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It’s amazing what one can learn in 10 years

by Marquis | Oct 14, 2013 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, career, career path, career-life balance, mentorship, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence, Stanford GSB

On Oct. 14, 2003, I posted the first entry of this blog back when I was in the early stages of applying to business school. That’s right…this is the 10-year anniversary of my blog. When I started this thing, I never thought that it would still be going...

Invest in your employees: 4 key reasons to offer continuing education to employees (guest post)

by Marquis | Oct 3, 2013 | Business, entrepreneurship, general management, guest bloggers, organization

Hello, all. Below, please find a quick guest article that was contributed by a marketing expert named Carlos Vetter, who has gained insights from working with several Fortune 500 companies. I thought this might be an interesting piece for anyone who is either running...

Recruiting advice for a European grad student targeting Management Consulting

by Marquis | Sep 21, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba, recruiting, resume

Over the years, I’ve received several emails from folks who are interested in Management Consulting, but doubt their chances of scoring an interview for any number of reasons, including name brand of their academic institution, past/current course of study, and...

Comments on GMAT prep options for a recent college grad

by Marquis | Sep 9, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, GMAT

The email below was sent to me by a 2012 graduate of Princeton, who I met when I returned to campus for my wife’s 10th reunion last year. Since meeting him, we’ve had several conversation about his career and his desire to use his academic background in...

Staying in touch with people as your personal network grows

by Marquis | Aug 26, 2013 | mentorship, Networking

The message below came to me from a recent college graduate who I met through one of my longtime friends a couple of months ago. My friend connected the two of us because we both have pretty sizable networks and work very hard to keep them going. This post is all...
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