<p>Is getting a job as a management trainee a decent way to get admitted to a business school (along with good GMAT scores, good GPA, etc)? From what ive read on this site, getting a job that leads to increasing levels of management is what business schools are looking for. Or am i way off?</p>
<p>It depends. What level of MBA program are you aiming for? In general, management trainee programs are not prestigious or anything like that so you would have to work your way upwards in the corporation after you finish the trainee program.</p>
<p>Im aiming for Anderson or Marshall. If not management trainee programs, what kind of job should someone be realistically shooting for in order to get into these programs (again, with a good gpa, good gmat score, etc)?</p>
<p>There are many routes to arriving at a very good MBA program. If you do some searches on Google, you should find breakdowns on some MBA programs. </p>
<p>Their is nothing wrong with the route your describing, but management trainee programs are best analyzed on a case by case basis. For instance, a management trainee program in retail would not be as competitive or provide the same opportunities as a program at… say… Boeing.</p>
<p>Again, though, its ability to get you admitted to a good MBA program is directly related to what you make of your opportunities at the company.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to hijack your thread or anything, but can someone explain to me exactly what a management trainee program is? Specifically, what do you do on the job? Is it mostly clerical work? What kind of salary does it pay?</p>
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<p>There are plenty HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER management trainee programs that pay very well out of undergrad. Get your facts straight. You can start with GE and work from there. Imagine stable work weeks with pay sometime reaching into the high 70k first year out</p>
<p>This forum has such a narrow perspective when it comes to college and the job market</p>
<p>if i start out as a first-level manager at a (non-retail) fortune 100 and supervise about 10 people, go through my rotations, and get promoted to second-level manager within 3 years, is that considered impressive enough for top b-schools? </p>
<p>if not, then what kind of accomplishments or credentials does someone who’s in a management trainee program need in order to get into a top b-school like HBS, wharton, kellogg, etc.?</p>
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<p>i dont know about their full-time admissions (which are harder to get into than part-time), but my friend in a management trainee program (at a fortune 100) got into their part-time program after 2 years of working. </p>
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<p>southpasdena,
besides GE’s, what are some of the other highly sought after management trainee programs?</p>
<p>/rolls eyes and bangs head on wall</p>
<p>southpasdena, why don’t you go ahead and read post number 4. I’ll help you out.</p>
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<p>Tell me if you need further explanation.</p>
<p>I was responding to what was quoted. No explanation needed</p>
<p>Further more, retail comprises of rotations in corporate and as in store assistant manager/store manager. The larger the retailer (income) and store size, the more difficult it is to attain one of the management positions. </p>
<p>kf - just look around at well known companies that you would be interested working at, for example, nike, home depot, etc. Most of the companies that that will pop into your head will probably already have brand name. Don’t worry. Obviously position can play a major role in the perception from an MBA adcom, but dont focus on that.</p>