by Marquis | Mar 16, 2014 | career, consulting, mba, McKinsey
The email below is from an Atlanta-based MBA graduate who aspires to transition into a career as a Management Consultant. Her questions to me vary in specificity, from wanting to know how to develop Excel modeling skills to wanting to know about projects/industries in...
by Marquis | Feb 28, 2014 | Business School, career, career path, consulting, Education, healthcare, management consulting, mba, Pharma, professional advice
The email below came to me from a recent college graduate who I met through my Princeton alumni network. He’s a really sharp guy who is interested in a career that bridges the areas of business and healthcare/pharma. In our previous conversations, we’ve...
by Marquis | Feb 19, 2014 | Business, Business concepts, career, Education, entrepreneurship, mba, my peoples
Hey folks, So many people email me and ask if an MBA will help them be a better entrepreneur. My answer is always “No.†An MBA stands for Masters In Business Administration. It was originally designed for managers, not entrepreneurs. If it was called a Masters in...
by Marquis | Feb 5, 2014 | Business School, Education, Financing the MBA, GMAT, mba
This morning, I was contacted by the folks at The Economist GMAT Tutor with a heads up about their launch of a $25K scholarship program for stellar applicants to MBA programs. Along with some other people in the MBA/business blogging community, they asked me to help...
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 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...
