by Marquis | Aug 4, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, Education, international applicants, mba, older applicants, Technology
The email below was sent to me by a long-time reader of this blog. He currently works for an IT firm in India and has an educational background with a foundation in Technology. He is interested in pursuing an MBA, but, due to family constraints, he can’t...
by Marquis | Jun 1, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Leaving job for Bschool, mba, pre-mba summer, Stanford GSB
Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with friends and contacts from different parts of your life. It also provides a way for people who’d like to get in contact with you to do so. One thing that I learned today is that Facebook isn’t exactly a...
by Marquis | Mar 23, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, international applicants, mba
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of people email me with questions about whether their profiles seem competitive for admissions to a top business school. Although I’ve never worked for an MBA admissions office, I always give them my honest read on things and...
by Marquis | Mar 14, 2013 | career, Education, guest bloggers, mba, pre-MBA grad degrees
Many of my past blog entries have been targeted at people who are either applying to business school or intend to do so in the near future. But, what about if you don’t know whether business school (or any grad program, for that matter) is right for you? In that...
by Marquis | Feb 20, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, Education, leadership, mba, my peoples, Personal branding
People who have read this blog over the years should know that I enjoy sharing advice with folks who are applying to business school. One thing that may not have been as apparent is that I have lots of friends with a similar passion for mentorship and a willingness to...
by Marquis | Feb 11, 2013 | Business, Business School, career, career path, Education, guest bloggers, mba
The article below was contributed by Richard McMunn, who is a UK-based expert on career development and transition. When he reached out to me with an offer to write an article for me, I asked him to focus on how one might best handle the stress that comes along with...
