by Marquis | Oct 14, 2013 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, career, career path, career-life balance, mentorship, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence, Stanford GSB
On Oct. 14, 2003, I posted the first entry of this blog back when I was in the early stages of applying to business school. That’s right…this is the 10-year anniversary of my blog. When I started this thing, I never thought that it would still be going...
by Marquis | Sep 21, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba, recruiting, resume
Over the years, I’ve received several emails from folks who are interested in Management Consulting, but doubt their chances of scoring an interview for any number of reasons, including name brand of their academic institution, past/current course of study, and...
by Marquis | Aug 26, 2013 | mentorship, Networking
The message below came to me from a recent college graduate who I met through one of my longtime friends a couple of months ago. My friend connected the two of us because we both have pretty sizable networks and work very hard to keep them going. This post is all...
by Marquis | Aug 18, 2013 | career, consulting, mba, professional advice, Telecom
The email below was sent to me by an Engineer at AT&T who is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at a school just outside of Atlanta, GA. She is interested in moving into Management Consulting once she finishes her MBA and wants my advice on how to think about...
by Marquis | Jul 25, 2013 | APD recruiting, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, recruiting
The email below came to me from a reader who was the subject of a recent blog entry about her pursuit of McKinsey. As a reminder, this reader is currently a medical school student at the University of Chicago and, instead of going into residency post-graduation, she...
by Marquis | Jul 16, 2013 | career, consulting, Education, entrepreneurship, IT consulting, management consulting, professional advice, Small business
The email below was sent by an IT professional who is considering quitting his full-time position to launch his own IT consulting business. He’s based in Indianapolis and plans to serve local businesses using the skills that he’s developed in his career....
