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Question about the Consulting vs. Finance career choice

by Marquis | Dec 31, 2009 | Business School, career, consulting, Finance, mba, strategy

The email below (or collection of emails) came from an international student wih a Technology background who is currently enrolled at a US business school. He arrived at B-school targeting Consulting as his career path, but has since become interested in Finance....

“Jobless MBAs seek solace in support groups” (from Business Week)

by Marquis | Dec 28, 2009 | Bschool experience, career, interesting articles, job search resources, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

I’m posting the article below because it serves as a sort of companion piece to my Dec. 19th entry with job search tips from The Wall Street Journal. In the article, the author describes the support groups that are popping up at business schools across the...

“Business: The End of the Affair” (from The Economist)

by Marquis | Dec 27, 2009 | Business, Business School, interesting articles, U.S. economic crisis

As some of you may have seen in the media, many observers are blaming business leaders for the global economic crisis. The thinking here is that the “Masters of the Universe” got greedy and tried to run global economies too hard and, when it was all said...

Helpful job search tips from WSJ.com

by Marquis | Dec 19, 2009 | career, interesting articles, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice, U.S. economic crisis

What’s going on, folk. I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend so far. And, for those of you reading this from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern areas of the U.S., I hope you’re all staying warm with the Blizzard of 2009 coming down around you today....

Letter to an MBA (written by my man Jullien)

by Marquis | Dec 14, 2009 | career, entrepreneurship, guest bloggers, interesting articles, mba, other blogs, other sites, professional advice

Hey, everyone. By now, my long-time readers should be familiar with my friend Jullien Gordon, who was a year behind me at Stanford GSB. Since graduating from the GSB, Jullien has become a career and life coach of sorts and maintains his own blog to provide content to...

Announcing a colleague’s new startup for wedding planning, VowDoo.com

by Marquis | Dec 13, 2009 | entrepreneurship, other sites

Hey, everyone. I hope you’ve all had a nice weekend. I’m writing this entry on a return flight from Las Vegas, where I spent the weekend kickin’ it and participating in some birthday celebrations for a young lady who has brought me a whole lot of...
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