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Reader seeking advice on quality control

Published on March 28, 2010 by Marquis in career, consulting

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The message below came in a few months back from a relatively new Management Consultant looking for advice on how to quality control his PowerPoint slides. This is a highly important issue for folks new to Consulting and I’m surprised that this is the first time that I’ve been asked about it. I tackled this issue quite often during my first few months at McKinsey and, as such, I was able to develop some tricks to ensure that I was producing quality output. For the purposes of this blog entry, I pulled those tricks together into a catchy, easy-to-remember framework… Read the rest

Question about post-MBA career progression

Published on March 24, 2010 by Marquis in career, career path, Finance, mba, strategy

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The email below is from a Software Engineer who currently works for an IT-focused consulting firm and wants to purse an MBA in order to transition into the management or technology consulting space. He has also developed an interest in Finance as of late and his question is about the type of career progression he can expect in his two areas of interest. He was probably looking for a very specific response from me, but, based on what he provided in his email, I see a range of possibilities for him in the future. With that in mind, I gave… Read the rest

Query about identifying dual degree MBA and MS in CS programs

Published on March 20, 2010 by Marquis in Joint degree, mba, Technology-related

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The email below is from a college student who is in his final year of completing his final year of studies in Computer Science in India. He’s interested in pursuing an integrated MBA and Master’s in Computer Science program in the United States. I can’t say that I’ve seen too many programs of this type over the years, but that might be simply because I haven’t really saught out those programs. Given that I don’t know much about those programs, I’ve laid out a few tips on the approach that the reader can use to find good schools where he… Read the rest

Moving from Consulting to Strategy at Google

Published on March 18, 2010 by Marquis in career, consulting, professional advice, strategy, Technology-related

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The email below came in from a reader way back during the Fall and I’m just now having a chance to respond to her message. At the time, she was a little more than a year into her time as an Analyst at Bain & Company and was asking for my advice on whether moving on from there to join Google’s Business Operations Strategy team could be a good move. Unfortunately, because of my delay in responding, this reply will have absolutely no value to her because she would have made that decision long ago. Hopefully, this can be useful… Read the rest

Interesting article – “Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students”

Published on March 17, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, interesting articles, mba

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Recently, I’ve written several entries about the tough job market for MBA students and alumni. Well, I’ve come across an article that makes it sound like the job market is starting to thaw a bit and people are finding jobs, particularly in financial services. I hope news like this keeps on coming over the next few months.

By the way, I’d like to send a congratulatory shout out to my friend Kwame who is one of the MBAs featured in the article. I first met him back in ATL right before he started applying to business school, so it’s good … Read the rest

Interested in a Career in Sports? Consider an MBA in Sports Management

Published on March 9, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, guest bloggers, mba, other sites

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I’m not sure if any of you are interested in the business of sports, but it’s an area that I find fascinating. Ever since taking Prof. Foster’s “Sports Management” course at the GSB, I’ve been intrigued by the money generated by and controlled within the sports industry. If any of you have a particular interest in the area, then the article below may interest you.

The article below was written by a contributing author named Kathryn Rivas who runs her own site devotes to online college and graduate education. She approached me about putting something together for my readers and … Read the rest

Question from a college senior applying to B-school

Published on March 8, 2010 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, consulting, younger applicants

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What’s up, peoples. The message below is from a college senior who is targeting admission to business school straight out of undergrad. As I’ve mentioned in past entries, it is incredibly difficult to gain admission to a top MBA program right out of undergrad, but there are several spectacular candidates who make it happen each year. This reader is looking for advice from me about whether this could be a possibility for him without telling me much more than the fact that he’s a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I did my best to talk him through my thinking on… Read the rest

Annonucing a partnership with GMAT-GRE test prep org TeachStreet

Published on March 6, 2010 by Marquis in About this blog, notable organizations, other sites

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What’s good, folks. I just wanted to post a quick entry to announce a partnership I’ve made with an organization called TeachStreet, which provides tools and information for people take the GMAT and GRE exams. The following is the press release issued by TeachStreet to announce the partnership and provides details about the organization:

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TeachStreet press release:

Truth & Wisdom – My journey to a Stanford MBA and a career in business included as Featured Blogger in TeachStreet’s new GMAT Decision Engine

SEATTLE, WA – February 23, 2010 – MBA and Business blogger Marquis Parker and TeachStreet announced today … Read the rest