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Another techie who wants to move toward business school

by Marquis | Feb 29, 2008 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, peoples. The email below is from another software developer who feels like he’s destined to be in that career for the rest of his life. He’s got an interest in doing an MBA and has asked me for some advice on how to approach the...

Question about moving on from a current job

by Marquis | Feb 17, 2008 | Bschool admissions, career, consulting, mba, transition

What’s going on, y’all. The email below is from a very young professional who has hopes of getting a top MBA one day and is deciding between whether to stay at his current job or transition to a gig at a boutique management consulting firm. This is a tough...

Question from a reader looking to transition out of his current job

by Marquis | Feb 17, 2008 | career, consulting, mba, transition

What’s up, y’all. I’m not sure why, but I’ve been on a tear recently in updating this blog…If I’m remembering correctly, this is my third reader email response in the past week and I can’t remember the last time I did that....

IT Consultant wanting to transition to Strategy Consulting

by Marquis | Feb 14, 2008 | career, consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB, Technology-related

What’s good, fam. I’ve been trying to write more entries lately because I feel so bad about that GSB Round 2 applicant who’d asked me some questions only to have me respond to him after the deadline for that round. I know that this is a side thing...

Software Engineer looking for advice to strengthen his MBA application chances

by Marquis | Feb 10, 2008 | Bschool admissions, career, consulting, mba, software engineer, Technology-related, transition

What’s going on, peoples. The message below is from a Java Software Engineer who feels like he’s stuck in that role and is looking for a way to break away from it…sounds familiar, right? It seems like my “hook” is helping out techies, but...

Basics of a self-guided internship search

by Marquis | Feb 2, 2008 | career, internship, mba, recruiting, transition

Hello all. The email below is from a young lady who didn’t give me a whole lot of info about herself but is looking for guidance on how to find an internship. Normally, I can come up with some good advice because the writer has given me a lot to go on, but, in...
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