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Originally posted by PM7890 on 29 Jun 2010, 13:05.
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Quick Question,

I work for the largest tobacco company in the world NYSE: PMI (Philip Morris International) in the financial reporting group. I am a senior financial analyst and I hold a CPA. I am aware of how tobacco companies are perceived to the public, which quite often is negative. I was just wondering if this will affect my chances of getting into a top 10 school. How will an adcom from, say, NYU or Yale perceive this? I know that ad com’s are selective about the industry in which students come from, pre-MBA, will working in the tobacco industry discount my chances ?

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No. Tobacco is legal. Negative views of your employer should not affect your application at all. The question will be what impact have you had and how much did you contribute.

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Linda