by Marquis | Oct 23, 2011 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, mba
In the email below, a reader asks for my advice in comparing his 2 job offers coming out of undergrad: an assistant brand management role at Procter & Gamble and a position at a boutique consultancy focused on technology, media, and telecom. I was humbled but a...
by Marquis | Oct 9, 2011 | About Marquis, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, professional advice
Man, I love it when college kids hit me up with questions because I’m often surprised by how insightful those questions are. During my undergrad days, I didn’t have a clue about career issues and didn’t even know to ask about things that kids contact...
by Marquis | Aug 22, 2011 | career, career path, consulting, management consulting, mba, professional advice, recruiting, transition
The email below came in from an active duty soldier in the U.S. Air Force who is interested in pursuing a career in Consulting after his time in the service ends next year. He’s close to completing his MBA at a non-top-tier MBA program (he has done his...
by Marquis | Aug 14, 2011 | career, career path, consulting
The message below comes from a recent college graduate in Turkey who has a bit of Consulting experience under his belt as a summer intern for Accenture. Now that he’s graduated, he’s considering 2 options to start his full-time career: Accenture and a new...
by Marquis | Jun 2, 2011 | Business, career, career path, Conversations, music industry, my peoples
In this entry, you’ll be introduced to a young business professional named Josh Savage, a Global Benefits Consultant at a huge multinational firm in Atlanta. So far, he’s done some interesting things in his career, but, in my opinion, the most interesting...
by Marquis | Apr 19, 2011 | Business, career, career path, Conversations, entrepreneurship, professional advice, Technology
In this entry, we’ll be talking to a Seattle-based business professional named Kenji Crosland, who is an entrepreneur and search-engine optimization expert. Kenji currently serves an “SEO Samurai” for Teachstreet.com, a startup that brings motivated...