Need badly needed advice. I'm currently 50 but young looking. I graduated with a BBA in '03 and have 4 years financial work experience. I have a deep passion for finance and have kept abreast of movements in the finance world/economy since graduating. It isnt much for that long a period of time due to my criminal record which finance companies used to discriminate against me. That has kept me from very good jobs since graduation.
Presently I am thinking about taking the GMAT to reset me on a career path. My strategy is to get get an MBA. While in school I plan to take an internship which will give me some experience and stick my foot in the door of a finance company. The only thing which may be a problem is my criminal record which is misdemeanor not felony record going back to 1999, more than 20 years ago. But nonetheless I really love finance. Despite graduating with an MBA my fear is not being able to get a job with my criminal record. The other issue I have is possibly feeling uncomfortable working as an intern at my age.
An agency I'm working with was able to seal my record which is a good thing. But they said any employer that fingerprints its workforce can have access to my record. As long as any employer does not do fingerprinting I will be fine with landing employment. Since my intention is to work in finance, I'm unsure if finance companies fingerprint its employees. This is a hurdle and I need to know about if someone here can let me know.
But if all this can be overlooked I'm willing to give an MBA a shot. Let me know if you think this is a feasible decision.
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Presently I am thinking about taking the GMAT to reset me on a career path. My strategy is to get get an MBA. While in school I plan to take an internship which will give me some experience and stick my foot in the door of a finance company. The only thing which may be a problem is my criminal record which is misdemeanor not felony record going back to 1999, more than 20 years ago. But nonetheless I really love finance. Despite graduating with an MBA my fear is not being able to get a job with my criminal record. The other issue I have is possibly feeling uncomfortable working as an intern at my age.
An agency I'm working with was able to seal my record which is a good thing. But they said any employer that fingerprints its workforce can have access to my record. As long as any employer does not do fingerprinting I will be fine with landing employment. Since my intention is to work in finance, I'm unsure if finance companies fingerprint its employees. This is a hurdle and I need to know about if someone here can let me know.
But if all this can be overlooked I'm willing to give an MBA a shot. Let me know if you think this is a feasible decision.
I ask for good replies no trolls need respond.
