Earning Your MBA - Does It Make a Difference in Your Career?

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It is widely viewed that obtaining an MBA is an excellent strategy for career advancement. Generally, people seeking an MBA are doing so not only to enhance their business knowledge and real-world skills, but are also trying to break into leadership positions or to get a promotion. Changing Careers Additionally, there are many who obtain an MBA to facilitate a change in careers and with the best possible footing. The MBA can also make a tremendous difference to ethnic minorities or women wishing to break into the corporate business world and enhance their career opportunities. Why do Employers Want to Hire Candidates with MBAs? Extensive Training-In today's economy many companies recognize the benefits of hiring someone with an MBA. It demonstrates that the employee has undergone extensive training that will be immediately applicable in the business world, resulting in less time spent on training and supervision. Understanding Business Strategy - The MBA can be put to work right away with a solid understanding of business strategy and operations. For most companies this makes excellent business sense and should result in greater profitability. Ensure the Best Opportunities No matter what career path you wish to take, a graduate degree is an excellent step to ensure the best job opportunities and chances for career advancement. In the business world, the MBA tends to rule and is one of the best academic tracks to take to succeed in almost any industry. With an MBA Your Opportunities Increase for • Greater chances for promotion • Accelerated leadership opportunities • Higher pay In your professional position, contemplating the idea of going back to school to earn your degree can seem overwhelming. However, today’s online education opportunities can help you reach your educational goals while maintaining your current busy lifestyle. Online Education Has Evolved with Many Benefits for Busy Professionals With today's online education you’ll discover that the colleges and universities which offer these programs have done their homework over the years to ensure success for students committed to earning their degrees. Flexible scheduling and dedicated faculty are available to help you map out a plan that can help you achieve success. Accredited Colleges and Universities Offer Top-Quality Online MBA Programs It's important that you choose the online program that best fits your own personal and professional needs. Why not take a look at the programs available today and begin to fulfill your ultimate educational and professional dreams. Nancy Lambert is an executive for Accredited-Online-Colleges.com. Accredited-Online-Colleges.com provides information on online MBA degrees offered online through accredited colleges and universities. From online certificates to Associates, Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees, Accredited-Online-Colleges.com helps students and adults discover the advantages of earning their degree online. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nancy_Lambert
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  • Melissa Kennedy
    Melissa Kennedy
    Thanks for all of the great comments. For many people, an advanced degree is the key to career advancement and can even make a career change possible. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case in every situation, so it's extremely important to do your research and find out what's best for your situation and what suits your needs. Thanks to Nancy for sharing this wonderful information.
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    MBA colleges in indore
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  • Paul
    Paul
    I do think the MBA grad without a job to match her degree is all too common. I don't know why it's common, but I know three people that have an MBA and haven't really done much with it. They are at the same job that they were before they pursued the MBA. They would all tell you that they are better off for it. So maybe the measurement of success isn't your pay grade?
  • Mavrick
    Mavrick
    You've got the right answer!
  • chelsea
    chelsea
    earning your mba from an online college may be helpful, and it may not be. you should always look at all of your options based on school, area of interest, your job. etc.
  • robert
    robert
    earning your masters degree from an online college will make a huge imapct on your career. employers and bosses will see that you are truly dedicated to your educaton and will be a much better candidate for working. online colleges offer many different master degree programs at a shorter time and a cheaper price.  
  • Karol W.
    Karol W.
    I would have to agree with the previous post.  I just recently received my MBA degree and no promotion.  As CK puts it, the"Bozo explosion."  Where are the opportunities for advancement and why promote furthering education if there are no positions for graduates with advance degrees?
  • surabhi
    surabhi
    Its very good post for students who are seeking admission in MBA.
  • Anica
    Anica
    Great information and advice! I have saved this to review in my spare time, after graduation!  

    I'll be back...GREAT JOB HERE!!!
  • Michael Costa
    Michael Costa
    I have to agree with the last 3 comments posted. Have been in the business field for almost 20 years and was told to get an MBA in order to advance my career. Fine - went out and invested time and quite a bit of money to procure my MBA in a pretty decent business school. Still have not reaped the benefits like I wanted to, or was lead to believe. My read on this is that there is too much emphasis placed on this degree and yes your hard earned money is sucked up by all business schools offering these programs. It appears to me that graduates from major schools like Harvard and Yale are the beneficiaries of: • Greater chances for promotion• Accelerated leadership opportunities• Higher pay. What about the rest of us?
  • SS
    SS
    I have an MBA degree (1997) but haven't found a job related to the degree.
  • Shalini Srivastava
    Shalini Srivastava
    I myself have an MBA degree for 10 years and haven't found a better position.
  • CK
    CK
    That is wishful thinking! After graduating with an MBA with a GPA of 3.85 my employer placed me in a LOWER position! I have been told by other co-workers that I have become a threat to management. Ahh ... the "Bozo Explosion" in full effect!
  • Danilo Villarico
    Danilo Villarico
    Isn't it that accreditation of these online universities are inferior as compared to regular classroom universities?  What would be the perception of employers for those who graduated from online universities versus classroom universities?

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