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Planning for conference attendance – #Hashtags to Handshakes

by Marquis | Sep 12, 2011 | events, guest bloggers, Networking, other sites

The article below was submitted by my friend Mike “Ambassador” Bruny, who is a successful life coach and speaker on a range of topics including networking, motivation, and diversity. He has a passion for helping people to make the most of their...

Indian MBA student looking to break into Management Consulting

by Marquis | Jul 15, 2011 | Business, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba, Networking, professional advice, recruiting

In this entry, I’m fielding a question from an MBA student from a business school in India. He’s interested in Consulting, but, while his school has great placements in several industries, it doesn’t have a reputation of placing people into the...

Advice for making a career change to consulting

by Marquis | May 1, 2011 | career, consulting, mba, Networking, transition

What’s going on, folks. The email below has been in my Inbox for about 5 months now and I feel terrible that I’m just now getting the chance to address it. Fortunately, the member who sent it is currently employed, so there isn’t time pressure for a...

The art of the elevator pitch

by Marquis | Oct 24, 2010 | Business, Business concepts, career, Communication, Networking, other blogs, professional advice

I’ve devoted several posts to important business topics over the past few years, but one topic that I don’t think I’ve covered is the “elevator pitch”. For those who don’t know, an elevator pitch is a short (usually 30-120 seconds...

Job-Seekers: Grab the Middle Seat on an Airplane

by Marquis | Jul 16, 2010 | career, interesting articles, Networking, other blogs, other sites

When a friend of mine posted the article below on Facebook, I was about to ignore it, but the title caught my eye and I’m glad that I took the time to read it. As my longtime readers know, networking is sort of my “thing” and I spend a lot of time...

The Power of Networking (shout out to Jeremy Wilson and Jullien Gordon)

by Marquis | Jun 20, 2010 | Business, career, my peoples, Networking, other blogs, other sites, professional advice

Hey, everyone. I know it’s weird to be seeing two entries posted from me in a 24-hour period, but I couldn’t wait to get this one put up here. I’m just getting back home after a DYNAMITE meeting with two of my good friends who are also...
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