{"id":1307,"date":"2009-10-29T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2009-11-02T00:11:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-02T08:11:31","slug":"the-gmat-jobs-and-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/the-gmat-jobs-and-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The GMAT, Jobs, and Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

BusinessWeek<\/em> recently published an excellent article, GMAT: The MBA Job Seeker's Best Friend, <\/a>
\nexploring the impact of GMAT scores on post-MBA job prospects and the reality that some business school are encouraging accepted students to retake the GMAT to\u00a0improve\u00a0their chances of getting desired jobs.<\/p>\n

What is the role of GMAT scores in job recruiting. Recruiters\u00a0at certain elite strategy consulting firms and investment banks use the GMAT as an early-stage screening tool. BW makes clear that a high GMAT will not land a job offer, but a low GMAT could prevent you from getting that first interview at the most competitive banks and consulting firms. The article hints that 700 is the cut-off.<\/p>\n

Steve, author of\u00a0The 2012 MBA \u00a0Applicant<\/a> blog, shrewdly observes in \u00a0The GMAT is becoming more\u00a0important<\/a> \"So this is a heads up to all those who plan on 'making it rain' for the rest of their lives\u2026you better have the GMAT score necessary to get into the club!\"<\/p>\n

He's so right. Firm reliance on the GMAT score as a screening mechanism has another consequence, not discussed in the article. Because admissions offices in our tough economy are weighing post-MBA employability more heavily, they want to admit applicants with realistic goals. If you have a 680 GMAT and say you want to work for Goldman or McKinsey, then you may be perceived as unrealistic -- particularly at programs with average GMATs at matriculation of over 700.<\/p>\n

I have spoken with many admissions directors who would reject otherwise\u00a0admissible\u00a0applicants whom they deemed unrealistic. Others view applicants with a mismatch between their GMAT score and their goals as candidates who hadn't done their homework and consequently are uninformed. In either case, the lack of information\/realism seemed more damaging than the GMAT score itself.<\/p>\n

When presenting your goals, be informed. Be real.<\/p>\n

By<\/span> Linda<\/span> Abraham<\/span>, founder and president of Accepted.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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