by Marquis | Oct 14, 2013 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, career, career path, career-life balance, mentorship, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence, Stanford GSB
On Oct. 14, 2003, I posted the first entry of this blog back when I was in the early stages of applying to business school. That’s right…this is the 10-year anniversary of my blog. When I started this thing, I never thought that it would still be going...
by Marquis | Jun 28, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, international business, management consulting, professional advice, recruiting
The email below came to me from a reader who currently works as an attorney and wants to transition into the management consulting industry. As opposed to attempting an immediate “seismic shift” in his career path, he’s decided to take a more...
by Marquis | Feb 11, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, career path, Education, guest bloggers, mba
The article below was contributed by Richard McMunn, who is a UK-based expert on career development and transition. When he reached out to me with an offer to write an article for me, I asked him to focus on how one might best handle the stress that comes along with...
by Marquis | Jan 3, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, management consulting, professional advice, transition
The email below is from a relatively recent college grad who currently works as a paralegal at a large law firm, but strongly desires to make a transition into management consulting. One complication for him is that he’s only been in his current job for about 6...
by Marquis | Aug 5, 2012 | career, career path, guest bloggers, other sites, transition
In today’s economy, many people around the world have had to deal with the shock involved with being laid off. For most people, being told that their employer no longer needs their services is a huge surprise and can lead to fear, apprehension, financial strain,...
by Marquis | Jul 8, 2012 | Business School, career, career path, consulting, internship, mba, professional advice, recruiting
Hey, folks. The email below came to me from a rising second-year MBA student from a top program, who is currently in the middle of a summer Management Consulting internship with one of the MBB firms. He has reached out to me because he recently had his mid-summer...
