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31 Dec 2016, 11:18
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A couple of years ago, I was fired from my job for performance. The job really wasn't a good fit even though I stayed on it for 2 years and had some accomplishments. Had some disagreement with management. Basically I wanted to do a different kind of work, which I had tried and was good at, but they wanted me to do the same repetitive work which I wasn't built for. At some point I just got too tired of the job and wasn't trying anymore. While I was looking for other opportunities, my employer fired me, and a few months later I found a job that I loved and has been doing it since. I know it was my fault that I got fired. I should not have tried to stay on the job for that long, and I should have tried to keep things under control while looking for a new job. But it happened, and I've learned lessons from it. I'm planning to apply in 2017, and I wonder how I can overcome the termination for my applications. I know that I'll have to explain the employment gap and the termination since many schools explicitly ask for it. If there are schools that will reject me simply because I got fired, I'd like to know what they are so I won't bother with them.
Any advice is welcome. Happy New Year!
Any advice is welcome. Happy New Year!
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Hi there,
Happy new year! Congrats on finding your new role! It sounds like you're enjoying it
Unfortunately, there aren't any hard and fast rules here. Schools take situations like this on a case by case basis. While it's a negative that you were let go from your previous employer, there is always a silver lining and a proper framing of the situation. The key will be to highlight the value you brought while you were there and then focusing how you applied the lessons learned from that experience. This is different from simply stating the lessons. As for recommending schools, well that depends on your future goals. If you're looking to apply in the fall of 2017 for matriculation in 2018, now is a great time to start organizing your thoughts. The first thing I'd recommend is to think about the type of role you want after your MBA and then identify the best programs for those opportunities. Take a look at our school profilesto get started.
Happy new year! Congrats on finding your new role! It sounds like you're enjoying it
Unfortunately, there aren't any hard and fast rules here. Schools take situations like this on a case by case basis. While it's a negative that you were let go from your previous employer, there is always a silver lining and a proper framing of the situation. The key will be to highlight the value you brought while you were there and then focusing how you applied the lessons learned from that experience. This is different from simply stating the lessons. As for recommending schools, well that depends on your future goals. If you're looking to apply in the fall of 2017 for matriculation in 2018, now is a great time to start organizing your thoughts. The first thing I'd recommend is to think about the type of role you want after your MBA and then identify the best programs for those opportunities. Take a look at our school profilesto get started.
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Well look at it this way: Although you were let go, and need to be forthcoming about that, you have no obligation to tell the schools why. I would just elide it, avoid going into any great explanations and just gloss over it by writing very positively about what you did later. "It wasnt the perfect job for me, but I did move to indsutry X which I loved", Make it a clear progress and advancement, and the schools likely won't even notice.
