Hi team, so, I did something stupid and I am worried that it made my resume look very weak. since 09/2021: Big 4 Senior consultant ( 0 months nothing to talk about yet) 03/2021 - 07/2021: Helping out in family business ( 5 months no fancy leadership role) 09/2020 - 02/2021: Startup senior data scientist ( 6 months somewhat to talk about but not much) 10/2017 - 08/2020: Associate data science ( almost 3 years lots of good stories actually and references) I want to apply for INSEAD, Kellogg and many other fancy programs and there I need to talk about my current job. Which one should I choose?

A generic question for a pretty complex situation Is there a specific instructions in the applications that restrict you to only the last job? How would this choice dictate what happens in the application? I can tell you that you will not be alone in the situation. Moreover, because you won’t be alone, admissions will be fairly understanding about your situation and some of the challenges that people have faced and also some of the opportunities that have been created which prompted a number of people to switch jobs or careers. And the great part is that you have a strong brand on your résumé right now at the very top of it so even if you have floated around and bounce between jobs before, you landed at a great spot. This will be one of those situations where it probably is helpful to have a friend who is a current business school student or admissions consultant if you don’t have a friend, to help flush out your profile strategy in terms of how you want to present yourself. There are many ways to tell a story and one approach could be I bounce around a lot and this is where I ended up. Another approaches I’ve been exploring many opportunities and Evaluating different work styles or perhaps waiting on a certain position to open so I filled my time with some other things. Usually you want to present yourself as purposeful and as driven as possible. Do you want to demonstrate control and taking charge and leader ship. That I said backs always so don’t be afraid of your mistakes or of failures…. Life tends to be messy. Applications that are missing the component how often not very genuine. Bottom line, I feel it warrants a bit more introspect and more details about how exactly you tend to present yourself but in most cases, you want to get the best brand and the best position as you’re landing point and I would use the big four even though you may not have a lot of time. PS. You said “team” in your message, who is it addressed to? Who is this team? 😂 Posted from my mobile device

Hi bb Wow, this was really helpful. What I will do is wait another 2 months till R2 so that I can talk a bit about my current job in the essays. I will also probably contact someone to help me with admissions. Thanks also for taking the time to write such a well thought out post! All the best, mbaandsuch