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MBA
Posted on 3/19/09 at 10:16 am
Posted on 3/19/09 at 10:16 am
If I was to go back to school for an MBA, what would be a good subject to get a "concentration" or focus my MBA upon? (thinking job prospects/promotions availability for the field)
My undergrad was general business from LSU. I had planned on law school, but took a job in the steel industry instead doing price administration and sales. It's salaried and no cold calling, so it's a pretty good gig and it's with a fortune 500 company too.
However, I want my MBA if anything to broaden my opportunities and maybe get a promotion to a management position should one open. I don't know, I just feel that I don't have an "occupation" and I would have a tough time finding another job with my current credentials.
I would go part time and still work fulltime if I did get an MBA. Any advice out there?
My undergrad was general business from LSU. I had planned on law school, but took a job in the steel industry instead doing price administration and sales. It's salaried and no cold calling, so it's a pretty good gig and it's with a fortune 500 company too.
However, I want my MBA if anything to broaden my opportunities and maybe get a promotion to a management position should one open. I don't know, I just feel that I don't have an "occupation" and I would have a tough time finding another job with my current credentials.
I would go part time and still work fulltime if I did get an MBA. Any advice out there?
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Posted on 3/19/09 at 10:44 am to Moustache
This may sound hackneyed but it's so true - pick something you want to focus on. Especially since you have industry experience you are probably your own best advisor here.
The market is almost always good for someone who enjoys what he does and does it well.
The market is almost always good for someone who enjoys what he does and does it well.
Posted on 3/19/09 at 11:11 am to foshizzle
I can agree with that.
Posted on 3/19/09 at 11:21 am to Moustache
Accounting
Posted on 3/19/09 at 12:25 pm to Moustache
I'm currently about to graduate from a full time 2yr program. My advice, if you actually have to pick a concentration, would be to go with anything that has to do with finance or financial analysis. I say this not because those are fields that you should want to pursue as a career but because those skills are ones that will provide the most value in any career you choose.
Posted on 3/19/09 at 3:09 pm to Moustache
I got my MBA with a concentration in Internal Audit/Information Systems, which in retrospec was a mistake.
I choose this because it offered the best job prospects. However I had a technical undergrad which already provided job prospects. I intended to use the MBA to expand my career choices in my technical field. The IA/IS really added little value other than a good internship.
If I could do it all over again I would have concentrated in Finance possibly mixing in an extra Marketing or two. With your current job this would probably be a good choice for you.
I choose this because it offered the best job prospects. However I had a technical undergrad which already provided job prospects. I intended to use the MBA to expand my career choices in my technical field. The IA/IS really added little value other than a good internship.
If I could do it all over again I would have concentrated in Finance possibly mixing in an extra Marketing or two. With your current job this would probably be a good choice for you.
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