by Marquis | Apr 11, 2012 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, Education, mba, Stanford GSB
The email below is from an Analyst in Accenture’s Management Consulting group, who I met through a program where I serve as a coach to consultants in the first couple of years in their careers. During a recent in-person seminar for participants in this program,...
by Marquis | Apr 1, 2012 | book review, career, career-life balance, Education, real life stuff
Hey, everyone. I’m posting a quick entry to share an article that was recently sent to me by Tim Handorf from the team at BestOnlineColleges.com. Tim thought that it would be tailor-made for the folks who frequent my blog because of many of you are in the middle...
by Marquis | Mar 27, 2012 | Business School, Education, Financing the MBA, mba
The email below came in from one of my readers, who is also a friend of one of my friends from Stanford GSB. He is an African-American applicant targeting next year’s application cycle and is wondering whether I had any advice for him about fellowships that...
by Marquis | Mar 19, 2012 | career, career-life balance, consulting, management consulting, professional advice
The email below came to me from a college junior who has scored a unique opportunity for a summer internship at McKinsey that is unlike any other that I’ve ever heard of. He found out about me through the interview I did for ManagementConsulted.com a couple of...
by Marquis | Mar 13, 2012 | About Marquis, Business, my motivations, Reader comments, real life stuff, Self-confidence
The email that I’ve posted below is from a college Freshman who attended a keynote presentation that I have a few months ago. I talked about many things in that speech, including the ideas of goal setting and self confidence. When I saw this email, I...
