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Re: Salesman...I want to get out and get an MBA
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05 Jun 2009, 10:21
Pre777,
B-schools will be fine with your sales background as long as you show (through GMAT scores, etc.) that you are quantitatively strong enough for B-school and as long as you have enough leadership experience. If you manage a sales team, you should be fine. If you don't, you have a negative that you need to compensate for. Normally this is done by showing current, ongoing leadership outside of work. Your LDS experience in Italy and degree in Italian will help set you apart and the LDS experience may provide some of the leadership experience you need. But you also need current leadership.
Hope this answers your question.