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A lot of MBA Associates went into business school with zero finance background or knowledge, took some basic accounting and finance classes and read the interview guide and that's it.  Then when they hit the desk they know nothing, are insecure, and abuse their authority to push everything down to Analysts while trying to make it look like they're contributing or overseeing the work to their VPs.  Analysts justifiably get upset over this.

Not all MBA Associates are like that though.  The good ones are humble, come in with no ego, and work alongside Analysts to learn as much as they can.  Those Associates just don't get posts made about them here.

 

Got it. Thanks! So does that mean someone who starts in corporate finance or corp dev (maybe moreso corp dev because it’s more applicable), then goes to get an MBA, then comes in as a associate, will be much better than someone who was like a programmer before they went back to school?

 

Let's be real - whatever happens on this site, if you're a strong associate in the real world, no one is going to make fun of you.  The hate is proportionate to your skills or rather the lack of it.  Most people aren't expecting a fully ramped MBA associate from day 1 but it'll be evident to all how quickly you're ramping up and you'll be treated accordingly.

 

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