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MBA recommendations.....
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Thunderbird.
http://www.thunderbird.edu/students/degree_prog/
International Management.
Depends on what your interest and focus are bb.
Finance --- Planning, budgeting, investor relations, trading.
marketing --- Gads of boring socio-economic statistical studies to push cheese stuff products.
Management --- finding new ways to engage in employee "BOHICA" Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. Meaning the proverbial ass reaming on T vs. wages.
LOL!!
Overall business is boring and it sucks.
http://www.thunderbird.edu/students/degree_prog/
International Management.
Depends on what your interest and focus are bb.
Finance --- Planning, budgeting, investor relations, trading.
marketing --- Gads of boring socio-economic statistical studies to push cheese stuff products.
Management --- finding new ways to engage in employee "BOHICA" Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. Meaning the proverbial ass reaming on T vs. wages.
LOL!!
Overall business is boring and it sucks.
J
jenscats5
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I'm considering going back to get my MBA in exercise physiology/heath promotion....
If you insist on doing this, you better be going to be a top 10 school.
Finance bor. It's a good foundation for whatever you do.
Finance bor. It's a good foundation for whatever you do.
I understand your reasoning, BUT.....I can not afford commute to a Top 10 school or afford a top 10 school.MattTheSkywalker said:
By me getting my MBA, I increase the probabilty for a promotion within my company....and from there can get anywhere from a 40-75% salary increase. Not to mention allowing me to look for employment elsewhere and have a much more diversified resume.
the nature boy
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with an MBA beastboy will move up from assistant crack whore to crack whore.
SC4EVA
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The only reason why I am doing it now is b/c work will pay for it. I only graduated about 2 years so somewhat young alhtough most of the people in my classes seem pretty young too.. Yeah what is everyones feel on Management MBA? Liek I said, Im in the finance program but can easily change at any time
SC4EVA said:
I'm an employer.
I couldn't give a shit if it's not from a school where I know what they teach and how they teach it.
You might as well have 2 years of being a Taco Bell drive through clerk on your resume; it has more real world value than classroom nonsense from an "other than top-10" school.
And if it;s not in finance, bring your diploma in case we need toilet paper.
KillahBee
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MattTheSkywalker said:
I think it important to note that you do not necessarily represent "employers" in general (not that you are saying that you do). It is a matter of opinion, just like a resume. One employer may demand that a resume only be 1 page, and another may not care.
As far as an MBA is concerned, it is all relative to what industry you are in and how that industry generally values an MBA. It also depends on your goals with that MBA.
collegiateLifter
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beastboy said:
Haha save up then.
Chicago or Columbia......
or you could move to california so you could get into Haas (Berkeley) at a discount.
the nature boy
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MattTheSkywalker said:
how many people do you employ that are in positions that require MBA's or similar education levels/skills?
The Nature Boy said:
have about 30 lawyers, and about ten senior insurance people (with industry designations like CPCU, this is the "insurance grad degree", CPCUs really know underwriting and advanced insurance skills). Also have 4 engineers, these guys are usually MS level.
The rest are jobs typcially filled by bachelor's degree level employees, (approx 30, degree common but not required) except for the admin and support staff, which numbers about 12; most don't have any college experience.
In the other business I have about half a dozen MDs or PhDs.
the nature boy
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MattTheSkywalker said:
so it seems you don't have any MBA's. correct?
The Nature Boy said:
We happen to have about half a dozen, but it's not a qualification that we value.
Not sure where you're going with this...our interaction withinstitutional investors brings us in contact with legions of MBAs from top schools.
Longhorn85
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I got my MBA with the Finance concentration. Lots of employment options to include Financial Advisor, Financial Analyst, Broker, Manager, Sales, etc.
Lumberg
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ttlpkg said:
Yeah but what do you do with it!?!?!
To me an MBA (I have a Master's in Finance which is basically the same thing) is useful only if you know you're going to use the knowledge (like say your family owns a business that could be grown and made more efficient). Getting an MBA on spec is not the way to go (the way getting a law degree or medical degree pretty much guarantees you a job).
Even a CS degree or an Engineering degree is more useful than an MBA IMO.
Lumberg said:Yeah but what do you do with it!?!?!
To me an MBA (I have a Master's in Finance which is basically the same thing) is useful only if you know you're going to use the knowledge (like say your family owns a business that could be grown and made more efficient). Getting an MBA on spec is not the way to go (the way getting a law degree or medical degree pretty much guarantees you a job).
Even a CS degree or an Engineering degree is more useful than an MBA IMO.
There are two kinds of MBAs.
1. MBAs from top schools.
2. other
(1.) will allow you to work in the most coveted positions in business: invesmtent banking and related finance fields at top notch places like Goldman Sachs, or private equity firms like Blackstone etc. You'll do really cool stuff, including, working with me and people like me (I know, a dream come true)
The opportunities this persents enables you to get involved in very excellent stuff. The world can literally be yours.
(2.) Will give you a leg up in the rat race
Lumberg said:Yeah but what do you do with it!?!?!
To me an MBA (I have a Master's in Finance which is basically the same thing) is useful only if you know you're going to use the knowledge (like say your family owns a business that could be grown and made more efficient). Getting an MBA on spec is not the way to go (the way getting a law degree or medical degree pretty much guarantees you a job).
Even a CS degree or an Engineering degree is more useful than an MBA IMO.
I have a Bachelor's in Engineering....in order to advance, some type of financial, marketing, or accounting background is a HUGE plus.....engineers in general do not make a ton of money....Engineering Managers, Sales Engineers, GM's, OM's...they make the money.
Matt....all I'm trying to do is "#2".....my goal is not to be a everything in #1......
Also, I have my own business.....and have other ideas that I may want to explore in the future......I know I would be ALOT farther ahead right now if I had some type of business background.
Also...as an engineer, you can not go to any company and get a job.....every job is a business....so therefore the business degree can make you more marketable.
All I want to do is make 6 figures by myself...not including my wife's 2 incomes or our business incomes.
Lumberg....what type of job do you have now? how is the pay?
Longhorn85
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Lumberg said:
It makes a nice complement to a non-business degree. I got my undergrad in math years ago and I've been doing Army stuff. I got my MBA through night study because I want to sell securities when I retire in a couple of years and the MBA will help me to get a job in the field and provide a basic understanding of the market and financial concepts.
sinjinsmythe33
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is wharton still considered a top school? i have seen it ranked high on some lists and not even mentioned on others.
collegiateLifter
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sinjinsmythe33 said:
yes its almost always mentioned in the top 3 of any group's list (including The Economist and Business Week), though its forte is marketing not finance.
beastboy said:
I hear you bor, I admire your efforts on multiple fronts: family, business, education etc.
I just answer that way because this thread gets posted a lot by some of our bors still in school so I put the answer out there......
