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Question about the UVA M.S. in Management of IT program

Published on May 24, 2011 by Marquis in career, consulting, Education, pre-MBA grad degrees, professional advice, Technology-related

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Hey, folks. I know it’s been a minute since I posted a new entry, but the past few weeks have been crazy on my end. Between work, weddings, and other events, I’m basically been slammed. I guess that’s what happens when you become a grown-up…sometimes, I wish I could go back to being a kid, but then I realize that I was broke back then and end up being happy with things they way they are

The email below is from a reader who currently works in strategic planning, wants to get an MBA in the future, and aspires … Read the rest

Testimonial and advice on approaching the MBA application process from a guest blogger

Published on May 23, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, guest bloggers, mba, my peoples, other blogs, re-applicants, software engineer

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For today’s entry, I’ve asked my friend Deepak Panigrahy to write a guest blog post to share his testimonial about the MBA application process and offer some advice to folks looking toward an MBA in the future.

The story of how I know Deepak is pretty funny…I first connected with him when he emailed me a couple of years ago with questions about getting into business school with a background in Software Engineering. I gave him a response to his email and figured that would be it…until I got another email…and another…and another. At first, I was surprised by the … Read the rest

Reader considering pre-MBA offers from Google, McK, and BCG

Published on May 3, 2010 by Marquis in career, career path, consulting, Technology-related

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The email below is from a reader who was weighing job offers from Google, McKinsey, and BCG and was looking for my perspective on his choice. His career plan is to work in the Tech industry or become and entrepreneur and he was wondering which job offer would position him best for the future. Unfortunately, he sent this email several months ago, so my response is likely useless by now. That said, I thought that this might be a situation that others might have to face at some point, so it seemed like a good one to address in a… Read the rest

Question from an engineer with no business background preparing to interview with Bain

Published on April 15, 2010 by Marquis in career, case interview resources, consulting, interview advice, Technology-related

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Hey everyone. I know it’s been a while since I posted anything, but that’s because I’ve been pretty busy getting acclimated to my new job and learning what I need to “swim and not sink” in the role. So far, the new job is fantastic and I’m really excited about the nature of the work that I’m doing. Plus, the team of folks with whom I’m working are hella cool and have made the past couple of weeks in the office really fun. This was definitely a good move for me careerwise.

The email below is from a reader who … 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

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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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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