Experienced hire - Is GMAT important?

Hi,

GMAT might only be helpful if you are switching from Law, marketing or any other humanitarian field.

Also note that scores below 700 do not add value to your application at all. However scores over 730 can really make a difference.

Best,

Anton

Hello!

No, GMAT is not what so ever importart for MBB or overal consulting recruiting. 

It is only important for business schools, since in most of them, is a requisite not only to take it, but to score over 700. 

Focus hence on your CV, interview prep, etc. GMAT is not a KPI here. 

Hope it clarifies!

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi there,

No it is not required to have GMAT on your CV in order to qualify. 

Within consulting firm, probably only 1/3 of the consultants have MBA (based on my observation in SEA). So that means 2/3 people likely have no GMAT score.

It matters a lot more how your 5-years experience prepare you well for consulting. GMAT might help only if you didn't have a good score in school and need to compensate for that, which doesn't sound like your case. So I suggest spending your effort and energy on other parts of application. 

Best,

Emily

Hi There,

Having GMAT score at 90th percentile will definitely help but it is really not important.

If you position yourself as exp hire, I would recommend emphasizing more on:

1. Accomplishment and impact in those 5yrs of exp
2. Leadership experience
3. Experience in a scalable transformation program or strategy works
4. Awards (if any)
5. Your expertise in a field
6. Your company brand
7. Other extracurricular achievements (e.g. hiking mount Everest, etc)

Speaking from my exp as candidate and CV screener. Hope it helps!

Hi Anonymous,

With your level of industry experience, nobody will be interested in your GMAT score. Either you deliver on your specialization or not - that's the crucial question.

Asking an experience hire for GMAT scores is like asking a university hire candidate about marks in primary school... not very clever way trying to assess a candidate.

Hope that helps - if so, please give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

Hi there,

I agree with the other answers, a high GMAT score is a nice-to-have, but not a mandatory element to get an invitation.

The best investment of time to secure an invitation is networking – I would recommend concentrate on that area.

You can find more on networking at the following link:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/hey-everyonehope-all-is-well-3176

Best,

Francesco

Not important unless you intend to get you MBA!

Use this time to boost your resume through getting that promotion a bit earlier, or developing eye-catching skills! (i.e. analytics, languages, etc.)

Hi, 

Having a GMAT score on the CV is not mandatory at all ! 

As an experienced hire, consulting firms will look at your industry expertise, your soft skills (need to highlight that a part of an expert, you also have demonstrated consulting skills) and sometimes your school still .....

Hope it helps.

David

No, it is not important so don't waste your time or money towards that

No, not important. Impress with your industry experience

Best,

André

Hi!

No your GMAT will not be important so don't waste your time. Focus instead on how to position your 5 years of experience in industry to get the interview and secure the offer. 

-A