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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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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

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

Moving from IT Consulting into Strategy

Published on June 21, 2009 by Marquis in career, consulting, IT consulting, mba, strategy

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Hey, peoples. I hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend. I’d also like to send a Happy Father’s Day shout-out to all of the dads out there. Ever since hearing President Obama’s comments about fatherhood on Friday, I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic, particularly as it relates to pursuing a high-flying career. I won’t dive too much into my thoughts on it because I’ve written a LOT about work-life balance over the past few weeks. But, I do hope that all of you hard-charging career-focused dads out there are setting aside time to spend with your… Read the rest