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In 1999 I was about a year from graduating with my PhD at Stanford University. I applied for a job at McKinsey. Sentences 2-4 nail it. [Thread]

"The power industry fascinates me because, in my opinion, energy is the most fundamental commodity in modern society." Image
Before developing countries can access the internet, pave roads, or efficiently harvest crops, they require energy. Moreover, the combination of deregulation and active investment in developing regions of the world make for an exciting industry that should be enduring...
...significant growth over the next decade."

I still agree with what I wrote 21 years ago. Oh, McKinsey rejected me. Thank goodness. My life would have been so different. [END]
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