ve definitely had a busy semester so far, it seems like the intensity comes in waves. If you were to plot my “mindshare” on a weekly basis so far, I think [...]
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Another Monday, Another Morning Flight
July 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s 6-something and dawn is approaching. I’m waiting outside my apartment complex to catch a taxi to the airport for another week of living out of a hotel room. Ahhhh…. the consulting lifestyle.
Research in Action Day…
April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Today was a unique experiment by HBS. Instead of the normal class schedule, in lieu of each class, we had the option of attending 20 different 1hr presentations by HBS professors on their research. It’s really quite a good idea – while I’ve been impressed with how the curriculum is constantly updated with new cases, [...]
Tags:consulting·environment·professors·regulation·research·special events
Top 10 Case Interview Tips
February 20th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized
After experiencing some success last week, I thought it might be nice to give back with a few bits of advice for others trying to decide how best to prepare for consulting case interviews. I went to a bunch of the sessions provided by the consulting club & career services (including Case In Point and [...]
First Round Interviews…
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s Wednesday afternoon and I’ve finished interviews with each of the big three consulting firms. Wow! An intense few days, but I feel like it went fairly well over all. I do love that each of the firms hosted on a different day… makes it much easier to go through the grind. A couple interesting [...]
Tags:bain·bcg·charles·charts·consulting·doubletrree·interviews·mckinsey
Investment Banking Conundrum
January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Wow – this week just blew by. Between three cases / day (in class) and interview prep, I feel like the weekend-to-weekend time has shrunk to a very short dash in the timeline. (Like this: – )
I didn’t discuss it much before, but I did receive one of the relatively rare investment banking interviews this [...]
Consulting Case interviews
January 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Interviews are a week away and I’m already intimidated. I was fortunate enough to be invited for interviews at each of the top 3 consulting firms: McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (along with a few others). Which wouldn’t be so bad – I have a decent presence and can tell good leadership, influence, and teamwork stories [...]
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