Anthony Said:

Is an MBA a valuable investment if my career is in sales?

We Answered:

An MBA can advance anyone's career. Your work experience should enable you to get into a good program. Look for one in the Official MBA Guide, a free service. It offers a huge amount of information on the best schools.

Agnes Said:

I'm studying MBA 2nd year, interested finance. but I'm not able to understand to select a career in that

We Answered:

forget MBA, just try to learn ENGLISH

Tim Said:

Will it be a good option if i quit my job and enrol for an MBA?

We Answered:

There are a couple of situations where quitting and going for a full time MBA can be worth it, economically and career-wise.

1) If the MBA school is one of the top MBA schools in the world, or in your country.
2) If you want to move out of IT services, and do something quite different once you get your MBA.

If the MBA is a very, very strong program - at the level of Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc., (in Singapore, I'd recommend INSEAD) then it can be worth it to quit and go full time to the MBA program. You could well make far more money, and with an elite employer, once you graduate. But if the MBA program is simply fine, but not one of the top 25 in the world, then I wouldn't quit work. I'd go part-time. The opportunity costs wouldn't be worth it.

If the program is quite strong (but maybe not top 5 in your country - maybe it's top 8-10, and well known), and you really want to change fields, then you can quit and do full time MBA. This will free you up to do co-ops, internships and etc. in your new field, and make it more likely that you'll get a job in that new field when you graduate. So if you want out of IT services, then this could be an option. But if you want to stay in IT services or something closely related, then this wouldn't be a good choice. Keep the job and go part-time.

And if your school is ranked anywhere below the top schools in Singapore, it's unlikely that going full time would be worth it. Only go full time if the school is extremely strong and has a very good rep in your country.

I'll link you to a rankings list of the top MBA programs in the world. A couple are in Singapore. No matter what, try to get into the best ranked, best reputed MBA program that you can. Employers are swayed by the school's name.

Doris Said:

"MBA specialization" career query. Click for question please!?

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As someone who has an MBA, now hires and teaches at a local university - I would say that it really doesn't matter a whole lot. At this point, not counting the Ivy League schools, an MBA is an MBA and applies across all lines.

I was originally a computer nerd who went back and got an MBA so that I could go into management. The fact that I did not get a specialization or a Masters in CS or IT Management seems to be irrelevant.

The caveat to that is that you will learn more about your specific field if you specialize or seek a degree in the exact thing you want to do. But again, if you ever want to switch field it will be more difficult if you have such a specialized degree.

My opinion? Go with the MBA and let your work experience fill in the rest.

Stacey Said:

I recently graduated with an MBA/finance, why is not helping my career?

We Answered:

your job is being outsourced to India, at about one-fifth the salary.