by Marquis | Mar 18, 2010 | career, consulting, professional advice, strategy, Technology-related
The email below came in from a reader way back during the Fall and I’m just now having a chance to respond to her message. At the time, she was a little more than a year into her time as an Analyst at Bain & Company and was asking for my advice on whether...
by Marquis | Mar 8, 2010 | Bschool admissions, Business School, consulting, younger applicants
What’s up, peoples. The message below is from a college senior who is targeting admission to business school straight out of undergrad. As I’ve mentioned in past entries, it is incredibly difficult to gain admission to a top MBA program right out of...
by Marquis | Feb 27, 2010 | Bschool admissions, consulting, Finance, IT consulting, mba, software engineer, Technology-related
The email below is from a Software Engineer who currently works in the Telecom and Finance space and is planning to apply to business school soon. His goal is to move into IT Strategy consulting with a focus on the Finance vertical and he’s wondering whether...
by Marquis | Feb 3, 2010 | career, consulting, Education, pre-MBA grad degrees, software engineer, transition
The message below is from a reader whose story mirrors my own very closely…He was a Computer Science undergrad who moved on to a career as a Software Engineer, which he has been doing for five years. And, like me, he has lost his passion for that line of work...
by Marquis | Jan 21, 2010 | career, consulting, professional advice
What’s good, folk. The message below is from a UK-based reader who wants to break into Management Consulting, but came to this realization late in his collegiate years. So, instead of building up the standard set of educational and internship experiences during...
by Marquis | Jan 9, 2010 | career, consulting, mba, professional advice, strategy
Hey there, folk. I hope you’re all having a nice weekend. It’s a cold one here in Chicago, but that’s to be expected at this time of year…brrrr! Anyways, enough about me and my shivering…let’s get to the email for this entry. The...
