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Question about career prospects at the intersection of IT Strategy and Finance

Published on February 27, 2010 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, consulting, Finance, IT consulting, mba, software engineer, Technology-related

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The email below is from a Software Engineer who currently works in the Telecom and Finance space and is planning to apply to business school soon. His goal is to move into IT Strategy consulting with a focus on the Finance vertical and he’s wondering whether there will be any jobs in that area once he finishes his MBA. I’m far from an expert at the intersection between IT Strategy and Finance, but I tried my best to give him a good response.

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AM wrote wrote:

Hi Marquis,

I’ am a software engineer with over 4 years work ex

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Opportunity to win a free Kaplan GMAT or GRE test prep course from TeachStreet

Published on February 25, 2010 by Marquis in application process, application resources, Bschool admissions

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Hey, everyone. This is a quick entry to let you all know about a contest being run by the folks over at TeachStreet with the grand prize being a free Kaplan GMAT or GRE test prep course. Check out the text below for a link and more information on the contest.

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For more information, click this link: Information about contest at TeachStreet to win a free GMAT or GRE course

Intro text about the opportunity:

Thinking about going back to school? Ready to start the next step in your journey to a graduate degree? We’re here to help! In

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MBA aspirant from Spain seeking advice about GPA

Published on February 20, 2010 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions, international applicants, mba

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The message below is from one of my Platinum members from Spain who has some con cerns about how his GPA will affect his applications to U.S. business schools. Apparently, the grading system at Spanish universities doesn’t translate well to the traditional 4.0-scale used by most U.S. universities. The reader is asking for my perspective on his situation and is wondering if I have any specific advice for him on how to approach his issue. Let’s hope that my response gives him something to work off of in his applications.

By the way, I recently learned about a Twitter-related phenomenon … Read the rest

100 Best Twitter Feeds to Follow for International Business

Published on February 18, 2010 by Marquis in global impact, guest bloggers, interesting articles, international business, other blogs

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What’s going on, folk. By now, I’m sure all of you have heard of Twitter and have been using it to follow different topics and random thoughts from people all over the Web. Well, I must admit that I’m WAAAAAAAY behind in my use of Twitter as a tool and as a way to learn about business from all angles. This realization became solidified when I was made aware of the following blog entry from OnlineDegree.net a few days ago.

The blog entry below was written by Anna Miller, the founder of OnlineDegree.net and lists the 100 best Twitter feeds … Read the rest

The Difference Between a Traditional MBA and an EMBA

Published on February 10, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, guest bloggers, mba

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Over the years, I’ve received several emails from aspiring MBAs who have asked me for information on the differences between a traditional MBA and an Executive MBA and for my advice on the path they should choose. I’ve tried to answer those questions on a case-by-case basis, but I never put together a comprehensive list of what distinguishes the degrees from each other. This guest-written entry does just that.

Today’s entry was written by Brenda Harris, a business writer who maintains a site with tons of information about Executive MBA programs. When Brenda and I first connected and I found … Read the rest

Stanford GSB Admissions Interview Tips (Platinum-only)

Published on February 8, 2010 by Marquis in admissions interview, application process, Bschool admissions, mba, Stanford GSB

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What’s good, folk. On Friday, I found out from one of my admissions clients that Stanford GSB started has started sending out Round 2 admissions interview invitations because she was one of the lucky applicants to receive an invite. CONGRATULATIONS to her and anyone else who has moved to that next step in the application process at the GSB. The key to a successful admissions interview is preparation, so I thought I’d post some tips for the Stanford GSB admissions interview that I put together a while back. I’m hoping that those of you interested in the GSB find these… Read the rest

Looks like the job market for MBAs may be improving

Published on February 7, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, interesting articles, mba, recruiting, U.S. economic crisis

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We all know that it has been an incredibly tough year or two on the job front for MBA students in terms of both summer internship and full-time recruiting. I’ve posted a few entries with some tips and techniques for winning in the job search game in the past few months and it’s an issue that I’ve been keeping my eye on lately. Now, according to the team at BusinessWeek.com, the outlook for MBA students and graduates seeking jobs is starting to get a little brighter. Check out the article below for more information…

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“MBA Job Outlook Improving”
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Follow-up to recent entry about MS&E programs

Published on February 7, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, mba, pre-MBA grad degrees, software engineer

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Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all getting ready to check out what should be a great Superbowl. I’m posting a quick entry to give follow-up on the recent entry from a Software Engineer who was asking about graduate degrees that combine Engineering and Business, such as Stanford’s Management Science and Engineering program and UVA’s Management of Information Technology program. You can find the original reader email and my response at http://www.marquisparker.com/2010/02/question-about-stanfords-mse-program-as-prep-for-management-consulting/.

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