Do You Need Finance or Consulting to Get an MBA? EP 4

What are the most common industries that MBA students worked in before business school? In episode 4, Cherie and Jean discuss why Finance, Consulting, and Tech are the most common pre-MBA roles today from both the applicant and admissions officer perspective. Then, we share advice on how to approach your application when applying from any industry, even unconventional ones. Roses & Thorns this week include Jean’s plea for recommendations from Tiger Pack listeners for the biggest issue in her life right now. And we debut another fun new segment: Force Ranking! Like and subscribe for more.

Hi everyone, it's Cherie and Jean, the Tiger Sisters. We’re your career mentors and internet big sisters! Cherie Brooke Luo is an influencer who’s demystified big tech, finance, and MBAs for millions with 100M+ views, and Jean Luo is a tech product exec and investor with over 50 AI patents. Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech, founded startups, and hold four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford – all while doing our best to stay healthy and fit, nurture our friendships and hobbies, read, date, feed our shared love of fashion, and perfect our skincare routines.

We’re here to spill the tea on all the ups and downs of our lives so let us know in the comments what questions you have about career, technology, entrepreneurship, school, and life. Join us in pursuit of fun, wealthy, and joyful lives!

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ABOUT US:
~ CHERIE ~
Hello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, recently graduated Stanford MBA, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.

~ JEAN ~
Hi guys! I’m Jean and I’m a product exec, investor, and now creator-founder with my sister Cherie. I was previously the Head of Product for Augmented Reality Shopping at Snapchat. I’ve worked in product for 12 years, and I have over 50 AI patents dating back to 2012. In a past life, I was an institutional investor at Goldman Sachs. In addition to building out the Tiger Sisters video podcast series, I’m currently Managing Partner of Sunbird Ventures, an AI-focused seed stage microfund that I founded with another female AI tech exec. I’m sharing my learnings and personal stories in the hopes that I can inspire and elevate other people – especially young women – both in their careers and in pursuit of rich, fun, and joyful lives.

⌚️TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Jean's Roses and Thorns - please help her!
8:08 Cherie's Roses and Thorns
12:13 NEW SEGMENT ALERT: Forced Rankings
21:14 MAIL BAG: We Bring in a Viewer's Question
22:05 Most Common Pre-MBA Jobs: Segment Starts
22:25 What Does an MBA Program Look For?
24:40 Three Main MBA Industries Overview
24:50 #1 Management Consulting
25:28 #2 Finance (Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Endowments, etc)
25:53 #3 Tech (FANGUL?)
27:05 What Are the Attributes From Each Industry?
28:11 Why Management Consulting?
29:15 Why Is Finance a Feeder Industry?
33:22 Is Tech a Feeder Into MBA?
35:19 What Do These 3 Industries Have in Common?
35:49 Non-Traditional Paths Into MBA & What To Do?
36:53 BE SPECIFIC & CRAFT YOUR NARRATIVE FOR EACH SCHOOL
37:58 Potential Challenges for Traditional Candidates
38:45 TAKEAWAYS: Career Romantic vs. Career Pragmatist

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