Hi jsche229,

Congratulations on the job offer! In my opinion, unless your current boss who would provide the recommendation is bringing significant power to the table (e.g. title, alumni of a top program, etc.), the switch would serve you very well. Something to consider is if the other people you could get recommendations from are similar in caliber to your boss.

Admissions committees view a positive move in your career very well. Firstly, most ask for your incoming salary as well as your title. You would have to communicate the switch into your story in a positive way (e.g. this promotion was the right step for my career and, more importantly, will make me a stronger MBA student because...) but that should definitely be possible.

To have a recommendation hold you back from a promotion and a salary raise would not, in my opinion, be the right option. Your candidacy is a holistic picture into you and a recommendation is important but just one part of it.

I hope that helps and if you have any other questions, just let me know. I'd be happy to help!

Bhavik

Hey there,

Absolutely! You have a great position now and the promotion seems like quite the move forward. Not only does it demonstrate responsibility beyond your years and speaks to your leadership/management capabilities, but it also strengthens your story! By gaining the experience in operations and learning best practices from an industry leader, it helps you develop the understanding you would need on the real estate side in order to put forward successful ideas. Gaining experience in the front end of the value chain would be invaluable to you professionally and to your story as you seek to move into real estate.

I don't think you'll have any issues with the recommendations so I think as long as it makes for you personally, it's a great professional move.

I'm happy to help - if you have any other questions, don't hesitate!

Bhavik