1year MBA/2 year MBA

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prasantnaidu: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:06 pm; Location: India; Thanked: 1 times; GMAT Score:440

by prasantnaidu » Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:47 am

Hi,
I have 4 years of exp in banking and finacial sector as a IT business analyst. My goal is to do an MBA so that i can enter the front office as an inevst banker.
My question is that i am bit confused with the 1 year and 2 year MBA programmes. From my knowledge 1 year courses are good for people who are not doing any carrer shift. Is it true? does that mean people like me who are looking for a carrer shift they should do a 2 year programme so that they get intern exp.

do let me know your thoughts,
Thanks,
Prasant.

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Linda Abraham: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 368; Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:18 pmFollowed by: 13 members; Location: Los Angeles CA; Thanked: 30 times

Re: 1year MBA/2 year MBA

by Linda Abraham » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:54 pm

prasantnaidu wrote:Hi,
I have 4 years of exp in banking and finacial sector as a IT business analyst. My goal is to do an MBA so that i can enter the front office as an inevst banker.
My question is that i am bit confused with the 1 year and 2 year MBA programmes. From my knowledge 1 year courses are good for people who are not doing any carrer shift. Is it true? does that mean people like me who are looking for a carrer shift they should do a 2 year programme so that they get intern exp.

do let me know your thoughts,
Thanks,
Prasant.

I agree with your assumption. Internships are very important for career changers.
Best,
Linda

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by Scottie@VeritasPrep » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:30 pm

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