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Answering the "What makes me different?" question for an MBA application

by Marquis | Aug 13, 2007 | Bschool admissions, consulting, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, y’all. It looks like the exodus of techies out of IT and into Bschool and consulting is going to continue for a long while. The message below is from an IT engineer who is trying to figure out a way to differentiate himself as he looks to...

Moving from an MBA/Consulting to a position at the UN

by Marquis | Aug 12, 2007 | career, transition

This entry is a bit of a stretch for me because the reader is asking me about job advice for a gig at the United Nations. I’ve never worked there and I’m nowhere close to an expert on this, but I’m going to try to break this into pieces and address...

Business and Operations Strategy Associate position available at Google

by Marquis | Aug 7, 2007 | career

I think this is a first on this blog, but I was contacted by a recruiter about what sounds like a great position at Google and thought I’d pass it along. This job sounds like a fast-paced opportunity to be involved with the most innovative company to come along...

Question from an MD considering consulting as a career

by Marquis | Aug 5, 2007 | APD recruiting, consulting, mba

The email below is from a soon-to-be MD who is trying to decide whether to pursue a residency or consulting career after med school. This situation is a first for me, but, given the entry I’d done on APD candidates a few weeks ago, I believe my words might have...

Mass exodus from the tech industry into consulting???

by Marquis | Aug 2, 2007 | Bschool admissions, consulting, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, y’all. I think I’m going to try to go for one entry every week or two from now on to make myself be more consistent with updates because I hate leaving people hanging waiting for responses to emails. I often respond to some emails immediately because...

There sure are some forward thinking undergrads out there…

by Marquis | Jul 22, 2007 | Bschool admissions, career, consulting, mba

Wow, I can’t believe I was actually able to respond to two emails over the course of a single weekend…that hasn’t happened in a LONG time. This entry is from an undergraduate who is trying to figure out which career path would be best for him to pursue if he...
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