Military to MBA to Management Consulting with Alex Tuininga, Harvard MBA ’18

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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:
Introducing Alex Tuininga (0:00)
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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