Go to MBA this year or defer?
Currently work in software engineering, interested in IB/Consulting as a path to technology private equity.
Should I go this year to a T25 mba, or defer? Given the IB/Consulting job market right now.
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If you can enrol in a T25 MBA now (as in this year, or January '24 at the latest), then sure go for it. As good a time as any, and when you graduate (in 2025), you'll probably be entering a booming job market (assuming no more one-in-a-generation event happens until then....).
If you have to wait until Fall 2024 anyway, then I would not base that decision on the current recruiting climate. It wouldn't make a big difference. By the time you'd enrol, the brunt of the downturn will have likely passed and most consulting firms will probably be back to recruiting at a more normal pace.
BTW, I am talking in terms of timing only. I have no idea whether a T25 MBA would help your particular profile or not.
hey man, randomly found this thread. i wonder do you still think that the job market will improve for those who graduate in 2025? what makes you think that? right now compared to a year ago, how has the change been? are you seeing any improvement?
its worse now than last year and definitely much worse than 2021. I think everyone is assuming things can only get better by 2024 and 2025.
Yeah, I echo the above.
At least in London 2024 recruiting outlook does not look great. We are interviewing, but Im not sure how many offers we're making or when the start dates will be.
But from what Im hearing and piecing together, 2024 looks thin for now.
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