{"id":5264,"date":"2011-04-05T08:39:38","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T12:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:51:13","slug":"mission-admission-moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-moving-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Admission: Moving On?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>With approximately seven months to go before the first-round deadlines for the 2011&#8212;2012 MBA admissions cycle, many business school aspirants are considering ways to enhance their candidacy. While candidates can take a variety of  steps\u2014from boosting their community and personal profiles, to pursuing  additional classes, to reinvigorating relationships with potential  recommenders\u2014some even consider seeking a new position with a different firm or industry. Is this a good idea?<\/p>\n<p>If you are contemplating such a move, the first thing to consider is  your tenure at your current firm. If you have been at your firm for less  than one year, changing positions is generally unwise. MBA admissions committees tend to appreciate consistency and frown on what they  perceive as opportunism. So, if you have had several positions in the  past that you have held for approximately one year or less, staying put  and proving your commitment may be a good idea. If, however, you are a  long-serving employee and want to embark on a new path, a move may  bolster your profile.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the tenure issue, the question becomes: Are you moving  horizontally or vertically? If you are changing positions and gaining an  increase in salary and responsibility, you are almost always making a  wise choice and are most often insulated from concerns about tenure. MBA admissions committees want to know that you are a rising star. So, if  you can gain greater responsibility in the next nine months, then you  should grab that opportunity. As we often tell candidates, \u201cWhat is good  for your career is almost always good for your MBA candidacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, before you move on, you may also want to consider whether  you will be burning bridges at your existing firm. Maintaining your  references is important, because you may need them in the short term.  Further, you may want to ask yourself: Do I have enough time to achieve  something impressive at my next firm? If nine months is sufficient time  to add to your professional\/personal narrative, then a new position may  be worth pursuing. However, if you are joining an organization that has a  one-year sales cycle, for example, you may not have much to offer and  may want to think twice about a move.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we advise candidates to not pander to MBA admissions committees. If you think that a consulting or banking position will  impress the admissions committee, but such a position is not part of your intended  career path, making a move into one of these areas is pointless. Your  potential move should be consistent with your personal goals, not with what  you think an admissions committee wants\u2014the committees want authenticity and differentiated candidates, not a cookie-cutter \u201ctype\u201d of candidate from a specific field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. 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While candidates can take a variety of steps\u2014from boosting their community and &hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-moving-on\/\">Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;<i class=\"fal fa-sm fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mission-admission"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mission Admission: Moving On? | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-moving-on\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mission Admission: Moving On? | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. 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