by Marquis | Mar 26, 2011 | Business, Business School, career, career-life balance, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, Leaving job for Bschool, mba, my peoples, professional advice, Stanford GSB, strategy, transition
In this entry, you’ll be introduced to Tanisha Drummer, a Strategy professional and former Management Consultant. Tanisha is a friend of mine from my years at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has done some really interesting things in her career....
by Marquis | Jan 18, 2011 | auto industry, career, consulting, Finance, mba, recruiting, strategy, transition
The message below is from an auto industry professional who is interested in transitioning to Management Consulting. He has a solid 10 years of auto experience and an MBA, but, during his previous attempts at applying, he hasn’t received any interview...
by Marquis | Nov 4, 2010 | career, career path, interesting articles, other sites, transition
In some of my recent issues, I’ve tried to share the lesson that people can come from a variety of backgrounds and still have successful business careers. Many visitors to this site are aiming for drastic career transitions into business, but conventional wisdom...
by Marquis | Apr 4, 2010 | About Marquis, career, career path, interview advice, job search resources, professional advice, transition
Hello, everyone. I’d like to start this entry by wishing everyone a Happy Easter. I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday remembers the true reason for the celebration and is able to be with loved ones on this family-focused holiday. Unfortunately, I...
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 | Dec 30, 2009 | About Marquis, career, Education, shout outs to me, transition
The email for this entry comes from an MBA aspirant who is trying to decide between applying for Stanford’s MBA/MA.Ed program or the JD/MBA program, but his email has nothing to do with questions about either kind of program. Rather, he’s wondering what my...
