by Marquis | Nov 1, 2013 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, international applicants
The email below came to me from an Indian applicant who was recently interviewed for an article in BusinessWeek. His question to me is about whether he should include a copy of the article in his MBA application and, if so, how/where he should do so. —– TD...
by Marquis | Oct 24, 2013 | Business, career, career path, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey
The email below came from a relatively new reader of my blog who is interested in pursuing a career in management consulting. He recently completed his Freshman year at Georgia Tech, so he’s particularly interested in the Atlanta offices of McKinsey (and its...
by Marquis | Oct 14, 2013 | About Marquis, About this blog, Business, career, career path, career-life balance, mentorship, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence, Stanford GSB
On Oct. 14, 2003, I posted the first entry of this blog back when I was in the early stages of applying to business school. That’s right…this is the 10-year anniversary of my blog. When I started this thing, I never thought that it would still be going...
by Marquis | Oct 3, 2013 | Business, entrepreneurship, general management, guest bloggers, organization
Hello, all. Below, please find a quick guest article that was contributed by a marketing expert named Carlos Vetter, who has gained insights from working with several Fortune 500 companies. I thought this might be an interesting piece for anyone who is either running...
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 | 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...
