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Will my resume scream not quite good enough?
| swollen vivacious yarmulke | 08/13/08 |
| High-end stain regret | 08/13/08 |
| Jet sickened black woman hell | 08/13/08 |
| High-end stain regret | 08/13/08 |
| Slap-happy aquamarine rigpig idiot | 08/13/08 |
| Fragrant federal school | 08/14/08 |
| Big opaque site liquid oxygen | 08/14/08 |
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Date: August 13th, 2008 2:19 PM Author: swollen vivacious yarmulke Subject: What will my resume say to employers.... For undergrad, I attended one of: Cornell, Berkeley, or CMU
I then spent 5 years working as an engineer for a Fortune 500 company.
I now attend one of the following MBA programs: Yale, CMU, or Cornell
A good friend from undergrad works for Booz & Company (formerly Booz Allen Hamilton), is a recruiter there, and is pushing me pretty hard to interview for an internship. While I am looking for a consulting gig, I would obviously prefer Mckinsey, Bain, or BCG (all recruit to some degree on my campus). I worried that if I end up a Booz for my internship, given my educational background, I will be sending a clear signal to M/B/B that I am not quite good enough when full-time recruiting roles around.
Am I correct, or am I being paranoid? Is an internship at a 2nd tier consulting company better than an internship at a more prestigious company in a different field?
P.S. Though I was not admitted to a Tier 1 MBA, I did receive a large named scholarship to my Tier 2 program and I do have a 99th percentile GMAT score so those two things on my resume might mitigate the not good enough impression somewhat. |
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Date: August 13th, 2008 2:20 PM Author: High-end stain regret you sound really dumb. i hope you never work with me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=844974&forum_id=1#10062211) |
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Date: August 13th, 2008 2:43 PM Author: Jet sickened black woman hell Your resume will say where you went. Unfortunately, if you get an interview, you seem able to sink yourself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=844974&forum_id=1#10062265) |
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Date: August 13th, 2008 3:36 PM Author: High-end stain regret TITMFCR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=844974&forum_id=1#10062373) |
Date: August 13th, 2008 9:52 PM Author: Slap-happy aquamarine rigpig idiot Dude, you can't just let the caliber of your schools determine how qualified you are--sure they show up on your resume, but as the other poster mentioned, the company is hiring you for who you are, not where you attended school. Do you have any personal accomplishments that will stand out? Do you bring anything more than just your decent pedigree?
As for the internship, do it if you think it will give you solid work experience/background knowledge on the field and more to talk about during interviews. |
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Date: August 14th, 2008 12:25 AM Author: Fragrant federal school ew, yale for mba... kinda like going to ethiopia for the food. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=844974&forum_id=1#10063942) |
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Date: August 14th, 2008 8:26 AM Author: Big opaque site liquid oxygen blatant anti-cornell trolling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=844974&forum_id=1#10064473) |