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USNews.com: More MBA Graduates Will Get Jobs in 2010

by Marquis | Jul 18, 2010 | career, interesting articles, job search resources, mba, recruiting

As many of you have likely read, the job market was incredibly tough for MBAs from the Class of 2009. In fact, I know of several MBA2009 graduates who are still searching for their first post-MBA job. In some cases, those graduates are being incredibly picky and are...

Job-Seekers: Grab the Middle Seat on an Airplane

by Marquis | Jul 16, 2010 | career, interesting articles, Networking, other blogs, other sites

When a friend of mine posted the article below on Facebook, I was about to ignore it, but the title caught my eye and I’m glad that I took the time to read it. As my longtime readers know, networking is sort of my “thing” and I spend a lot of time...

101 Tips for Becoming Your Own Career Coach

by Marquis | Jul 8, 2010 | career, career path, career-life balance, interesting articles, other blogs, other sites, professional advice

In the past few months, I’ve posted several articles about the iffy job market and, at times like these, we all owe it to ourselves to be as thoughtful as possible about managing our careers. I’ve built my career the hard way by making a lot of mistakes...

Upcoming free webinar providing tips to MBA applicants at TheArtOfApplying.com

by Marquis | Jul 5, 2010 | application resources, Bschool admissions, Business School, other sites

Hey, folk. I hope you all had a relaxing 4th of July weekend and are ready to head back into the office tomorrow. I made it back to Chicago earlier today after a long day of traveling and I have a feeling that I’ll struggle to stay awake at work tomorrow. Gotta...

Maintaining Health and Safety Standards: Not Just About Compliance

by Marquis | Jul 4, 2010 | Business, corporate compliance, global impact, guest bloggers, interesting articles, other blogs, other sites

Hey, everyone. I hope all of you in the U.S. are enjoying the 4th of July weekend. As for me, I’m in the middle of a relaxing trip to the great state of VA to visit my family and it’s nice to be back here after several months of being away. Also,...

On becoming a responsible manager (insights from Veritas Prep)

by Marquis | Jun 30, 2010 | Bschool admissions, interesting articles, mba, other blogs, other sites

The article linked below comes to us from the folks at Veritas Prep and is written by one of their senior MBA admissions consultants, Darren Kowitt. In the article, Kowitt describes his view on what makes a responsible manager and then takes that further to provide...
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