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12 Jul 2012, 08:04
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Hi,
My name is Lucas and I'm a 28yo brazilian engineer. I started working in a Steel industry (~USD10Bi marcap) in Brazil in 2009 through an Mckinsey Fellowship special program (I've always been the Steel company employee but at the first year i worked as an Mckinsey consultant). After the first year with Mickinsey I was placed at Corporative Planning Department at the steel company and have been there ever since.
This year the company was sold and the department lost a lot of prestige and I got 2 job propositions:
I could move to the Strategic Planning Department inside the same group at a subsidiary mining company with one degree promotion to senior analyst (I would continue with Similar assignments)
or
I could move to FIAT/Chrylser working as an Financial Specialist (2 degree promotion and a huge raise in salary) for the Product Development Department (I would be responsible for the financial studies for new car projects in brazil)
I'm planning on applying this year for the top schools in USA. Do you think changing companies would compromise my application or going to an international company with a bigger promotion would sound more interesting?
I really appreciate any comments, this doubt has been killing me now.
My name is Lucas and I'm a 28yo brazilian engineer. I started working in a Steel industry (~USD10Bi marcap) in Brazil in 2009 through an Mckinsey Fellowship special program (I've always been the Steel company employee but at the first year i worked as an Mckinsey consultant). After the first year with Mickinsey I was placed at Corporative Planning Department at the steel company and have been there ever since.
This year the company was sold and the department lost a lot of prestige and I got 2 job propositions:
I could move to the Strategic Planning Department inside the same group at a subsidiary mining company with one degree promotion to senior analyst (I would continue with Similar assignments)
or
I could move to FIAT/Chrylser working as an Financial Specialist (2 degree promotion and a huge raise in salary) for the Product Development Department (I would be responsible for the financial studies for new car projects in brazil)
I'm planning on applying this year for the top schools in USA. Do you think changing companies would compromise my application or going to an international company with a bigger promotion would sound more interesting?
I really appreciate any comments, this doubt has been killing me now.
12 Jul 2012, 19:14
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Hi Lucas!
Sorry to hear about your old company but congratulations on these new opportunities. It's a great question.
The top line answer is: changing jobs will not hurt your application, unless the job change does not fit into your career narrative or comes out of left field. The important thing is to show that you are actively moving closer to your ultimate career goal. You want to think of your career narrative as an equation: a+b+c=d, where 'a' = all the skills/experiences you've gained to date, 'b' = the skills/experiences you'll gain in bschool, 'c' = the skills/experiences you'll gain in your short term career, and 'd'= your long term career goal. You want to show that the steps you are taking now all work towards "d".
So, as to the question of which job would be 'better', I would say 'it depends'. If the whole reason you are going to bschool in the first place is because you want to ultimately go into finance, or into new product development (both of which would flow logically from the position at Fiat/Chrysler), then going to Fiat makes a lot of sense! If, on the other hand, your intention is to stay within strategy and/or within the steel and mining industry, then perhaps it would make more sense to stay put. The fact is that you have several years within the industry, and a couple solid years within the company, so a switch wouldn't look bad. If it fits with your career narrative, it could in fact improve your application and show that you are someone who takes initiative to move closer to what they want!
Hope that helps and good luck making this decision. Also consider at the end of the day which would make you more happy. If you don't get into business school this year, you could be in the position for longer than you are anticipating, so you should really do whatever feels right for you.
Best,
Mili
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
Sorry to hear about your old company but congratulations on these new opportunities. It's a great question.
The top line answer is: changing jobs will not hurt your application, unless the job change does not fit into your career narrative or comes out of left field. The important thing is to show that you are actively moving closer to your ultimate career goal. You want to think of your career narrative as an equation: a+b+c=d, where 'a' = all the skills/experiences you've gained to date, 'b' = the skills/experiences you'll gain in bschool, 'c' = the skills/experiences you'll gain in your short term career, and 'd'= your long term career goal. You want to show that the steps you are taking now all work towards "d".
So, as to the question of which job would be 'better', I would say 'it depends'. If the whole reason you are going to bschool in the first place is because you want to ultimately go into finance, or into new product development (both of which would flow logically from the position at Fiat/Chrysler), then going to Fiat makes a lot of sense! If, on the other hand, your intention is to stay within strategy and/or within the steel and mining industry, then perhaps it would make more sense to stay put. The fact is that you have several years within the industry, and a couple solid years within the company, so a switch wouldn't look bad. If it fits with your career narrative, it could in fact improve your application and show that you are someone who takes initiative to move closer to what they want!
Hope that helps and good luck making this decision. Also consider at the end of the day which would make you more happy. If you don't get into business school this year, you could be in the position for longer than you are anticipating, so you should really do whatever feels right for you.
Best,
Mili
Senior Consultant
mbaMission
