Based on Sandy Kreisberg's writings, I got the impression that the BIG name schools only accept candidates from MAJOR firms. If you worked for no name companies or started your own, they won't take you, regardless of everything else. So what are those major firms besides the obvious?
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I don't know if what you're saying is true for every situation - but definitely true often (if not most of the time). Part of the reason is getting into a big/top firm is much more competitive than say, an accounting firm down the road or whatever. However, if you had a huge impact on a less well-known firm/on a firm you start and can quantify/prove that, you may have a good shot.
Might be off-base here, but that's my $0.02
Depends how you define smaller firm? People definitely get in from 10 person PE firms....people don't get in from working at a local accounting shop. Start-ups are a hot space, and experience there is VERY good. Starting your own company is also good if you have actually have revenue, impact and its scale-able and/or provides transferable skills (Selling shit on Ebay wouldn't help you, but starting a company that created some medical device or fixed some systematic issue would be very good for bschool admissions)
This is simply not true. Big brand names (BBNs), be they schools or employers, help but aren't everything. Just thinking about my classmates I saw today (didn't go to campus, so it's a small random sample), some of the pre-MBA work experience includes: - Consultant at a very small (2-6 person) boutique - Manager of several independent music venues - Lawyer at local non-prof - Project manager at regional, 250 employee general contractor Several counter-examples too, of course, but I think you get the point.
Some BBNs, like Yale or Bain, are helpful because they indicate a high degree of selectivity from a trusted source of MBA talent. Others, like many corporatees, are helpful because they are easy to understand. I know very little about cosmetics, but I can pretty easily imagine what a supply chain manager at L'Oreal does.
To answer your question about which firms count as BBNs, A good start might be F100, top 10 consulting and law firms, US government, and international non-profs.
I would agree that they help but are not a necessary factor. It helps build credibility to have a brand name on your resume. And this doesn't just go for b-school application, also for the job hunt itself. Think of it as a boost to your application if you have it, but not an end all factor. Kind of like a high GMAT.
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