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15 Jan 2010, 19:32
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This is a question we received before. Sharing with the forum members here.
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Hi All,
I am applicant to B schools for fall 2010. I got a acore of 720 on the GMAT. I have a work experience of ~2 years in UBS Investment Bank as a Junior Analyst. I worked at UBS from June 2007 to April 2009 and since then i have been preparing for my GMAT. I chose to leave my job to give full attention to and to focus on my preparation for GMAT.
Is it a big negative or a disadvantageous position to be not employed, will it impact my application heavily.
Please give me some guidance on this, i am very worried about how this will work. I have to earn an MBA degree soon.
Please help me out.
Waiting for an early response.
Thanks All,
Swati
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Hi All,
I am applicant to B schools for fall 2010. I got a acore of 720 on the GMAT. I have a work experience of ~2 years in UBS Investment Bank as a Junior Analyst. I worked at UBS from June 2007 to April 2009 and since then i have been preparing for my GMAT. I chose to leave my job to give full attention to and to focus on my preparation for GMAT.
Is it a big negative or a disadvantageous position to be not employed, will it impact my application heavily.
Please give me some guidance on this, i am very worried about how this will work. I have to earn an MBA degree soon.
Please help me out.
Waiting for an early response.
Thanks All,
Swati
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Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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15 Jan 2010, 19:38
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Given the economic climate, a lot of compelling candidates became unemployed due to no fault of their own. Business schools are aware of this and while they will question why you do not have a position, they will not penalize you for this. What they will penalize you for is whether you have not used your time constructively and tried to make yourself a more compelling candidate.
To be honest, just studying for the GMAT may not be enough to convince them and you should really think about ways to diversify your experience -- even if it means volunteering your time or working for significantly less. This is where you enter troubled waters -- not the fact that you were laid off from your position at a large bank that is having huge troubles.
To be honest, just studying for the GMAT may not be enough to convince them and you should really think about ways to diversify your experience -- even if it means volunteering your time or working for significantly less. This is where you enter troubled waters -- not the fact that you were laid off from your position at a large bank that is having huge troubles.
