Career and MBA advice needed
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Updated on: 21 Apr 2008, 16:02
The following is a summary of myself. If you wouldn't mind, I would appreciate it if you could give me an evaluation and answer some questions I have in the latter portion of my message.
I attended Bentley College and completed my undergrad degree in Economics and Finance in 2004 with a GPA of 3.0. During my senior year, I got into real estate part time renting apartments.
After I graduated I didn't think the corporate life was for me so I moved back to NYC. Got my license here in NY, and did residential leasing for a couple months while a family friend got me an internship at Cushman and Wakefield with the top brokers in Manhattan. While doing the internship, I stayed on at the residential company part time. After the internship I went back full time at the company I was working at.
At this point, my experience consisted of roughly 2 years of residential experience, one internship at Cushman and Wakefield, and non real estate experience including an internship at Bloomberg in IT.
After the internship I decided that real estate was where I wanted to be, but I was frightened by the lack of security in sales, and came to realize that residential real estate is akin to being a used car salesman. Determined to get into the commercial/finance/accounting side of the business, I have spent the last nine months looking for a financial analyst position unsuccessfully. The latter 2-3 months I have even expanded my job search to any non real estate entry level finance or accounting position.
I have met with countless recruiters, gone on interviews with maybe 10 companies, gone 3 rounds or more with 3-4 companies including CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle, US Bancorp, among others. For some reason, after my final round interviews nobody bites. I haven't even been able to get a temp job.
I feel as if after being in sales I have a certain stigma, and it is hurting me in my goal of finding work in finance or accounting. Also the fact that I have been out of college for 2 years makes me an awkward candidate: 2 years removed from college=less retention of knowledge, and having some experience but not particularly relevant to what I am seeking to do.
The longer time goes by, the harder I've found it to get an interview. With my job search looking worse and worse everyday, I am now considering getting an MBA. Those who were willing to give me feedback after rejecting my application noted that I need experience, or at least more practical knowledge. (Having done a combined major, my studies were mostly theoretical.)
Would getting an MBA be the right move for me now, or would it make me an overly educated candidate without enough experience? Would an MS be a better choice for me at this stage? If I were to decide to apply to business school would I be able to meet any 2007 deadlines? Do I have any chance at a top 20 program assuming I get a 700+ gmat score?
I thank you in advance for response.
Originally posted by
crolph1907 on 15 Jan 2007, 09:06.
Last edited by
crolph1907 on 21 Apr 2008, 16:02, edited 1 time in total.