Thread: Will an MBA cover a low undergrad GPA for jobs?

Quote: Originally Posted by walibi I got my MBA with 4.1 grade, got my bachelor in business and finance, did a bachelor in zoology, plus network administration, speak 4 languages perfectly, worked for more than 10 years in management and administration, work over seas and locally, I was a program coordinator, project manager, CEO, department manager, but NEVER EVER got a job in Canada. This is why now im applying for government Canada because...

Quote: Originally Posted by walibi I got my MBA with 4.1 grade, got my bachelor in business and finance, did a bachelor in zoology, plus network administration, speak 4 languages perfectly, worked for more than 10 years in management and administration, work over seas and locally, I was a program coordinator, project manager, CEO, department manager, but NEVER EVER got a job in Canada. This is why now im applying for government Canada because...

Quote: Originally Posted by supreme_sole Are u serious?? One day you will see the light We would all like to be like Bill Gates, or Michael Jordan but there is a reason they are famous because not everyone can be like them P.S Some Ibankers make way more money then Lil wayne, dont let the hype fool you rapper make money but its not as much as you think And not everybody can be an ibanker or whatever, that's my point.

Quote: Originally Posted by kennyc516 kind of an aside question, but when MBA school talks about work experience, does it matter which profession you are in? Obviously not sales or cashiers, but let's say you are working in the IT field as a tester or developer, would that be sufficient? Thanks! i dont' see anything wrong with tester or developer. also keep in mind it depends on your peers too. if lots of ppl working in IT are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yu_Qing When I interviewed at Ivey, I have been told by the admissions committee that some consulting firms will ask you for your GMAT score. I am a student at Rotman and they said it's not common. I dont know what to believe I remember McKinsey for sure asks for GMAT scores along with the breakup like Tongue180 has mentioned.... I remember one of BCG or Bain did too (or maybe both).... You can start an...

Investment banking is not difficult work. This is an undeniable fact. Any idiot can discount a PV, or build simple models in Excel (which most Associates probably don't even do). I don't see the big deal about doing 70 hours of work/week, when the work itself is not strenuous or intellectually demanding. People "burning out" in iBanking is the funniest thing in the world to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by tylaw83 Prime Minister? No Actor? No Director? No Entrepreneur? ibanking/consulting will give you the tools/finances for this. Billionaire? Again, ibanking/consulting is a great launching pad for this. My dream job would be "NBA Superstar," but that's not possible for me. I'm settling for ibanking/consulting/corporate finance, which is still pretty high up on the list. The difference...

Quote: Originally Posted by DearSummer How many finance people in Canada actually lost their job through this crisis? How do you know it's shrinking? Thousands of Canadians have drifted back from NYC and offshore. I know that for sure. Quote: Hell, even in America the banks are right back to what they were doing pre-crisis. Not even close by a long shot. Bear Stearns and Lehman are gone. Citi has gone through crazy cuts. The rest of them...

Quote: Originally Posted by tylaw83 I'm pretty sure consulting will be great for me. I don't mind hard work and I like being challenged. What I don't like about auditing is that it's mindless repetition. I think you'll find the satisfaction rates for consulting/ibanking/corporate finance much higher than big 4 auditing. If you think auditing is mindless repetition....wait till you get into consulting...lol Consulting...

Here a link that might be useful, on the employment trend of pre and during the financial crisis. http://www.mitacstrends.com/