Hi peoples,
I guess I should first start off by saying hello to everyone on this board. This looks like a great place for minds to collaborate and share information and I am glad to take part in it.
Now on to my question. What kind of work experience are MBA schools looking for? I have about 10 years, but the majority of those 10 years are not in a managerial position... is this a problem?
Additionally, I have a variety of work experience. At the moment, I am working for the federal government of Canada, and have been doing so for about 8 months (my employment contract expires in August.
Before this, I was employed with the provincial government as a peace officer within the confines of a correctional facility for about 2 years.
And before this, I was employed at a grocery store where, i most notably managed a bulk foods section. This may not seem like much, but this very successful grocery store chain requires future store managers to work in bulk foods for X amount of years before becoming a store manager. I managed this section for probably close to 2.5 -3 years or so.
As you can see, I have quite the variety.
In addition, have an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a focus on Human Resource Management & Leadership.
Thoughts....
Work experience clarity...
Posted Jun 29, 2011 04:47
I guess I should first start off by saying hello to everyone on this board. This looks like a great place for minds to collaborate and share information and I am glad to take part in it.
Now on to my question. What kind of work experience are MBA schools looking for? I have about 10 years, but the majority of those 10 years are not in a managerial position... is this a problem?
Additionally, I have a variety of work experience. At the moment, I am working for the federal government of Canada, and have been doing so for about 8 months (my employment contract expires in August.
Before this, I was employed with the provincial government as a peace officer within the confines of a correctional facility for about 2 years.
And before this, I was employed at a grocery store where, i most notably managed a bulk foods section. This may not seem like much, but this very successful grocery store chain requires future store managers to work in bulk foods for X amount of years before becoming a store manager. I managed this section for probably close to 2.5 -3 years or so.
As you can see, I have quite the variety.
In addition, have an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a focus on Human Resource Management & Leadership.
Thoughts....
Posted Jun 29, 2011 15:01
My guess is that B-School looking for experiences that involve leadership. I know that B-Schools sometime accept athlete, musician, journalist, private investigator, painter, etc. One of my classmate was a hockey athlete in minor league.
10 years of working experiences are more than enough to get entrance to decent B-School. Just prepare to show how your work experiences would contribute in the classroom. You need to show this in your essay and interview.
10 years of working experiences are more than enough to get entrance to decent B-School. Just prepare to show how your work experiences would contribute in the classroom. You need to show this in your essay and interview.
Posted Jun 30, 2011 06:48
Thanks Rhino, much appreciated. Just as I suspected, I basically have to market myself and my own experiences, and go deeper as opposed to merely scratching the surface.
Thanks
Thanks
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