Alex Tuininga, HBS MBA '18, discusses his transition from a navy intelligence officer to Harvard MBA to BCG management consultant. Alex also shares his thoughts on MBA recruiting and social life as a married, older student.

Questions

• Alex's background (3:48)
• Alex's advice to military applicants (12:40)
• Where Alex applied and why he chose HBS (21:00)
• The HBS experience (24:28)
• Social life as an older, married student (35:02)
• The recruiting process (42:20)
• Summer internships and full-time offers at BCG (48:20)
• Alex's business lessons from business school (1:04:20)

About Our Guest

Alex Tuininga worked as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy for 10 years before attending Harvard Business School. Alex majored in History at UC Berkeley and got a M.A. in International Relations and National Security Studies - Middle East from the Naval Postgraduate School. He'll be consulting for the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago this Fall.

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