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Recruiting advice for an undergrad with a background in tech and business

by Marquis | Jan 5, 2014 | Business, career, career path, professional advice, recruiting, Technology, Technology management, Technology-related

The email below is from a college Sophomore that I met a few months back while giving a talk to a group of university students. He’s focusing his studies on topics at the intersection of technology and business and has a few questions for me about how to...

College student wondering whether to hold out for the perfect internship

by Marquis | Dec 27, 2013 | career, career path, Education, internship, professional advice, recruiting

Back in October, I gave a talk to a group of Freshman students in an undergrad business school here in the Midwest. The email below is from one of the students who attended my presentation. Unlike most Freshmen, he was lucky enough to have secured a summer internship...

Question from a college Sophomore about locations for study abroad programs

by Marquis | Dec 11, 2013 | Business, Education, international business

The message below is an excerpt from an email that was sent to me by a college Sophomore who is hoping to select a country to complete a study abroad program in the coming school year. He’s wondering which location would be most beneficial when it comes to...

Advice for a college Sophomore interested in sustainable development work

by Marquis | Dec 1, 2013 | Business, career, career path, global impact, Non-profit, poverty

The email below came from a college student that I met after a speaking engagement last Fall. He spent this past summer working in South America for a public service organization and developed a passion for that type of work. In his message, he had a few questions for...

Questions about how my Comp Sci and Education studies have impacted my career

by Marquis | Nov 22, 2013 | About Marquis, career, consulting, Education, Education, Technology

The email below came to me from a current Freshman at the University of California at Berkeley who learned about me from an interview that I did a few years ago for ManagementConsulted.com. He had a couple of questions for me about the Computer Science and Education...

Question about prospects of starting a consulting career at age 50

by Marquis | Nov 10, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, interview advice, management consulting, Networking, professional advice, recruiting, transition

The email below arrived in my inbox so long ago that it’s just plain embarrassing. The reader emailed me way back in 2011 and, at the time, I had so many emails that I didn’t have a chance to give him a response in a decent amount of time. Recently, I was...
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