Need expert guidance pleaseee

[FROS]

Hello,

I am 26 years old Indian female. I have approximately 4.5 years of experience into Human Resources....have worked as HR manager in my last job. However I am just exploring other areas to basically see where my interest lies. For this reason I want to try IT now to see how things work on that front....I plan to do a software testing course and get into testing.....

I am planning to take my gmat soon and will apply to Bschools in next 2-3 years...by then I will be 29 and with around 3-4 years of experience into testing (alongwith 4.5 years into HR)

I am really worried as to how will adcom look at this move of mine....will it work against me that I chose to change career field after 4.5 years of working in one particular area? or if justified properly, can it work in my favour....

If it is going to work completely against me then I can drop this idea and can continue in HR but I really wanted to explore software testing but not at the cost of ruining my potential mba applications....

Please feel free to let me know in case you need any further information to provide your expert advise. Really looking forward to hear from the experts. Many thanks.


Kind regards
FROS

[99Colleges: MBA Admission]

Hi FROS,

Changing your career field is not necessarily viewed negatively. The question that naturally comes is why you took more than 4 years to decide on switching. Will your new field in any way leverages your past experience? If yes, the switch should be fine.

Majority of the applicants switch careers post MBA.If software testing is an unrelated field from what you did in the past and if you plan to pursue yet another field post MBA, then you may be viewed as indecisive and unstable in your career choice.

[ErinaApphelp]

Hi FROS,

I don't see any disadvantage in applying to b-school(s) with 8+ yrs. of work experience. However, you'll have lot to share/talk about your story by then, like: professional achievements, leadership skills & other aptitudes. You may try your chances in b-school(s) by clicking https://goo.gl/lhc05

Regards,
Erina

Hello,

I am 26 years old Indian female. I have approximately 4.5 years of experience into Human Resources....have worked as HR manager in my last job. However I am just exploring other areas to basically see where my interest lies. For this reason I want to try IT now to see how things work on that front....I plan to do a software testing course and get into testing.....

I am planning to take my gmat soon and will apply to Bschools in next 2-3 years...by then I will be 29 and with around 3-4 years of experience into testing (alongwith 4.5 years into HR)

I am really worried as to how will adcom look at this move of mine....will it work against me that I chose to change career field after 4.5 years of working in one particular area? or if justified properly, can it work in my favour....

If it is going to work completely against me then I can drop this idea and can continue in HR but I really wanted to explore software testing but not at the cost of ruining my potential mba applications....

Please feel free to let me know in case you need any further information to provide your expert advise. Really looking forward to hear from the experts. Many thanks.


Kind regards
FROS

[Jon@Admissionado]

Well, my first question would be: If you want to get into IT why do an MBA? I mean I love the MBA!! but still, if your goal is in IT, a technical degree might even be better for you, A Masters in computer science, or specific types of math, or other subjects can be even more useful than an MBA in certain cases. What are your goals?

[MBAPrepAdvantage]

Building on what Jon said if you want to get into the technical side of IT then an MBA degree might not be the right degree for you. If you wish to get into the business side of IT you might want to apply for a full-time MBA program earlier as you might start to get on the older age for top programs (lowering your chances not eliminating your chances).

Conversely, you might also pursue the IT now and look to other MBA-type degrees, such as part-time MBA or executive MBA programs.

Best of luck,