Coming from B4 consulting. Would going to a non-FAANG large tech company or a tech startup hurt my MBA chances? Have offers from both but I do want to pursue a MBA in the future and want to make sure going to one of these places doesn’t hurt my application.

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Depends on the company but most likely no. You already have B4 on Resume which holds value and the tech startup will give you an interesting story more so than the thousands of people they get applying with a consulting background

Edit: MBA applications ask why you left your previous employers, if you can spin it to show value in your career growth for why you left that’ll help too

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