PT Ross (Weekend) v. FT Top 25-30 ($$$$)

Consulting is one of the few industries where the employers don't care as much about past industry experience unless you are targeting a niche specialized consultancy. If you can get the interview, your performance in the interview is far and away the most important thing, which should make it easier for you to career switch

I agree with your points, and thank you again for your response. My primary concern is finding quality work in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area. I don't think I can tolerate flying across the country every other weekend while also meeting the high demands of my current employment for very long without burning out, and I would have to commit to PT Ross program before finding a job in the area (begins in a month).

I believe one should hope for the best, while preparing for the worst. So assuming the worst - that I leave my current job and move to Ann Arbor/Detroit area and am not able to secure quality employment - where does that leave me in employer's eyes?

Would it be forgivable or even understandable that I did something like sell cars at the local dealership during my two years in the Ross PT MBA (if they would care at all), as opposed to supplementing the PT experience with a quality job? Surely the latter is more desirable, I just don't want to put myself through all that just to emerge as an untouchable in the job search.