by Marquis | Oct 12, 2017 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Leaving job for Bschool, management consulting, mba, professional advice
The message below recently came in from a prospective management consultant who is currently serving in the military. In addition to wanting to become a consultant, he wants to eventually earn an MBA, which begs the question of which path he should pursue...
by Marquis | Aug 23, 2015 | Business, Business School, entrepreneurship, mba
The email below was written by my friend Deepak, who I’ve known for several years since connecting online during the “MBA student” era of this blog. In his email, he asked for my opinon about an article that he’d read about whether the MBA...
by Marquis | Jan 25, 2015 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, mba, military, pre-MBA grad degrees, professional advice
This topic of this blog entry is one that hits home for me because it involves something that I’ve experienced: the need to make up for a sub-par undergrad GPA when applying to business school. In this case, the reader is a member of the U.S. military who...
by Marquis | Jan 9, 2015 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, software engineer, Technology-related, transition
The message below came to me from a UK-based reader who has 11 years of experience as a Software Engineer. Also, he will soon be starting a distance-learning MBA program at one of the top business schools in Europe and aspires to move into management consulting after...
by Marquis | Dec 26, 2014 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, IT consulting, mba, McKinsey, professional advice, Technology-related, transition
Happy holidays, everyone! I hope that you’re all enjoying the holiday season with your loved ones. The email below comes from a person who is currently working in IT and wants to move into consulting. In addition to the traditional method of getting an MBA and...
by Marquis | Nov 10, 2014 | Bschool admissions, Business School, business school rankings, career, Education, Financing the MBA, mba
The email below is from a Chicago-based engineer who is looking at local MBA programs that he can attend on a part-time basis. His company offers tuition reimbursement as long ad he continues to work there, which is why he’s looking exclusively at part-time...
