by Marquis | Oct 12, 2017 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Leaving job for Bschool, management consulting, mba, professional advice
The message below recently came in from a prospective management consultant who is currently serving in the military. In addition to wanting to become a consultant, he wants to eventually earn an MBA, which begs the question of which path he should pursue...
by Marquis | Dec 5, 2016 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, Business School, career, career path, career-life balance, Education, Education, mentorship, my peoples, shout outs to me
In the words of the immortal Randy Watson, I believe that children are the future…we need to teach them well and let them lead the way :-). And, this topic is the point of this blog entry. First, a little background… Over 20 years ago, during my Freshman...
by Marquis | Jun 13, 2016 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, GMAT, Joint degree
The email below came to me from a young man that I met four years ago during his Freshman year when I delivered a keynote speech to a group of undergrad business students at his university. Over the years, I stayed in touch with him and answered any question that he...
by Marquis | Mar 11, 2016 | career, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey
The email below was sent to me a long time ago (sadly, in 2012) by a reader who was a grad student at the London School of Economics at the time. Over the years, my inbox has become loaded with messages and, as my career advanced and I had less free time, I have had...
by Marquis | Feb 25, 2016 | Business, career, consulting, management consulting, transition
The email below was sent by a young lady who works in BioPharma and wants to transition over to management consulting. She doesn’t have any business background, so she wondering if there is a way to make the change despite that. Check out my advice for her...
