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Does anybody have any advice when applying to postings with many applicants and getting noticed? The company I am interested in is Figma, and though I reached out to a few technical recruiters after applying through LinkedIn, I am wondering if there might be something more I could do that maybe I’m not thinking about. Also along those lines, if anybody here works for figma I would love the chance to connect
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I’m not bashing you, but I feel like you could frame this question differently.
A lot of people post something similar weekly in these bowls. An MBA is a career trampoline in network, brand and sometimes career transition. It’s not necessary in many cases. That said, think about what you really want to do and get out of your career. You do not have to stay in anything sales based. There are people who change careers entirely; you’ll see transitioning military classmates for instance become corporate Finance or big 4 MBA associates. It sounds as though you’re concern is no hard skills, and it doesn’t have to be a concern as you can have the time in an MBA to develop those.
Now for your question: everything becomes sales sooner or later as you grow. An MBA can earmark you for higher management (eg: having your own P&L), but transitioning from sales gives you a leg up in that base understanding. As we move up, everything becomes more business development oriented anyway.
Product Management in big tech in my experience could be a great place to target.
Why do you want to pursue your MBA? if it is only for the career change, think about where you are changing to. Don't use the MBA just as a 2 year delay tactic (not to mention six-figure cost).
I got my MBA, sunk $138K into it, but had a very specific path I was pursuing in marketing. I then developed a list of target companies, and built relationships at many of them which led to interviews with ten of them and offers from several.
But I had a plan going into my MBA. If you don't have a plan, I'd consider if the cost of time and money is worth it.
If I can help further, reach out to me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanjstein/.