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07 Sep 2019, 07:55
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Hi everyone,
I have been working as a Field Engineer in a global top oilfield services provider in my home country for the past 5.5 years and now am looking to get admitted into a top MBA program so as to make a career move into Management Consulting. However, working hours are quite tough and I have already taken the GMAT (scored 640) once and don't believe I will get the opportunity to do justice to GMAT and application essays with my current work demands. Normally, I am on rotation system with being on duty for 2-3 months straight and getting 2-3 weeks off after that. Around 80% of my work rotation is spent on field sites where we have to work for 20-30 hours at times, get 6-10 hours of sleep and get back to work, with usually poor internet connectivity, the rest of the 20% is spent in base where on average I work between 10-15 hours a day. Hence, it is hard for me to fit in my GMAT & Application prep with work and I am considering quitting my job and helping out in a business startup of my sister's while putting more focus on my applications, my target is to apply to B-Schools in R2 this year.
Could you please advise on what impact if any my quitting my job will have on my B-School applications? I am not worried about recommendations; my previous manager (he got promoted a couple of months ago) thought pretty highly of my work ethic but I am wondering if adcoms will nonetheless take my quitting my job negatively and if I can cope with that somehow.
Thanks,
GoalMBB
I have been working as a Field Engineer in a global top oilfield services provider in my home country for the past 5.5 years and now am looking to get admitted into a top MBA program so as to make a career move into Management Consulting. However, working hours are quite tough and I have already taken the GMAT (scored 640) once and don't believe I will get the opportunity to do justice to GMAT and application essays with my current work demands. Normally, I am on rotation system with being on duty for 2-3 months straight and getting 2-3 weeks off after that. Around 80% of my work rotation is spent on field sites where we have to work for 20-30 hours at times, get 6-10 hours of sleep and get back to work, with usually poor internet connectivity, the rest of the 20% is spent in base where on average I work between 10-15 hours a day. Hence, it is hard for me to fit in my GMAT & Application prep with work and I am considering quitting my job and helping out in a business startup of my sister's while putting more focus on my applications, my target is to apply to B-Schools in R2 this year.
Could you please advise on what impact if any my quitting my job will have on my B-School applications? I am not worried about recommendations; my previous manager (he got promoted a couple of months ago) thought pretty highly of my work ethic but I am wondering if adcoms will nonetheless take my quitting my job negatively and if I can cope with that somehow.
Thanks,
GoalMBB
07 Sep 2019, 14:00
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GoalMBB
I feel your pain, right now I am working with a Safety Engineer who is working onsite in Congo. It is really tricky; we manage weekly appointments but he can't do any follow ups until he is back home. He commits to one hour per day for the GMAT no matter what, which amazes me how hard he works. His rotation is much more generous than yours however, more time off when he goes home.
I do feel you should CHANGE jobs and do your damnest to get a job offsite with your current company or another. But just going with our sisters startup is very risky. Maybe an established startup if you plan to do that post MBA as well but this is just signaling I gave up on your CV.
Your reasoning is sound, but this decision will be on your CV forever and you wont have the opportunity to explain. It will limit your viability to MBA recruiters and this will hinder your chances of an admit.
So, I would spend your next break trying to line up whatever you can that will give you the time to prep apps and do the GMAT prep. Just think about how you can use your current experience and qualifications to line up something where on paper, it will not appear as a huge step back. Optimally something incrementally toward management consulting.
I feel your pain, right now I am working with a Safety Engineer who is working onsite in Congo. It is really tricky; we manage weekly appointments but he can't do any follow ups until he is back home. He commits to one hour per day for the GMAT no matter what, which amazes me how hard he works. His rotation is much more generous than yours however, more time off when he goes home.
I do feel you should CHANGE jobs and do your damnest to get a job offsite with your current company or another. But just going with our sisters startup is very risky. Maybe an established startup if you plan to do that post MBA as well but this is just signaling I gave up on your CV.
Your reasoning is sound, but this decision will be on your CV forever and you wont have the opportunity to explain. It will limit your viability to MBA recruiters and this will hinder your chances of an admit.
So, I would spend your next break trying to line up whatever you can that will give you the time to prep apps and do the GMAT prep. Just think about how you can use your current experience and qualifications to line up something where on paper, it will not appear as a huge step back. Optimally something incrementally toward management consulting.
GoalMBB
Hi everyone,
I have been working as a Field Engineer in a global top oilfield services provider in my home country for the past 5.5 years and now am looking to get admitted into a top MBA program so as to make a career move into Management Consulting. However, working hours are quite tough and I have already taken the GMAT (scored 640) once and don't believe I will get the opportunity to do justice to GMAT and application essays with my current work demands. Normally, I am on rotation system with being on duty for 2-3 months straight and getting 2-3 weeks off after that. Around 80% of my work rotation is spent on field sites where we have to work for 20-30 hours at times, get 6-10 hours of sleep and get back to work, with usually poor internet connectivity, the rest of the 20% is spent in base where on average I work between 10-15 hours a day. Hence, it is hard for me to fit in my GMAT & Application prep with work and I am considering quitting my job and helping out in a business startup of my sister's while putting more focus on my applications, my target is to apply to B-Schools in R2 this year.
Could you please advise on what impact if any my quitting my job will have on my B-School applications? I am not worried about recommendations; my previous manager (he got promoted a couple of months ago) thought pretty highly of my work ethic but I am wondering if adcoms will nonetheless take my quitting my job negatively and if I can cope with that somehow.
Thanks,
GoalMBB
I have been working as a Field Engineer in a global top oilfield services provider in my home country for the past 5.5 years and now am looking to get admitted into a top MBA program so as to make a career move into Management Consulting. However, working hours are quite tough and I have already taken the GMAT (scored 640) once and don't believe I will get the opportunity to do justice to GMAT and application essays with my current work demands. Normally, I am on rotation system with being on duty for 2-3 months straight and getting 2-3 weeks off after that. Around 80% of my work rotation is spent on field sites where we have to work for 20-30 hours at times, get 6-10 hours of sleep and get back to work, with usually poor internet connectivity, the rest of the 20% is spent in base where on average I work between 10-15 hours a day. Hence, it is hard for me to fit in my GMAT & Application prep with work and I am considering quitting my job and helping out in a business startup of my sister's while putting more focus on my applications, my target is to apply to B-Schools in R2 this year.
Could you please advise on what impact if any my quitting my job will have on my B-School applications? I am not worried about recommendations; my previous manager (he got promoted a couple of months ago) thought pretty highly of my work ethic but I am wondering if adcoms will nonetheless take my quitting my job negatively and if I can cope with that somehow.
Thanks,
GoalMBB
07 Sep 2019, 22:03
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GoalMBB I would echo that. Quitting for GMAT is not a good idea at all.
The startup could be interesting provided it is in a reasonable shape or can scale up rapidly and more importantly, has some links with your post-MBA plans.
The startup could be interesting provided it is in a reasonable shape or can scale up rapidly and more importantly, has some links with your post-MBA plans.
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