Sue Said:

working non-professional job and applying for an MBA?

We Answered:

In my opinion, your chance of getting into an excellent MBA program in the US is very good. You have done high level work, and you have also shown that you are not afraid to do any work necessary to survive. You will be judged on the basis of your grades in school, your GMAT score, and your work experience, and I think your work experience will be in your favor over applicants who have been doing the same job the past 3-4 years. In your essay, you should emphasize the variety of experience, and your willingness to work under many adverse conditions. Tell the school what you wrote above.

Consult the Official MBA Guide, a comprehensive free public service with more than 2,000 MBA programs listed worldwide. It allows you to search for programs by location (US, Europe, Far East, etc.), by concentration (finance, marketing, aviation management, health management, accounting, etc.), by type of program (full-time, distance learning, part-time, etc), and by listing your own criteria and preferences to get a list of universities that satisfy your needs. You can use the Guide to contact schools of your choice, examine their data, visit their web site, and send them pre applications. You can see lists of top 40 schools ranked by starting salaries of graduates, GMAT scores, and other criteria. It's the best service available at http://officialmbaguide.org.

Linda Said:

Will getting an MBA really help a mid-career professional stand out in a job search?

We Answered:

It's too difficult to advise you without actually (i) reviewing your resume that shows your college degree & previous work experience and (ii) timing when you see an interested opening you believe you qualify for, just gettiing your foot in the door for interview and actual selection results in subjective evaluation of most qualified candidate.

In general, (i) once you do earn and graduate with an MBA degree should push your name further into consideration of potential candidates for interview but (ii) there are many MBA disciplines and the best one in my opinion is FINANCE and if you to choose an easy one say like MARKETING, I think you would be wasting your money or it would be a poor investment & choice.

Bottomline, it's your analytical skills and how well you are able to communicate in writing as well as on your feet bec it is always necessary not to forget that your supervisor & management are gauging your performance on your contributions to profit and more business & revenue. And how much of a learning curve the give you will actullay depend on your starting salary...

Hope the Above Info Helps and Best of Luck!

Gregory Said:

How do you search for a professional job?

We Answered:

http://www.theladders.com/reg/ppc?pl=ov-…
You can use the basic search function on this site for free but there are other levels which offer more benefits. These are all jobs for folks seeking salaries of 100k or more.

Valerie Said:

Is there any professional quant job search engine?

We Answered:

http://www.RiseSmart.com/jobs - I loved it because they browsed the Internet job sites for me so I didn't have to. Plus they do staff recruiting for corporations, so there's access to even more jobs through that. A REAL person (imagine that) helped me revamp my resume and e-mailed me six-figure jobs directly relevant to my qualifications and career goals. I used coupon code RSHM5008 to get half-off (about $20, well worth it).