Whom should I choose as my employer

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Whom should I choose as my employer

by abcgmat » Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:59 am
I work for a small consutlancy company with maximum 15 people in total. The company is based in holland and has a branch at Indonesia. But I have been working at the client place is IBM
from the time I have been recruited and will be working in future as well. In MBA application form, I have to write about my employer details such as
-company name,
-website,
-turnover,
-number of employees.

Is it ok to mention IBM details for the above rather than the small consultancy because of IBMbrand name

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by westsidah408 » Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:34 am
Your employer is the company paying your salary. I'm sure adcoms are familiar with situations like yours whereby you're hired by Firm A but the nature of the work puts you on-site at Client X.

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by abcgmat » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:15 am
Then I should go with the consultancy. But will it affect my profile if I mention a company without the brand name.

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:21 am
Mention the consulting Firm. You can talk about IBM in your experiences or on your resume.
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