koolx wrote:
bb wrote:
Hi and welcome to GMAT Club.
I’m sorry to hear about your issues with the misdemeanor. United States is really unfriendly towards anyone who makes a misstep. My understanding is that after sometime your misdemeanor sort of loses its potency and I think it’s only eight or 10 years? I haven’t done enough research so as long as that is not an issue, you can consider pursuing your career dreams.
However the tricky part about your situation is that NBA is a financial investment and it may take a little while to recoup. I’m not sure it makes sense to get one when you’re 50 or 52 especially if you have to borrow money. I would highly recommend looking at other options of getting into the finance industry and leveraging your network.... I just don’t want you to be borrowing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The NBA experience is usually more pivoted towards 27-year-olds, at least the full-time program and so you won’t fit the mold for anyone who is thinking they’re hiring a recent MBA grad... the 35-year-old Who will be the hiring manager will be so much surprised to see someone meaningfully older and more experienced than him or her. What I’m saying is that you have a few headwinds due to age.
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Yes I agree USA is not a fair friendly place for those looking for a 2nd chance.
No, in NY records can never be expunged unfortunately, theyre with you for life unless the law is changes in my favor.
The reason I want to get an MBA apart from achieving an additional degree is to get badly needed work experience in finance through internships which I lack due to my record. What do you recommend i light of this?
You mentioned ways to get into finance and leveraging my network that I presume entails resources like linkedin. How do you recommend I go about that through linkedin?
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Hi. Sorry for a very late reply.
My suggestion would be to get focused and to leverage your immediate network (e.g. friends, family, etc). Tell them or ask your family/spouse to tell your circle that you are looking to gain experience in Finance, primarily working as a "Fill in the blank here". The more precise and specific you can get, the better because that is more likely to trigger people's minds vs. something that is vague or desperate. Having a specific goal shows purpose.
The reason I am suggesting this is that while MBA does have on campus opportunities, many of the best internships people have found on their own using networking, applying for internships and other ways that do not involve on campus recruitng. Only the top 10 schools really are able to deliver strong on campus recruiting.... I just t hink there has to be an easier way than going through an MBA...
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