Month: January 2011

How To: From Part-Time MBA To Full-Time Consultant

A popular question we receive is something like the following: I've been working full-time for last 10 years at Big Company doing Big Company Function. I recently enrolled in a local part-time MBA program. How do I take advantage of this opportunity to break into a good consulting firm? Before we start, let me put…

Why I Left McKinsey, Part 2

This is part 2 of my 2 article series on why I left McKinsey. In article #1, I explained why I left and dove into what I perceived to be McKinsey and the consulting industry's shortcomings. Below, I'll dig into why I loved working there and the general benefits of a management consulting background. As…