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Hey there, happy to offer some help , here you go：
How to Deal With Unemployment and Work Gaps
Maybe it’s because of the economy. Maybe it’s because you wanted to stop working 90-hour weeks and focus on your GMAT studies. Maybe it’s because you were stuck in a dead-end job and couldn’t handle waking up, getting dressed and spending one more minute in that god forsaken office.
Either way, you’ve got a work gap. And now you’ve got to deal with it in your MBA applications.
We all know at this point that work gaps are a challenge in the MBA application. After all, “If you can’t get a job now, why should we believe that you would be able to get one after business school?” B-schools like applicants who can and WILL get jobs. GREAT jobs. So if you appear to have trouble getting (or keeping) a steady job, it is a red flag.
But as always, we at can fix it. We’ve seen plenty of unemployed clients get accepted. The trick is aaaaaall in the packaging. That’s all. And of course, that is also true for the rest of your application, but that’s neither here nor there…
What you gotta do is spin it so it looks less “I got burnt out at my banking job and have spent the last 5 months perfecting my HALO skills and watching reality TV with my girlfriend” and more “There is a gap in my employment history but it is not indicative of who I am and what my potential is. In fact, had YOU, the adcom, been faced with the same set of circumstances, you too would have experienced the same reasonable work gap.”
So, how do you package it the right way?
Two strategies you can take:
The Ballsy – Look the problem in the face. “I have been unemployed.” Lay out your reasons, and what this has led you to decide. This is not a bad one if you are laid off for market reasons. After all, shit does happen. ”I worked for Lehman in 2008. And while I was doing a great job, well, we all know how well that turned out for all 4,000 employees who worked for the (now deceased) Lehman Brothers.”
The Safe but Intelligent – This one’s a bit trickier, as it has some prerequisites. You had to have been doing at least something during your unemployment time (looking for a job doesn’t count). Could be going to night school, taking a GMAT course, starting a start-up, volunteering full-time, a combination of any and all of the above, or anything that shows that you have some thrust. You need that adcom to know that external circumstances aren’t the boss of you. That even when the market goes through a calamitous downturn, you cruise into some kind of Plan B.
You can also choose a strategy that lies somewhere on the line between these two. ”So here’s what happened. Lehman failed big-time, but I managed to do some cool stuff anyway. First of all, I was the LAST person to be laid off from Lehman, surviving six rounds of layoffs. But of course I saw the writing on the wall. As soon as things started to turn sour, I began reaching out to my network. Within a matter of days, I had begun helping a friend with his startup, drumming up both new clients and investors for FOREXAMPLE.COM. I also began to have some extra time to devote to SAMPLENGO, where I stepped up my involvement from 2 hours per week to 6. One month later, despite being laid off by Lehman, I was promoted to Head of Sample Group at SampleNGO. So sure, there is a work gap. But from my perspective, this has been one of the most productive, successful periods in my career to date…”
And there you have it. As always, there is a bulletproof strategy here. Don’t lose your focus, and don’t’ be intimidated by a work gap. We are here for you if you need anything. In the wise, wise words of Weezer, if you mix it up…Ima fix it.
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Jon Frank
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发表于 2011-10-24 13:08:01
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