by Marquis | Oct 26, 2012 | Business, career, consulting, mba, McKinsey, Technology-related
The email message below is one that came in waaaaaay back in July 2011 and somehow got lost in my Inbox. I know that I can sometimes take a while to respond to people, but this was just plain terrible, even for me. Even worse, I’ve got several more messages from...
by Marquis | Oct 17, 2012 | Business, guest bloggers, other sites, Small business, strategy
In today’s entry, I’m going to do a bit of a departure from my normal content post an article with a more general business context. In particular, this article is geared toward the entrepreneurs out there who are thinking of how to ramp up their revenues...
by Marquis | Sep 14, 2012 | admissions consulting, application process, application resources, Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, international applicants, mba, older applicants, re-applicants, younger applicants
Hey, everyone. Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been posting a lot of resources related to preparations for MBA admissions lately. I know that some readers would prefer brand new content instead, but, given the time of year (beginning of the application...
by Marquis | Aug 22, 2012 | Business, Business concepts, general management, guest bloggers, leadership, organization
Lately, I’ve been mixing content about general business concepts in with my usual posts about education and careers, with the intention of providing a more broad base of business-related information to my readers. This post is another more generally-focused...
by Marquis | Aug 13, 2012 | Business, career, guest bloggers, interesting articles, organization
In today’s piece, Julianna Davies takes a look at good company culture, how it is created and fostered, and why it has little to do with earning an MBA. Julianna is a writer for http://www.mbaonline.com, a leading website with resources for future and current...
by Marquis | Jul 17, 2012 | career, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, professional advice
I received the following email from a reader who is interested in applying for a position at McKinsey & Company’s London office, but is hoping to speak with someone working in that office before submitting his application. As I mention in my response to...