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Question from an IT Engineer looking at an MBA and consulting

by Marquis | Oct 26, 2008 | Bschool admissions, Business School, career, consulting, Technology-related

What’s going on, everyone. I’m writing this entry from the great state of VA, where I’m visiting my family for the weekend. I know I’ve been bringing up the election a lot lately, but it’s because this is probably the most important...

Answering several user emails in a single entry

by Marquis | Aug 2, 2008 | APD recruiting, application process, Bschool admissions, consulting, other blogs, professional advice, recruiting, Technology-related, venture capital

What’s good, everyone. Recently, I’ve had a few emails asking relatively straightforward questions that I’ve been able to crank out pretty quickly. I thought about making separate entries for them, but each would have been so short that it made more...

Techie with an MBA trying to transition into Consulting

by Marquis | Apr 6, 2008 | career, consulting, Technology-related, transition, venture capital

What’s good, y’all. I’d like to start this entry by making another request for people to take the time to read through the past entries on here before emailing me with a question. I’ve gotten a lot of emails lately on topics that I wrote...

Another techie who wants to move toward business school

by Marquis | Feb 29, 2008 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, peoples. The email below is from another software developer who feels like he’s destined to be in that career for the rest of his life. He’s got an interest in doing an MBA and has asked me for some advice on how to approach the...

IT Consultant wanting to transition to Strategy Consulting

by Marquis | Feb 14, 2008 | career, consulting, mba, recruiting, Stanford GSB, Technology-related

What’s good, fam. I’ve been trying to write more entries lately because I feel so bad about that GSB Round 2 applicant who’d asked me some questions only to have me respond to him after the deadline for that round. I know that this is a side thing...

Software Engineer looking for advice to strengthen his MBA application chances

by Marquis | Feb 10, 2008 | Bschool admissions, career, consulting, mba, software engineer, Technology-related, transition

What’s going on, peoples. The message below is from a Java Software Engineer who feels like he’s stuck in that role and is looking for a way to break away from it…sounds familiar, right? It seems like my “hook” is helping out techies, but...
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