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I've looked at this possibility as well, but it's tough to do even with the new loan repayment programs. MBAs enter most Federal jobs as GS-9s, which translates to making a little under $50k/year in DC. Lawyers, by contrast, enter at $72-80k/year, which is quite a bit more attractive given that the hours are half what you'd work at a law firm. If the Federal government is serious about bringing in talented managers from top schools, they need to fix the compensation.
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The last mba they hired was a huge success! :lol:

You know who I am talking about!

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I saw an blog post last summer - can't find it now - about the CIA recruiting at bschools. Seems like an interesting career choice to go from MBA to spy.

this would be awesome
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Another advantage to working for Uncle Barack is the recently-expanded loan forgiveness programs for public service.