The London Business School Master’s in Management application essay questions indicate that the adcom values applicants who, at an early stage in their careers, already have self-understanding and the ability to reflect and self-critique. Why? For people who are just starting their careers and don’t yet have extensive real-world experience to draw on, these qualities…
Admissions Advice for MBA Management Consulting Applicants
Are you a practicing management consultant applying to business school? If so, you have several advantages over the general applicant. Mainly, your success as a consultant for a major firm reveals that your work ethic, analytical, and probably team-playing skills are better than most. As a result, MBA programs will probably give you that initial…
Case Interview Secrets and More with Victor Cheng
Management consulting hopefuls, pay heed: Our latest episode of Admissions Straight Talk features the guy who passed 60 out of 61 case interviews and landed 7 consulting job offers. (Yes, I did say 60 out of 61.) Victor Cheng, is now a strategic adviser and consultant to owners of mid-size business with $1M – $25M…
Picking a Career, Interviewing Right, and More Job Talk [Episode 131]
So, what do you want to be when you grow up? And if you do know what your dream job is, how will you land it? We could think of no better person to join us for a talk about careers than Karin Ash, formerly director of the Career Management Center at Cornell’s Johnson School,…
Encore: Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 291]
As this show airs, I’m really busy helping applicants with the end of the year application crunch. And you are probably also really busy, either with your own applications, year-end at work, or with holiday and family events and parties. Now is an excellent time for an encore show. Consequently, I decided to replay my…
Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 251]
One of the biggest motivations, if not the biggest motivation, for applying to graduate school is career enhancement and achievement of professional goals. For many MBAs and some other graduate students, consulting has irresistible appeal. Today it is my distinct pleasure to have on Admissions Straight Talk Keith Bevans, Partner and Global Head of Consulting…
Building Your Consulting Career, and a Look Back at a Tuck MBA [Episode 188]
Today’s guest, J. Kenton Kivestu, graduated from UVA with a BA in economics and history in 2006. Upon graduating he joined Google in product development and worked there for 3 years until he moved to Hanover New Hampshire to attend the Tuck School of Business and earn his MBA. He interned at BCG, but returned…
How Much More Can MBAs Make? Career Switching, Compensation Increase & More
If you’re thinking of a full-time MBA, chances are you’re looking to switch careers. If you’re like most people, that is – because an incredible 87% of all MBA students report switching careers by changing either their job function or industry. Even more incredible, 7 of 10 MBAs reported successfully switching both job function and…
Haas, McCombs, and Case Interviews [Episode 147]
This week, join us for a discussion about Haas, McCombs, consulting, and case interviews. Meet Erin Robinson, Destin Whitehurst, and Robin Ligon, the team behind Consulting Interview Coach. [0:45] All three have extensive experience in consulting prior to starting their MBAs – Erin and Destin at Deloitte and Robin at McKinsey. And all three are currently…
Current Student Interview – Anthony from Harvard Business School
Here’s a talk with Anthony Lallier who just graduated from Harvard Business School and will start work at Bain & Company in the Paris office beginning in September. Thank you Anthony for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us! This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students,…
Consulting at Top MBA Programs
Entrepreneurship is the sexy post-MBA job, but the reality is that less than 5% of grads from top MBA programs start a business at graduation. Per GMAC’s just released Prospective Students Survey Report, 34% of all graduate business students seek consulting positions after they earn their degree. My suspicion is that the figure is even…
How to Become a Management Consultant
Consulting is one of the hottest destinations for b-school graduates and is becoming increasingly popular for PhD and grad students. If you dream of McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, then this show is for you. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Michael Boricki, Managing Partner at Firmsconsulting, for the lowdown on this very unique…
Introducing NEW Consulting CEO Rankings
Firmsconsulting just released new rankings that compare the performance of CEOs from six top consulting firms, McKinsey & Co., BCG, Bain & Co., Deloitte S&O, PwC Strategy& and Roland Berger. Each Sunday, the rankings will be republished based on new performance findings. Here are some points to keep in mind: 1. How a CEO fares…
An NYU Stern Grad and Strat Consultant Helping Vets Get Into School
West Point grad. Iraq war vet. NYU Stern MBA. Engagement Manager and Senior Associate at Strategy&. Co-founder of Service to School. Gus Giacoman, our guest this week, is a fascinating individual, dedicated to helping vets get into schools of all kinds – everything from community colleges to law school, business school and diverse graduate programs….
An Inside Look at INSEAD
INSEAD. The place where graduates speak three languages. And where 40% of graduates go into consulting. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Pejay Belland, Director of Marketing, Admissions & Financial Aid at INSEAD, for great insights into the program and tips that applicants to any MBA program should know. 00:01:42 – Singapore, Fontainebleau,…
What Are My Chances? Adopted Vietnamese-American Teach for America Alum
This blog post is one in a series of MBA applicant profile evaluations called “What are My Chances?” authored by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who started consulting for Accepted in 2007 and worked previously in the Columbia Business School admissions office, will provide selected applicants with school recommendations as well as an evaluation of their qualifications….
What are My Chances? Multicultural LDS Goldman Sachs Operations Analyst
This blog post is part of a series of MBA profile evaluations called “What are My Chances?” by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who started consulting for Accepted in 2007 and worked previously in the Columbia Business School admissions office, will provide selected applicants with school recommendation as well as an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses….
Curious about Management Consulting?
For my next Admissions Straight Talk podcast, I’m going to interview Victor Cheng. Victor has many claims to fame, including: Former McKinsey consultant, resume screener, and case interviewer. Passed 60 out of 61 case interviews and landed 7 consulting job offers. Author of Case Interview Secrets, an extremely clear and well-written book on excelling in…
McKinsey’s Top 10 Go-To B-Schools
As one of the most coveted management consulting firms in the world, McKinsey pretty much gets their pick of MBA graduates. Businessweek recently published an article which provided the top 10 “go-to” b-schools for McKinsey. This year, McKinsey hired 387 graduates from over 100 b-schools. The following chart (taken from BW) shows the top 10…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Management Consulting
This post about Yale SOM and management consulting is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,…
