Post MBA Career Advice

Hey all! I’m halfway done with my MBA and I’m looking for advice on which career paths would likely be available for me when I graduate. Here’s a brief description of my background. 

  • MBA (still enrolled, regional university) 
  • Accenture: tech strategy consulting (cloud migrations) 
  • M&A at a boutique firm (not much deal flow since that was during COVID) 
  • Oracle: tech sales 
  • Bachelor’s Degree at Purdue University: Geophysics major, business management minor 


Skills: 

  • Math: I was always among the top in my class at a competitive school K-12 
  • Excel spreadsheets 
  • People skills: social of my fraternity in college; captain of the water polo team in high school 
  • Adaptable and open minded 

Which career paths should I look at immediately after graduation, five years from now, and long term? Any helpful advice would be appreciated. Thank you. 

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