Career Advice

Hello prady1991 hope you are doing well

I agree with the previous comments.

If you plan to continue working in the same industry but wish to pursue a more business management-oriented track or leadership track, an MBA could provide you with the skills you need in a structured manner. However, you must evaluate your motivations thoroughly and present a conscientious plan to convince the MBA admissions committees about your candidacy (mid-term and long-term goals in perspective). An argument that does not present strong reasoning for "why MBA, why now" would not be conducive to a positive outcome. On the bright side, as a Ph.D. and a scientist with international work experience, you would be a differentiated applicant during the admissions process and may get into a top B School even with a 680 on GMAT (although a 700+ score is ideal for a top 20 B School).

Best wishes

Your unique background can be very attractive to consulting firms while recruiting. I think you should do some research regarding the kind of consulting projects that might align with your background.

you have a very interesting question