26M, want to move from Tech Sales into Investment Banking/Consulting
Hello all,
I have been considering doing an MBA and have started preparing for the GMAT test.
I live in the UK and currently work in tech sales but want to move into investment banking or tier 1 consulting.
MBA Info
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Why I want an MBA: Move from tech sales into front office investment banking or MBB consulting
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Target Schools: The M7, T15 (in US) and London Business School (I live in London)
Work Experience:
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1 year of corporate law internships
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1 year of junior sales role at a software company
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Promoted laterally when I moved to Gartner (will be 1 year soon)
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Plan is to move to Google or AWS next year and work there for a year or 2
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That gives me 4-5 years work exp
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Extracurriculars:
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Created a business whilst at university (generated a few $hundred pm, nothing huge)
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Was part of the exec team in a few university societies
Education:
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Top 5 university in the UK (either UCL or LSE) - studied History (achieved 67% 2.i - equivalent to a 3.7/4 GPA)
Nationality: British
Sex: Male
Age: 26 (will be applying to start in September 2023 when I would be 28)
GMAT: Haven't done it yet but I am aiming for a score of 720+
GPA: All my education has been in the UK so we don't have GPAs
Do I have a realistic shot at the following two things:
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Getting into a good school
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Moving into IB or consulting
Thanks
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Why move out of Tech Sales?
Tech sales is great but I have always wanted to be an investment banker.
Main reasons:
1) working with financial data and doing valuations and modelling
2) I am a strong interest in finance and the stock market
3) IB is a better career in terms of pay
4) working on high-profile transactions
Only type of banker you should be is a restructuring banker. Legend has it Rx bankers have pure liquid gold flowing through their veins - they truly are the epitome of humanity. I would rather be a janitor at PJT RSSG than be the President of the US.
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