True, I guess some of the issue has been that I dont want to apply too early. Ive applied to quite a few places, and some of the ones that I have heard back from say that they say that they need someone now, not in december, so I hate to waste a bunch of time applying for positions that it turns out need someone right this instant.
I agree. He seems like a nice guy
People get entry level corporate finance jobs with the most hacksaw of undergrads. If anything you’re way over qualified. This is the risk of doing an MBA too soon. You pretty much DQ yourself for entry level but have no experience for senior spots. So you’re pretty much toast.
So what should I do? Take the MBA off the resume? What about at really big-time, exclusive companies? Ive applied for roles at Microsoft, Apple, and Walmart and been denied from all three. I realize doing the MBA soon was a gamble, but I just couldnt see myself quitting my career if I was already doing really well. Itd be tough to walk away if I was making good money and getting promoted. I thought it would be better to knock the MBA out of the way, that way I can have it forever and be done with it… I realize I might only get 80% of the benefit of the MBA as had I been working prior, but I just thought it made more sense to me. 20 years down the line they dont ask you how many years removed from your undergrad were you when you did the MBA
Welcome to hacksaw (I’m in the club). I tried applying to some big companies out of college. No response. Only one I got any traction with was a Big 4 and I used the school to get that. Ultimately I took a job at a F500 as a temp. I don’t want to discount your MBA, but I see people with them temping where I am now. Your biggest obstacle is lack of professional experience.
Truth. no one wants to pay for a MBA salary and get a person with little work experience.
And to make it worse you got a hacksaw MBA on top of a hacksaw undergrad. And for more salt, you come off like a dbag no one would want to work with.
Plumbing school could be an option
Its not often this happens, but I agree with Itera.
But I only want to be paid a bachelor salary, not an MBA salary. If I wanted an MBA salary I wouldnt apply for entry-level roles. My personality has nothing to do with it. It would be one thing if I was interviewing and consistently getting denied.
It doesn’tmatter. For example, I get resumes from people who have higher degrees all the time for entry level analyst positions and they have literally written to me they are good for entry level pay. we still pass over them without an interview. There are a ton of reasons why this makes a lot of sense and why We will always rather get a kid fresh out of a top tier school. This is specifically more true for financethen other sectors.
Man, I’m starting to feel for this guy, nobody is on his side. This is what happens when you rub people the wrong way.
I’m strongly against MBAs with no work experience but I can understand where you’re coming from. Keep hustling dude, someone will give you a shot eventually. Even if isn’t a well-known shop, you have to start somewhere.
What are the reasons?
What about if I took the MBA off the resume?
Thanks for the kind words
Then the potential employer is going to wonder about the big gap between your undergrad and work… Also, if they want to hire you now, you’re going to have to tell them that you can’t start until December/January. They’ll ask why, and you’re going to have to answer “I’m in school,” and then they’re going to have more questions that won’t be in your favor.
Vandelay have you met the quantjockmba. You two bums gotta hook up.
Good points.
Never heard of him. Who is he?
50 hours and no traction?
I know you say you haven’t gotten to “desperation mode” yet and hopefully you never do. Nevertheless, in my opinion there may be cause for concern. Even without seeing your resume, I can still surmise there are at least three things amiss here: (1) time management, (2) not being able to critically judge your resume from the standpoint of an employer and (3) lack of results.
If you have talked to several “qualified sources” and they have all said your resume looks good, either (1) that is actually true, (2) they are less qualified than you think, or probably (3) they don’t want to be troubled with critically analyzing something [they don’t want to spend the time] or run the risk of saying something negative, because you will take it the wrong way [they don’t want to misuse social capital].
I think what you need is to find someone you mesh with, and who is willing and able to look at your resume from the lens of a potential employer. I’m not talking about just some random person with work experience – I’m talking about the hiring manager, the one that pulls the trigger. Fortunately for you, there have been a bunch of other folks on this forum that are giving you candid feedback and suggestions. Frankly I’m surprised they’ve been so generous with their time. For the most part I think they are on point.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
AfricaFarmer , thanks for the good word buddy. Much appreciated!
When Vandelay Industries keep harping about the MBA as an obstacle for him to get a decent entry level investment related job and others spend their valuable time in analysing and finding a solution for it I am reminded of the lines from Overqualified by Joey Comeau which reads: “Live for today, you retarded little s**t. The end is near.”
By the way, Overqualified is an art project by Canadian writer Joey Comeau in which he wrote a series of cover letters as job applications to companies. Some of the original letters appear in the book, though they’ve been changed to fit with the novel’s weirdo narrative.
^ Haha! I had never heard of this book, but the Amazon reviews are awesome. Thanks mygos, I am heading overseas for a week and needed some good reading material. Just bought one.
I have heard some negative comments about the resume.Some of the comments, however, have been suspect. My dad is the former number #2 HR guy at a big 4 accounting firm. He has hired thousands of people and he disagreed with some of the comments made by people like at the school’s career center. They suggested removing certain things like
-Non-academic accomplishments
-Rankings for the schools.
I have to trust my dad’s professional opinion over some 30 year olds working at the career center