by Marquis | Oct 19, 2010 | admissions consulting, application resources, Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, Conversations, Education, entrepreneurship, mba
Recently, I realized that I could provide an additional service to my site visitors by presenting other people’s paths into the business world. With this in mind, I’m kicking off a new addition to MarquisParker.com, “Conversations”, an...
by Marquis | Oct 16, 2010 | Business, Business research, career, career path, Corporate executives, organization, Stanford GSB
The article linked below is from the Stanford GSB Monthly Newsletter and describes some really interesting research from Professor Edward Lazear, who is a world renown labor economist and a former Chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors under Pres. George Bush....
by Marquis | Oct 3, 2010 | Business, career, Corporate executives, interesting articles, organization, other blogs, other sites
Back when I was applying to business school, I thought that I didn’t have a legitimate shot because I had no background in business. Until then, my professional career had consisted of several years’ worth of plugging away at Java code and an academic...
by Marquis | Sep 11, 2010 | Bschool experience, Business, Business School, career, career path, interesting articles, mba, professional advice
OK, I know what you might be thinking after seeing the title of this entry…”What the hell is Marquis thinking in saying that an MBA is a waste of time and money”. Before running too hard on that line of thought, let’s slow down and take a step...
by Marquis | Sep 7, 2010 | Business, Business School, business school rankings, career, Financing the MBA, interesting articles, mba, professional advice
The article below is about a topic that will likely interest most readers of this site: post-MBA salaries. Specifically, the article focuses on research that reveals a high correlation between attending top business schools and earning high post-MBA salaries. This...
by Marquis | Aug 29, 2010 | Business, career, consulting, Education
The email below is from a rising college senior who is majoring in Economics and is considering adding Accounting as a second major. He doesn’t know what he wants to do career-wise, but he is interested in Consulting as a possible destination after he graduates....
