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Interesting article – “The Shorter, Faster, Cheaper MBA”

Published on October 29, 2009 by Marquis in Uncategorized

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What’s going on, peoples. Hope you’re all doing well. I’m currently on a flight back to Chicago from NJ and I figured that I could get a little blogging done while I can’t do much else. I probably should just go to sleep, but I know I’d be up all night if I were to do that.

Anyways, in this entry, I wanted to pass along the link to an article that I recently came across about how many MBA applicants are choosing to opt for shorter MBA programs of 9-12 months in duration. Once upon a time, earning an … Read the rest

Techie with questions about career switching after an MBA

Published on October 25, 2009 by Marquis in Business School, career, consulting, mba, professional advice, Technology-related, transition

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Hey, everyone. Two entries in one weekend…wow, this is the first time I’ve been able to do that in while. I’ve been pretty busy as of late because of work and life stuff, so I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write any new content for the site. It’s much easier for me to provide links to externally provided content than to create it myself when I’m on the real life grind. I set the goal of completing a couple of responses before the end of the weekend and now that’s done. I might actually try to knock … Read the rest

Experienced technology professional looking to transition into Management Consulting

Published on October 24, 2009 by Marquis in career, consulting, IT consulting, professional advice, Technology-related, transition

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The email below is one that has been in my Inbox for more than seven months now. I’ve looked at this reader’s message many times over the past few months, but the email was too long for me to want to tackle it any of those times. For some reason, I took a look at it again today and figured that I might as well knock this one out to get it over with. As you can see, this email is not only long but it also asks me hella questions, both of which are no-no’s that I’ve stated several … Read the rest

Really good site providing advice to startup folks from some Stanford GSB 2007 graduates

Published on October 22, 2009 by Marquis in career, entrepreneurship

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Hello, everybody. I’m just doing a quick pass-through to pass along word of a really good resource for people who are interested in starting their own companies. It was put together by some Stanford GSB 2007 grads and is basically a Frequently Asked Questions site for current and aspiring entrepreneurs. There’s not much else that I can say except to vouch for it as having some fantastic words of advice on it.

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Rohin D. wrote:

“Greetings All,

Some of us in the class of 2007 recently started sharing startup advice and tips using this site I set up:

http://www.explainbusiness.com/ … Read the rest

Please update your feed subscriptions to this site!!!

Published on October 20, 2009 by Marquis in Uncategorized

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What’s going on, everyone. Earlier today, I was notified that I made a big misstep when I ported everything from my old Blogger-hosted site to this new version hosted on my own domain. I thought I’d covered all of the bases in the process, but I totally forgot about the people who had subscribed to my site through RSS feeds and followed my updates using feed readers. Those feeds all lead back to http://marquisweblog.blogspot.com and are not updated when I post new entries on here. Looks like I forgot to post a final entry over there with this new URL, … Read the rest

Pursuing a career in Business Development after B-school

Published on October 20, 2009 by Marquis in career, IT consulting, Technology-related

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The message below is from a prospective MBA student who has questions about whether his proposed post-MBA career path makes sense, given his background. He has a tech background (which has become a sort of niche for me in terms of advising people) and wants to pursue a career in Business Development after business school. I don’t know much about Business Development gigs, but I have a few friends who followed that path after earning an MBA, so I based my response on what I learned from them. I hope this kid is able to make it happen for himself … Read the rest

MBA application strategies and tips offered by a fellow Stanford GSB alum

Published on October 15, 2009 by Marquis in application process, application resources, Bschool admissions, Business School, Stanford GSB

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OK, so y’all know that I like passing along good MBA application resources when I find out about them, right? And, you guys also know that I’m all about helping my fellow Stanford GSB alums get the word out about their entrepreneurial ventures, right? Well, I’m going to accomplish both of those things with this entry

I recently learned about an interesting collection of MBA application strategies called the “MBA Applications Bootcamp” being offered by a company called Expert Collective. The founder of Expert Collective is a Stanford GSB ’05 grad named Josh H., who’s got a FANTASTIC story … Read the rest

Great new blog written by an aspiring Management Consultant

Published on October 15, 2009 by Marquis in career, case interview resources, consulting, other blogs, professional advice

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Hey there, everyone. This is a quick entry for me to introduce y’all to a new blog called “Considering Consulting” written by an aspiring Management Consultant named KR. The interesting thing about KR is that he’s a Pharmacist with a PharmD, a PhD, and an MBA and he’s now ready to leave his industry behind to make a transition into Consulting. When searching for information on recruiting into the industry, he didn’t find too many resources, so he decided to blog about his own experiences to provide a resource for others (sort of like how I was motivated to start … Read the rest