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Question about pursuing a joint degree

by Marquis | Oct 7, 2007 | Joint degree, mba, Technology-related

The email below is from an Engineer who wants to make a career change into strategy and finance, but isn’t sure if he needs only an MBA or if he should also pursue another grad degree at the same time. I guess I can add a little context here because of the joint...

Using a grad degree to make up for so-so undergrad performance

by Marquis | Sep 26, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

The email below is from another techie who is interested in business school and his story is surprisingly similar to mine. He’s a Computer Science major who wasn’t exactly a math whiz, got a good programming job, and went back to school to get a grad...

Moving into product management after B-school

by Marquis | Sep 16, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

The following email is from a Software Engineer who is interested in moving into product management at a Tech company after getting an MBA. His email showed me the power that available information about business schools can have in guiding people in their post-MBA...

Giving advice on B-school, career guidance, and a perspective on the value of analytics

by Marquis | Aug 26, 2007 | career, consulting, mba, Technology-related, transition

The email responded to in this message is from yet another former engineer who is looking at business school and consulting. You know, there seem to be a lot of techies making this transition and there isn’t a lot of information out there to help them. I hope the...

Making a career switch to an unfamiliar industry

by Marquis | Aug 21, 2007 | consulting, mba, Technology-related

What’s going on, folks. I’ve got another request from an IT guy trying to make the transition over to business school and consulting. When I started writing this blog, I had no idea that there were so many people out there who felt similarly stuck in IT...

Answering the "What makes me different?" question for an MBA application

by Marquis | Aug 13, 2007 | Bschool admissions, consulting, mba, Technology-related

What’s up, y’all. It looks like the exodus of techies out of IT and into Bschool and consulting is going to continue for a long while. The message below is from an IT engineer who is trying to figure out a way to differentiate himself as he looks to...
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