Should I take my MBA off of my resume?

[Anonymous]

I was laid off from an intense consulting role a few months ago and really am not cut out for the stress and games involved in climbing the ladder, at least not at this time (I have three kids, the youngest of which is a toddler). I want to pivot to EA work, which I think I’d be great at - I’m very type A, organized, timely etc and have a good EQ - this has always been a strength.

My question is: is it better to leave off my advanced degree? (Not a name brand school or T20 or anything.) I don’t want to seem “overqualified” or likely to jump ship: I have no interests in moving around or advancing - I want an IC role.

If you’ve been in this position or seen this happen, what worked best? TIA!

[Anonymous]

I've never met anyone that cared about an MBA unless it was from a top school.

[Anonymous]

Sure

[Anonymous]

Take it off and apply to 20 roles. If you get a ten percent response rate keep going. If you don’t get that response rate you need to do work on other parts of your resume which might also speak to your being overqualified. If I were you I’d leave the MBA and go after Chief of Staff at smaller 1000-4000 people orgs as opposed to EA. I get that you need to take pressure off but You’re better than an EA.

[Anonymous]

Describe your education and experience in detail, EA job requirements and your concerns that you stated here. Dump it in ChatGPT. You will get a much better advice than here. Unless of course you are just trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never met anyone that cared about an MBA unless it was from a top school.

Agreed with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was laid off from an intense consulting role a few months ago and really am not cut out for the stress and games involved in climbing the ladder, at least not at this time (I have three kids, the youngest of which is a toddler). I want to pivot to EA work, which I think I’d be great at - I’m very type A, organized, timely etc and have a good EQ - this has always been a strength.

My question is: is it better to leave off my advanced degree? (Not a name brand school or T20 or anything.) I don’t want to seem “overqualified” or likely to jump ship: I have no interests in moving around or advancing - I want an IC role.

If you’ve been in this position or seen this happen, what worked best? TIA!

It appears that you have answered your own question. When applying for executive ass't positions, then it may be wise to leave the MBA off of your resume if it doesn't create an odd gap of 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Only put it on for jobs that list it as a qualificationm this goes for everything on resume.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the poster who suggested applying to CoS roles. With a consulting background it’s not likely you’d get hired into an EA position, whether you leave the MBA on your resume or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take it off and apply to 20 roles. If you get a ten percent response rate keep going. If you don’t get that response rate you need to do work on other parts of your resume which might also speak to your being overqualified. If I were you I’d leave the MBA and go after Chief of Staff at smaller 1000-4000 people orgs as opposed to EA. I get that you need to take pressure off but You’re better than an EA.

Chief of Staff could be good, but could end up being stressful with variables like weird/long hours, last-minute requests, potentially travel, big personalities, etc. A lot depends on the culture of the organization and the specific executive you're working for. Maybe apply to those roles but feel it out during interviews.

(Also, "better than an EA" is obnoxious, PP.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it off and apply to 20 roles. If you get a ten percent response rate keep going. If you don’t get that response rate you need to do work on other parts of your resume which might also speak to your being overqualified. If I were you I’d leave the MBA and go after Chief of Staff at smaller 1000-4000 people orgs as opposed to EA. I get that you need to take pressure off but You’re better than an EA.

Chief of Staff could be good, but could end up being stressful with variables like weird/long hours, last-minute requests, potentially travel, big personalities, etc. A lot depends on the culture of the organization and the specific executive you're working for. Maybe apply to those roles but feel it out during interviews.

(Also, "better than an EA" is obnoxious, PP.)

All of the above could apply to an EA role too. And she IS ‘better’ than the typical EA who at best has a four year degree from a crappy school. Most only have associates degrees. An EA for a mid sized company is going to make 70-90k. (Yes an EA for Csuite at F500 will make more than that but I doubt that’s the type of role pp is going to land). Whereas a Chief of Staff can make 130-175 easy. Which do you think is BETTER??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it off and apply to 20 roles. If you get a ten percent response rate keep going. If you don’t get that response rate you need to do work on other parts of your resume which might also speak to your being overqualified. If I were you I’d leave the MBA and go after Chief of Staff at smaller 1000-4000 people orgs as opposed to EA. I get that you need to take pressure off but You’re better than an EA.

Chief of Staff could be good, but could end up being stressful with variables like weird/long hours, last-minute requests, potentially travel, big personalities, etc. A lot depends on the culture of the organization and the specific executive you're working for. Maybe apply to those roles but feel it out during interviews.

(Also, "better than an EA" is obnoxious, PP.)

Agreed. I know EAs who could run circles around most people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it off and apply to 20 roles. If you get a ten percent response rate keep going. If you don’t get that response rate you need to do work on other parts of your resume which might also speak to your being overqualified. If I were you I’d leave the MBA and go after Chief of Staff at smaller 1000-4000 people orgs as opposed to EA. I get that you need to take pressure off but You’re better than an EA.

Chief of Staff could be good, but could end up being stressful with variables like weird/long hours, last-minute requests, potentially travel, big personalities, etc. A lot depends on the culture of the organization and the specific executive you're working for. Maybe apply to those roles but feel it out during interviews.

(Also, "better than an EA" is obnoxious, PP.)

Agreed. I know EAs who could run circles around most people.