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Hello - thanks in advance for your help!
I find my self in a predicament: After my company closed its doors a few months ago, I took some time to volunteer, consult, and study for the GMAT. The test is a few weeks away, but I am now looking for full-time employment. In the last two roles I held (4 years) and 1 year, I have managed an office internationally, teams >10 domestic and internationally, and played a leadership role during a merger, and assisted in developing an integration plan (all in the advertising field). The first role was at a smaller, lesser-known company, and the second was for a more established organization.
I have a few options for my next opportunity, which consist of (possibly) a leadership position at a start up, a lateral move into a position similar to what I have had the last 2 years (without the M&A), and an individual contributor position in a new department at a big-name company. Since I live in an expensive part of the US, I do need to ensure my bills are paid, so the individual contributor role is particularly inviting. It would also be more of a "foot in the door" play, and could diversify my experience.
In terms of my overall application to business school, how will a move to a top company in a lesser role be viewed by an admissions board? Would I have to spend a large portion of my essay explaining why this was actually a positive change and a step forward?
I find my self in a predicament: After my company closed its doors a few months ago, I took some time to volunteer, consult, and study for the GMAT. The test is a few weeks away, but I am now looking for full-time employment. In the last two roles I held (4 years) and 1 year, I have managed an office internationally, teams >10 domestic and internationally, and played a leadership role during a merger, and assisted in developing an integration plan (all in the advertising field). The first role was at a smaller, lesser-known company, and the second was for a more established organization.
I have a few options for my next opportunity, which consist of (possibly) a leadership position at a start up, a lateral move into a position similar to what I have had the last 2 years (without the M&A), and an individual contributor position in a new department at a big-name company. Since I live in an expensive part of the US, I do need to ensure my bills are paid, so the individual contributor role is particularly inviting. It would also be more of a "foot in the door" play, and could diversify my experience.
In terms of my overall application to business school, how will a move to a top company in a lesser role be viewed by an admissions board? Would I have to spend a large portion of my essay explaining why this was actually a positive change and a step forward?
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It's tricky to take any sort of new job at this stage of the admissions process since you won't be able to gain any accomplishments between now & when your applications are due - and therefore you won't have much to say about it on your resume or in your essays. The adcom can also see the start of a new job as a potential red flag & can have concerns that either 1) You weren't honest with the new employer (few employers will hire someone who plans to leave in less than a year) OR 2) You're not that serious about b-school if you just took a new job.
Since the company did close , I would use the optional essay to explain that so they understand that this job change was out of your control -- that will help allay some of the concerns.
In terms of the next step & which option would be the strongest, it will depend on a few things. First, you want the job to be relevant to your post-MBA goals, since the idea is to do whatever you can to build a strong foundation for those goals. So you want to be able to point to the skills you'll gain in this next step that will be critical to success in your goals. That could be a reason to take an individual contributor role - the details of your argument would depend on the specifics of this role as well as the connections you can make between it & your ST & LT goals.
In addition, there's that question that will be in the adcom's mind as to whether or not you were honest with the hiring manager. It typically takes at least a year for you to REALLY be able to contribute significantly to a company and the adcom knows that most hiring managers will not hire someone who plans to leave so soon. One option is to take a position at a company that you'd plan to return to following business school. Then you can make the argument that you won't be leaving that company in the lurch. In contrast, you'll be returning post-MBA with the skills to make even more of an impact. Again, if it's a "lesser" role, you don't necessarily need to point that out -- but you will want to speak to the important skills you'll gain in this role that will prep you for your ultimate career goals.
It's a bit tricky to talk about all of this in theory so if you'd like to talk through it more in terms of the specifics of these different roles & your post-MBA career goals, definitely reach out to Claudia & she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can help you think through the options! You can reach her at [email protected]
In the meantime, hope these thoughts were helpful!
Since the company did close , I would use the optional essay to explain that so they understand that this job change was out of your control -- that will help allay some of the concerns.
In terms of the next step & which option would be the strongest, it will depend on a few things. First, you want the job to be relevant to your post-MBA goals, since the idea is to do whatever you can to build a strong foundation for those goals. So you want to be able to point to the skills you'll gain in this next step that will be critical to success in your goals. That could be a reason to take an individual contributor role - the details of your argument would depend on the specifics of this role as well as the connections you can make between it & your ST & LT goals.
In addition, there's that question that will be in the adcom's mind as to whether or not you were honest with the hiring manager. It typically takes at least a year for you to REALLY be able to contribute significantly to a company and the adcom knows that most hiring managers will not hire someone who plans to leave so soon. One option is to take a position at a company that you'd plan to return to following business school. Then you can make the argument that you won't be leaving that company in the lurch. In contrast, you'll be returning post-MBA with the skills to make even more of an impact. Again, if it's a "lesser" role, you don't necessarily need to point that out -- but you will want to speak to the important skills you'll gain in this role that will prep you for your ultimate career goals.
It's a bit tricky to talk about all of this in theory so if you'd like to talk through it more in terms of the specifics of these different roles & your post-MBA career goals, definitely reach out to Claudia & she can set you up with a free consultation with one of our MBA consultants who can help you think through the options! You can reach her at [email protected]
In the meantime, hope these thoughts were helpful!
