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No - once you get in slalom why go to a top mba

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Plenty of people exit Slalom to FAANG or B4 or Corp leadership without a MBA.

I worked in BAS at slalom for 6 years and had a top 10 MBA, most of my peers didn’t even have a masters. It wasn’t valued or utilized at all, even when I tried.

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Yes - people I know have left got top MBA programs. However, the emphasis on providing a chance for people to maintain a consulting career without an up or out approach means that many people are technology focused where a MBA isn’t much of a benefit.

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If you’re interested in being a technical delivery person - as in writing code - there isn’t much benefit to your career with a MBA.

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