Here’s the scenario: you’re working, getting a part-time MBA or thinking about getting your MBA, and you start to think: “Maybe I prefer accounting to advertising,” or “I’d really like to move into marketing instead of project management.” Or maybe your field is plateauing and you want to better position yourself for the current and future job market but you know you can only go back part-time for your MBA. Can you change career tracks while working and getting a part-time MBA? Career counselors, employers and students we talked to agreed that self-assessment is the crucial first step to making any important life decision such as a career change. Let’s start with the student perspective.