by Marquis | Sep 9, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, GMAT
The email below was sent to me by a 2012 graduate of Princeton, who I met when I returned to campus for my wife’s 10th reunion last year. Since meeting him, we’ve had several conversation about his career and his desire to use his academic background in...
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...
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 | Jul 16, 2013 | career, consulting, Education, entrepreneurship, IT consulting, management consulting, professional advice, Small business
The email below was sent by an IT professional who is considering quitting his full-time position to launch his own IT consulting business. He’s based in Indianapolis and plans to serve local businesses using the skills that he’s developed in his career....
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 | May 7, 2013 | Education, real life stuff, Self-confidence
The email below came to me from a college student with whom I’ve been exchanging emails for a while after meeting him at a past speaking event. Here, he explains how he’s been recognized for being active on his campus, but he’s not sure of how he can...
