by Marquis | Feb 3, 2010 | career, consulting, Education, pre-MBA grad degrees, software engineer, transition
The message below is from a reader whose story mirrors my own very closely…He was a Computer Science undergrad who moved on to a career as a Software Engineer, which he has been doing for five years. And, like me, he has lost his passion for that line of work...
by Marquis | Jan 26, 2010 | career, interesting articles, job search resources, notable organizations, other blogs, other sites, recruiting
The article below comes to us from the team over at Doostang. My long-time readers will recognize the Doostang name because it is the career search site founded by one of my close friends from my class at Stanford GSB. Since its launch a few years ago, Doostang has...
by Marquis | Jan 25, 2010 | Bschool experience, Business School, interesting articles, mba, other blogs, other sites, Stanford GSB
Hi, everybody. I’m making a quick post to pass along an article from the team over at Veritas Prep, the GMAT preparation company. The article gives a quick rundown of six courses that many alums of Stanford GSB would consider to be “must-have”...
by Marquis | Jan 24, 2010 | application process, Bschool admissions, Bschool experience, Business School, mba
Hey, everyone. I hope you’re all having a good weekend so far. The submission below is from a reader who broke one of my “rules of engagement” by following up his initial email with another one basically asking me “Why is it taking you so long...
by Marquis | Jan 21, 2010 | career, consulting, professional advice
What’s good, folk. The message below is from a UK-based reader who wants to break into Management Consulting, but came to this realization late in his collegiate years. So, instead of building up the standard set of educational and internship experiences during...
by Marquis | Jan 17, 2010 | Business School, Financing the MBA, mba
One of the casualties of the economic downturn has been student loan programs for international students who attend U.S. business schools. I’ve heard several stories over the past year about foreign MBA applicants choosing not to apply to U.S. schools because of...
