# Dennis Gavrilenko

> Dennis Gavrilenko is an Associate at BCG (Boston Consulting Group), a go-to-market (GTM) operator, and a technical writer based in San Francisco. A 2025 graduate of UCLA, he writes two newsletters — Interosity, on careers and consulting recruiting, and Adventures with Dennis, on travel — and builds his own web projects. He has backpacked the Pacific Crest Trail.

This is the personal website of Dennis Gavrilenko — writer, builder, and
adventurer. The site collects his writing, web projects, travels, and a running
list of things he likes.

## Site
- [Home](https://dennisgavrilenko.com): Bio and introduction.
- [Projects](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/projects): Web apps and other things Dennis has built.
- [Mailbox Map](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/projects/mailbox/): Worldwide map of mailboxes and post offices, with collection times. Plain HTML listings per box, area, and country; machine-readable overview at https://dennisgavrilenko.com/projects/mailbox/llms.txt.
- [Blog](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog): Essays on careers and curiosity, mirrored from the Interosity newsletter.
- [Adventures](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/adventures): Travel writing and photo essays.
- [Things I like](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/things-i-like): Books, movies, videos, quotes, albums, and more.
- [Contact](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/contact): How to reach Dennis.

## Writing
- [Interosity](https://www.interosity.co): Newsletter on careers and consulting recruiting.
- [Adventures with Dennis](https://www.adventurewithdennis.com): Travel newsletter.

## Profiles
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-gavrilenko)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/dennisg009)

## Blog posts
- [If this isn't nice, what is?](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/if-this-isnt-nice-what-is)
- [Everything I know about consulting recruitment](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/everything-i-know-about-consulting)
- [How to find an apartment in San Francisco 🌁](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-to-find-an-apartment-in-san-francisco): Tips on finding roommates, touring places, writing roommate agreements, navigating renter's insurance, and more
- [2025 Year in Review](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/2025-year-in-review): Goals, resolutions, books read, and looking ahead to 2026
- [Vibe coding a Strava art website](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/vibe-coding-a-strava-art-website): This thing is nuts
- [Resumes 102](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/i-redid-my-resume-in-latex-and-i): Rebuilding my resume in LaTeX to make it free, editable, and preserve version history
- [How to customize your resume for any job with a custom GPT](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-resume-for): It's surprisingly easy and saves a ton of time!
- [So I just hiked the Pacific Crest Trail](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/so-i-just-hiked-the-pacific-crest): Still alive, baby, still alive!
- [Outsource your minor decision-making](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/outsource-your-minor-decision-making): Make life random for the small things, so you can make life great for the big ones
- [The axioms of existence](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-axioms-of-existence): The shocking nature of culture shocks
- [The pros and cons of DennisGPT](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-dennisgpt): Some more thoughts on the encroachment of AI!
- [Some thoughts on the encroachment of AI](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/some-thoughts-on-the-encroachment): Humans, funny enough, value their humanity
- [Reflecting on my business writing class](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/reflecting-on-my-business-writing): Plus, my final portfolio from the course :)
- [Don't sell yourself short](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/dont-sell-yourself-short): It works great for chocolates, and for tutoring
- [It's ok to be bored](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/its-ok-to-be-bored): In fact, it's probably a good thing
- [Examining the secretary problem](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/examining-the-secretary-problem): When should you explore, and when should you optimize?
- [Are you an excellent sheep?](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/are-you-an-excellent-sheep): Examining the different paths that lie in front of us
- [The best letter I've ever received](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-best-letter-ive-ever-received): What would we be doing? How would we be spending these days?
- [Minimize regrets](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/minimize-regrets): An amazing framework for making decisions
- [The UCLA premium on intellectual service work](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-ucla-premium-on-intellectual): Should we all be doing more sudokus?
- [My first mini retirement](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/my-first-mini-retirement): A guest post from the amazing Cole Hume!
- [Would you assemble a road?](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/would-you-assemble-a-road): And other linguistically interesting musings from the mind of Dennis
- [Why I failed my xAI interview](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/why-i-failed-my-xai-interview): And what I learned during the process :)
- [Ask good questions](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/ask-good-questions): Some personal tips about having conversations from me to you :)
- [Casing 101](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/casing-101): The ultimate guide to nailing your consulting case interview
- [How to study abroad](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-to-study-abroad): The ultimate guide for American college students
- [UCLA Econ 187 Class Application](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/ucla-econ-187-class-application): Advocating for yourself in a competitive academic environment
- [On being well-connected](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/on-being-well-connected): How opportunities fall out of the sky
- [A healthy aversion to proxies](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/a-healthy-aversion-to-proxies): The importance of keeping the important things in mind
- [Interviewing 101](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/interviewing-101): The ultimate guide to interviewing for your first job or internship
- [Durak](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/durak): Writing about playing cards with my grandma
- [How to get experience if you don't have experience ](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-to-get-experience-if-you-dont): Solving the chicken-or-the-egg problem, once and for all
- [Some advice for a college student just getting started](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/some-advice-for-a-college-student): Things I wish I knew back when I was a freshman :)
- [How to join a UCLA Business Club](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-to-join-a-ucla-business-club): A step-by-step guide for club recruitment 🧸
- [Internships 101](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/internships-101): What they are, why they're helpful, and how to get one
- [How consulting works](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/how-consulting-works): A deep dive into my summer internship at BCG
- [The Excitement of Weekly Reports - Part 2!](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-excitement-of-weekly-reports-53e): It is even FUNNIER the second time!
- [My recruitment journey](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/my-recruitment-journey): Sharing my professional experiences and all the lessons I learned along the way
- [Resumes 101](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/resumes-101): The only resume guide a college student will ever need
- [On Maintaining Friendships and Relationships](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/on-maintaining-friendships-and-relationships): A few thoughts on the importance of making an effort for those close to you 
- [The Excitement of Weekly Reports](https://dennisgavrilenko.com/blog/the-excitement-of-weekly-reports): Making the most out of my BCG summer internship experience :)