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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....

Question about post-MBA career leveling with lots of pre-MBA experience

by Marquis | Dec 27, 2009 | Business School, career, consulting, mba, professional advice

Hey everyone, I know it’s been a while since I posted some originally-generated content, but I hope the articles that I’ve been posting recently have been interesting to read. I was incredibly busy leading up to the holidays and didn’t really have...

Prospective MBA student interested in microfinance after strategy consulting

by Marquis | Nov 4, 2009 | Bschool admissions, Business School, career, consulting

What’s going on, everyone. I’m not sure if any of you are sports fans, but I’m a huge one and have my eyes stuck on Game 6 of the World Series. I was hoping for a Phillies win in this game in order to bring about a Game 7, but Pedro Martinez had...

Techie with questions about career switching after an MBA

by Marquis | Oct 25, 2009 | Business School, career, consulting, mba, professional advice, Technology-related, transition

Hey, everyone. Two entries in one weekend…wow, this is the first time I’ve been able to do that in while. I’ve been pretty busy as of late because of work and life stuff, so I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write any new content for the...

Experienced technology professional looking to transition into Management Consulting

by Marquis | Oct 24, 2009 | career, consulting, IT consulting, professional advice, Technology-related, transition

The email below is one that has been in my Inbox for more than seven months now. I’ve looked at this reader’s message many times over the past few months, but the email was too long for me to want to tackle it any of those times. For some reason, I took a...

Pursuing a career in Business Development after B-school

by Marquis | Oct 20, 2009 | career, IT consulting, Technology-related

The message below is from a prospective MBA student who has questions about whether his proposed post-MBA career path makes sense, given his background. He has a tech background (which has become a sort of niche for me in terms of advising people) and wants to pursue...
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