by Marquis | Oct 12, 2017 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Leaving job for Bschool, management consulting, mba, professional advice
The message below recently came in from a prospective management consultant who is currently serving in the military. In addition to wanting to become a consultant, he wants to eventually earn an MBA, which begs the question of which path he should pursue...
by Marquis | Dec 5, 2016 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, Business School, career, career path, career-life balance, Education, Education, mentorship, my peoples, shout outs to me
In the words of the immortal Randy Watson, I believe that children are the future…we need to teach them well and let them lead the way :-). And, this topic is the point of this blog entry. First, a little background… Over 20 years ago, during my Freshman...
by Marquis | Sep 20, 2015 | Business, career, career path, internship, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice
The email exchange below happened at the end of 2014 and I just realized that I’d forgotten to create a blog post for it. Better late than never, right? Anyways, the sender is a college student with whom I connected back in Fall 2013 when I had a speaking...
by Marquis | Jan 9, 2015 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, software engineer, Technology-related, transition
The message below came to me from a UK-based reader who has 11 years of experience as a Software Engineer. Also, he will soon be starting a distance-learning MBA program at one of the top business schools in Europe and aspires to move into management consulting after...
by Marquis | Dec 26, 2014 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, IT consulting, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, Technology-related, transition
Happy holidays, everyone! I hope that you’re all enjoying the holiday season with your loved ones. The email below comes from a person who is currently working in IT and wants to move into consulting. In addition to the traditional method of getting an MBA and...
by Marquis | Dec 13, 2014 | Business, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, professional advice, real life stuff
The email below is from a reader who is wondering about something that concerns most folks who consider careers in management consulting: the lifestyle. Specifically, he is wondering about how the life of a consultant might impact a young family and, in turn, whether...
