I have worked in the industry post MBA for two years and I’m looking into switching to consulting. MBB seems to value MBA and many people join (or rejoin) the firm after MBA. However, after researching tier 2 firms at my region (APAC), I realized that surprisingly people who hold MBA were much lower than I have expected.
As I‘ll be applying for industry hire positions, I’m a bit concerned that if I join these tier two firms I’ll be much “older” than my peers, as not many people do MBA before being promoted to manager/project leader, and there is not much MBA hires. Is it possible to use MBA degree from a top school as a leverage point to position myself during the interview and negotiate a higher salary? Or, to firms outside of MBB, is MBA usuallyjust a “good to have” and there’s not much value add to the firm? Thanks for your advice!