{"id":4743,"date":"2011-02-08T08:58:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T13:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=4743"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:45:19","slug":"mission-admission-lay-off-your-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-lay-off-your-worries\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Admission: Lay Off Your Worries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many applicants have expressed profound concern about the  impact of being laid off. Will the admissions committee view a layoff as  a sign of failure?<\/p>\n<p>The key here is that <em>many<\/em> candidates share this  worry\u2014thousands of MBA candidates worldwide, in fact. For the admissions committees to dismiss all such applicants outright is simply not  practical. In addition, the MBA admissions committees know that the  global financial crisis and the subsequent recession are at the root of  the problem, not necessarily the individual candidate\u2019s performance.  Indeed, layoffs and firings are not the same thing, so admissions committees will examine your application with that in mind, seeking your  broader story of success.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been caught up in this unfortunate mess, what is  important is that you can show that you have made good use of your time  since the layoff\u2014studying, volunteering, seeking work, enhancing your  skills, etc. Each candidate will react differently, of course, but you  need to have a story to tell (whether you are applying in the late  rounds or even for next year) of how you made the most of a difficult  situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Many applicants have expressed profound concern about the impact of being laid off. Will the admissions committee view a layoff as a sign of failure? 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