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19 Oct 2022, 05:53
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Hello all
I am a second MBA aspirant. I have 9+ years of management and leadership experience in banking after graduating from a top B school in India. I have changed job average 1.5 to 2 years and in fact took up a new job in Aug 22.
I am planning to target R2 deadlines for starting my MBA program in 2023. Have taken the gmat once but did not get my desired score - so the plan is to re attempt in Nov and work on applications in Dec and Jan.
The thing is that new job is demanding - involves travel to outside my city. It is a smaller firm so ambiguity is high. All in all - I am running out of time and hence do not want to miss R2 at any cost. Given my already high experience and age (32), I have to weave a compelling story for doing a second MBA and an yet in the gmat stage
I was thinking to quit my job, work on my applications, also utilise this time travelling and pursuing hobbies. Even if gmat and second mba was not in my plan, I think I am longing for a break after 9+ years and would have taken a break either way.
Can someone please share perspectives here? I have read posts about how quitting job can reflect poorly during interviews - but I am a second mba with 9+ year experience here. Will this general perception of quitting job reflecting negatively apply to me as well? I think I have worked enough to take some time off before I start my second innings - but adcoms should also relate to this truth. Will they? Views welcome
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I am a second MBA aspirant. I have 9+ years of management and leadership experience in banking after graduating from a top B school in India. I have changed job average 1.5 to 2 years and in fact took up a new job in Aug 22.
I am planning to target R2 deadlines for starting my MBA program in 2023. Have taken the gmat once but did not get my desired score - so the plan is to re attempt in Nov and work on applications in Dec and Jan.
The thing is that new job is demanding - involves travel to outside my city. It is a smaller firm so ambiguity is high. All in all - I am running out of time and hence do not want to miss R2 at any cost. Given my already high experience and age (32), I have to weave a compelling story for doing a second MBA and an yet in the gmat stage
I was thinking to quit my job, work on my applications, also utilise this time travelling and pursuing hobbies. Even if gmat and second mba was not in my plan, I think I am longing for a break after 9+ years and would have taken a break either way.
Can someone please share perspectives here? I have read posts about how quitting job can reflect poorly during interviews - but I am a second mba with 9+ year experience here. Will this general perception of quitting job reflecting negatively apply to me as well? I think I have worked enough to take some time off before I start my second innings
- but adcoms should also relate to this truth. Will they? Views welcome Posted from my mobile device
19 Oct 2022, 08:41
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DeeBee54:
Responding to your primary questions:
Q: Can someone please share perspectives here? I have read posts about how quitting job can reflect poorly during interviews - but I am a second mba with 9+ year experience here. Will this general perception of quitting job reflecting negatively apply to me as well?
A: This is a tough situation. After reading your detailed description (thank you!) I believe you should stay at your current job. If you have switched jobs that frequently, you don't want to add evidence to suggest you are a flight risk. Also, if you don't get into an MBA program, what is your fallback plan? You want to keep in your current role
Q: I think I have worked enough to take some time off before I start my second innings - but adcoms should also relate to this truth. Will they?
A: Your years of experience are not an issue. In fact, depending on the programs you are targeting, it could actually work slightly against you given that you are an older candidate.
If you are feeling stretched for time, here are a few options for you to consider:
(1) Delay until next year. At this point, one year of experience will not make a difference. You are already in the 30+ category and you might be better off taking your time with applications and the GMAT rather than rushing it all in.
(2) Apply this year but scale back at work, if possible. Even though you just started the job, perhaps you can find a way to pull back a bit. Let's also be practical here - you'll be leaving this post in less than a year from now if you are accepted to a program. It's not a major career stop for you so you don't have to go all out to impress.
(3) Hire an admissions consultant who can guide you through this process and take lots of the guesswork out of the timing and content. Yes, companies like us (Admissionado) do charge for our services, but we also can make this process infinitely easier for you since we do lots of the heavy lifting. Why not bring on an experienced consultant who can save you precious time in this juggling act?
If you are interested in chatting with us, please sign up for a free consultation using this link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Responding to your primary questions:
Q: Can someone please share perspectives here? I have read posts about how quitting job can reflect poorly during interviews - but I am a second mba with 9+ year experience here. Will this general perception of quitting job reflecting negatively apply to me as well?
A: This is a tough situation. After reading your detailed description (thank you!) I believe you should stay at your current job. If you have switched jobs that frequently, you don't want to add evidence to suggest you are a flight risk. Also, if you don't get into an MBA program, what is your fallback plan? You want to keep in your current role
Q: I think I have worked enough to take some time off before I start my second innings
- but adcoms should also relate to this truth. Will they?A: Your years of experience are not an issue. In fact, depending on the programs you are targeting, it could actually work slightly against you given that you are an older candidate.
If you are feeling stretched for time, here are a few options for you to consider:
(1) Delay until next year. At this point, one year of experience will not make a difference. You are already in the 30+ category and you might be better off taking your time with applications and the GMAT rather than rushing it all in.
(2) Apply this year but scale back at work, if possible. Even though you just started the job, perhaps you can find a way to pull back a bit. Let's also be practical here - you'll be leaving this post in less than a year from now if you are accepted to a program. It's not a major career stop for you so you don't have to go all out to impress.
(3) Hire an admissions consultant who can guide you through this process and take lots of the guesswork out of the timing and content. Yes, companies like us (Admissionado) do charge for our services, but we also can make this process infinitely easier for you since we do lots of the heavy lifting. Why not bring on an experienced consultant who can save you precious time in this juggling act?
If you are interested in chatting with us, please sign up for a free consultation using this link:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
19 Oct 2022, 21:49
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Stay in your job, and apply in EARLY ACCEPTANCE and Round 1 rounds. Take the time needed to get the GMAT sorted - you are Indian so you need a good score to be competitive and I have rarely seen someone do this well in a rush. On top of that, in a new job that requires travel.
Youre just been more optimistic than realistic but might not realize that until it's too late.
it takes a few tries in the GMAT to maximize your ability on that and you do want to have the best score possible for admits and possibly merit awards.
Also, not realistic to work on apps in December and Jan - most deadlines are right after New Years and you cant get all those essays done, the talking points for the rec letter, resume, short answers, LinkedIn sorted...and what if your job becomes more demanding? I just had someone cancel because his boss quit and now he has to apply next year.
There are other things you can potentially do between now and then that could enhance your leadership profile as well.
The thing is, if you quit now and have a huge gap for a year you look a lot less marketable to the prospective recruiters; the school might be reluctant to present you to their precious recruiting companies given you have this big gap.
The age factor is an issue but 10 months is less of a dealbreaker than unemployment. Also if you are interested in applying to European schools, 33 wont be a problem.
Once you get an admit, take a trip then. Or if it makes sense take the summer off before B-school.
Youre just been more optimistic than realistic but might not realize that until it's too late.
it takes a few tries in the GMAT to maximize your ability on that and you do want to have the best score possible for admits and possibly merit awards.
Also, not realistic to work on apps in December and Jan - most deadlines are right after New Years and you cant get all those essays done, the talking points for the rec letter, resume, short answers, LinkedIn sorted...and what if your job becomes more demanding? I just had someone cancel because his boss quit and now he has to apply next year.
There are other things you can potentially do between now and then that could enhance your leadership profile as well.
The thing is, if you quit now and have a huge gap for a year you look a lot less marketable to the prospective recruiters; the school might be reluctant to present you to their precious recruiting companies given you have this big gap.
The age factor is an issue but 10 months is less of a dealbreaker than unemployment. Also if you are interested in applying to European schools, 33 wont be a problem.
Once you get an admit, take a trip then. Or if it makes sense take the summer off before B-school.
