consulting

($) “I’m just gonna say ‘consulting’ as my MBA goals.”

November 8, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Darden

And heck, we wouldn’t blame ya! Darden recently reported an all-time high starting salary coming from its 2019 graduating class , to the tune of $152k plus bonus. That’s likely skewed by one person’s $173k base — always be sure to question headlines like that. The numbers from Darden with that outlier salary excluded are...

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($) “Is 30 too old…?”

June 4, 2019 by EssaySnark

We came across this awhile back: “Is 30 too old to work in a startup?” Hmmmm. If there’s a bias against “older” in startup recruiting, and “older” is defined as over 30, and there’s already a bias against MBAs in Silicon Valley… Peter Thiel and Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have all been on the...

($) Why do people end up in consulting?

July 24, 2018 by EssaySnark

The data we analyzed yesterday from the five years of Kellogg MBA employment reports hopefully got you thinking, and researching further into career paths and data from your target schools. One clear takeaway was that you don’t have to do an internship in consulting to land a post-MBA job in consulting in your second year....

($) Post-MBA career trends at Kellogg

July 23, 2018 by EssaySnark - Discusses Kellogg

Or likely at most top American MBA programs over the past five years. This post focuses on Kellogg mainly because their employment reports are detailed enough on this particular dimension to do the analysis. They’re also a solid general management program which attracts employers of all stripes. They continue to send graduates into the traditional...

($) The need for specifics

November 30, 2017 by EssaySnark

As you can see from some of the posts this week, we’re moving into Round 2 mode! We’ll be talking more and more about essay execution in the coming days — and pricing is going up soon! We’re starting to get busy, which means that if you want to use us to the greatest advantage,...

($) “I want to work in edtech”

August 28, 2017 by EssaySnark

To which we say: As what? Edtech is an industry – a niche one at that, and definitely a trendy one. The main issue for BSers saying that that’s what they want to do is, more often than not, these are BSers who are coming in to the MBA a little clueless. Often, it’s candidates...

($) What if you never took the GMAT? Are you at a disadvantage if you go to bschool with a GRE score instead?

May 15, 2017 by EssaySnark

This is a follow-on to some previous GRE vs GMAT posts. In case you missed those: GMAT vs GRE strategy questions: Which to take for an MBA? “I took the GMAT. If I take the GRE now, do I still have to submit the GMAT score in my MBA app?” This question isn’t about admissions...

Military Candidates: Consulting as a career goal

December 5, 2016 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

The other day we posted that question from a transitioning military officer who’s trying to figure out this career goals thing. Today we’re going to offer some additional thoughts specific to that contingent: Military candidates. If you have access privileges on your account to view our Military MBA content then you’ll see this material. [start […]

($) WHY do you want to be a consultant?

July 14, 2016 by EssaySnark

Do you even know what consulting is? Here’s the thing: A huge number of applicants to top MBA programs say they want to go into consulting when they graduate. OK fine, that’s supported by the numbers: A huge number of graduates from top MBA programs do, in fact, become consultants. However, in our experience working...

($) “I want to try for School X because they send a lot of grads into consulting.”

July 7, 2016 by EssaySnark

Yeah, and you think you’re the first person to have thought of this? While we certainly applaud the use of career goals as one factor in selecting schools – we did a full discussion of this in the context of Amazon specifically recruiting at Ross and at Duke – we also have to caution you...