From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), http://www.mbaadmit.com
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Short-Term and Long-term Goals: Changes? Transitions? ...Does it Matter?
I have received emails from MBA applicants who did not receive admission to one of their top choice schools when they applied on their own last year, and they indicate that when the admission committees supplied feedback, one key factor in their rejection was the fact that the admissions committee did not believe they could successfully make a “change” of career in order to achieve the long-term career goal they had put forth in their essays.
These days, MBA admissions committees are concerned about whether you will be able to land a job after your MBA, and a notable part of your success or failure in doing so is whether an employer will find you attractive for the job that you will be targeting. You will notice that schools like Columbia Business School have two spots on their online application where they ask you to articulate your short-term goal. This underscores the importance of what you write.
So, does it really matter what you write when you respond to the questions asked in many MBA application essays about your short-term and long-term goals? Some candidates think it is unrealistic to expect that they would know before they begin their MBA what they want to be doing in 15 years. But, as indicated by the application forms themselves, as well as noted by admissions committees themselves, concern about placement is a big issue and whether you seem to have developed already some skills relevant to your long-term goal can also be important.
In my experience, your response to the long-term goal question can matter a great deal, and when there appears to be a major disconnect between what you have been doing over the years in your career, and what you state you intend to do in your long-term goal, you can be introducing substantial risk into your application, reducing your admissions odds. There is a big difference between “transitioning” to a new type of role or industry—where there is some relation in terms of skillsets between what you have been doing professionally over the years and what you will be doing in the future—and making a large change. For example, the person trying to go from a project manager role in an engineering division to the head of a retail clothing company will have a harder time in MBA admissions than a person trying to go from a project manager role in a technology manufacturing company to a top corporate executive of a technology company.
Be careful when stating your long-term goal and, as you write about it, try to make sure your response will serve as an asset for you.
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
http://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: mbaadmit@aol.com![]()
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Short-Term and Long-term Goals: Changes? Transitions? ...Does it Matter?
I have received emails from MBA applicants who did not receive admission to one of their top choice schools when they applied on their own last year, and they indicate that when the admission committees supplied feedback, one key factor in their rejection was the fact that the admissions committee did not believe they could successfully make a “change” of career in order to achieve the long-term career goal they had put forth in their essays.
These days, MBA admissions committees are concerned about whether you will be able to land a job after your MBA, and a notable part of your success or failure in doing so is whether an employer will find you attractive for the job that you will be targeting. You will notice that schools like Columbia Business School have two spots on their online application where they ask you to articulate your short-term goal. This underscores the importance of what you write.
So, does it really matter what you write when you respond to the questions asked in many MBA application essays about your short-term and long-term goals? Some candidates think it is unrealistic to expect that they would know before they begin their MBA what they want to be doing in 15 years. But, as indicated by the application forms themselves, as well as noted by admissions committees themselves, concern about placement is a big issue and whether you seem to have developed already some skills relevant to your long-term goal can also be important.
In my experience, your response to the long-term goal question can matter a great deal, and when there appears to be a major disconnect between what you have been doing over the years in your career, and what you state you intend to do in your long-term goal, you can be introducing substantial risk into your application, reducing your admissions odds. There is a big difference between “transitioning” to a new type of role or industry—where there is some relation in terms of skillsets between what you have been doing professionally over the years and what you will be doing in the future—and making a large change. For example, the person trying to go from a project manager role in an engineering division to the head of a retail clothing company will have a harder time in MBA admissions than a person trying to go from a project manager role in a technology manufacturing company to a top corporate executive of a technology company.
Be careful when stating your long-term goal and, as you write about it, try to make sure your response will serve as an asset for you.
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
http://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: mbaadmit@aol.com