Hi there!
I have a question regarding positioning my resume well for business school. I plan to apply this fall for next year.
About to take the GMAT next month (scoring ~720), 3.7 GPA Engineer that joined a tech. marketing leadership program at a large technology company for two years (four 6 month rotations in different U.S. locations), then graduated and have taken on my current role for another 2 years (~4 years experience besides college internships). I'm 25 years old.
Out of the program I've taken a unique role where I've been able to develop a new market, and have been asked to apply this framework against additional markets due to the methods I used. I've been in this role since 2011.
I was promoted (but basically same job) this year, and have T&E and marketing budget responsibility now. I've been offered several jobs during this time (a current one that interests me), and am at a bit of an impasse I would like your guidance on this. My current role is a mixture of strategic marketing, marcom, and business development (~30% travel).
1) I have a potential opportunity to do a 3 year assignment in another country. I won't know 100% if this will occur until early 2014, but senior management has taken an interest and has assigned a special project for me to gain "early leadership experience". If I go this route I assume I should not apply to business school as I don't believe I can "save" any acceptances for a few years, and it would look bad to say "no" to a school? Once I get back from this assignment I would be about 29, which seems a little older for business school, though I feel this experience would add a lot of value to schools and position me more strongly on an application.
2) I also have an opportunity to take on a new job with a small foreign firm that's looking to expand into the U.S. The pay isn't significantly higher, but I'd get to hire 25 engineers, do their payroll, HR, etc., and also do technology sales/business development as well. It would be like running a start up. But if I take this role and leave for business school in ~15 months, I assume that would be in poor taste as well? I received this offer this week and am trying to decide if this sudden change in careers for such a short amount of time would seem more selfish (good experience only for me) to a business school or aggressive in a positive sense? I feel like this risky type of assignment would be wonderful since I would be going to business school the following fall and would have that "safety net" that I wouldn't have if I were married, etc. I love taking on challenges because I learn the fastest that way and have lived by the philosophy of being pushed to the point of potential failure rather than coasting along with my career.
3) I could just forget all of this and go to B School. I feel like I'd have a decent shot at a top 10 school.
My objectives for B school is really to accelerate my growth so I can take on a more challenging job. I'm interested in going into general management but feel my current job isn't moving fast enough. I would welcome all of your advice from a B school perspective as to what would be the wisest choice. If a foreign assignment in another country is too good of an opportunity to pass up I want to make sure I'm 100% committed and do this ethically.
Best regards,
Saevo
I have a question regarding positioning my resume well for business school. I plan to apply this fall for next year.
About to take the GMAT next month (scoring ~720), 3.7 GPA Engineer that joined a tech. marketing leadership program at a large technology company for two years (four 6 month rotations in different U.S. locations), then graduated and have taken on my current role for another 2 years (~4 years experience besides college internships). I'm 25 years old.
Out of the program I've taken a unique role where I've been able to develop a new market, and have been asked to apply this framework against additional markets due to the methods I used. I've been in this role since 2011.
I was promoted (but basically same job) this year, and have T&E and marketing budget responsibility now. I've been offered several jobs during this time (a current one that interests me), and am at a bit of an impasse I would like your guidance on this. My current role is a mixture of strategic marketing, marcom, and business development (~30% travel).
1) I have a potential opportunity to do a 3 year assignment in another country. I won't know 100% if this will occur until early 2014, but senior management has taken an interest and has assigned a special project for me to gain "early leadership experience". If I go this route I assume I should not apply to business school as I don't believe I can "save" any acceptances for a few years, and it would look bad to say "no" to a school? Once I get back from this assignment I would be about 29, which seems a little older for business school, though I feel this experience would add a lot of value to schools and position me more strongly on an application.
2) I also have an opportunity to take on a new job with a small foreign firm that's looking to expand into the U.S. The pay isn't significantly higher, but I'd get to hire 25 engineers, do their payroll, HR, etc., and also do technology sales/business development as well. It would be like running a start up. But if I take this role and leave for business school in ~15 months, I assume that would be in poor taste as well? I received this offer this week and am trying to decide if this sudden change in careers for such a short amount of time would seem more selfish (good experience only for me) to a business school or aggressive in a positive sense? I feel like this risky type of assignment would be wonderful since I would be going to business school the following fall and would have that "safety net" that I wouldn't have if I were married, etc. I love taking on challenges because I learn the fastest that way and have lived by the philosophy of being pushed to the point of potential failure rather than coasting along with my career.
3) I could just forget all of this and go to B School. I feel like I'd have a decent shot at a top 10 school.
My objectives for B school is really to accelerate my growth so I can take on a more challenging job. I'm interested in going into general management but feel my current job isn't moving fast enough. I would welcome all of your advice from a B school perspective as to what would be the wisest choice. If a foreign assignment in another country is too good of an opportunity to pass up I want to make sure I'm 100% committed and do this ethically.
Best regards,
Saevo
