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how MBA will help you reach your career goal?

by bodu » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:08 pm
Hi all, I have some difficulty pin pointing how MBA will help me reach my career goal (obtaining a position in biotech business development). More specifically, I feel that I may be stepping on a landmine:

Am I not supposed to mention that an MBA will help me obtain the necessary networking/internship opportunities to reach my goal?

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by youngjames » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:47 am
hi there...why do you think you're not supposed to mention how an MBA will help you reach your career goals and internship goals? i don't think that's true. in fact, i think it's quite relevant to show the adcom a realistic view on how attending their program will be helpful.

when i was on the adcom at Kellogg, we always looked for a few important factors re: career goals. they were:
(1) focus. are you specific enough about what you want? do you speak the language of the industry? do you know what it takes to work in that chosen field? or are you just saying you want to "consult"?
(2) realistic. is there anything in your background that makes your goals feel plausible? or is just day dreaming?
(3) time bound. when is all of this going to happen?

i wrote - what i hope - is a helpful article on this topic. https://www.thefirstread.com/how-a-discu ... plication/ it's a complex part of your application, and requires much more analysis than anything that could be covered here. but hopefully you'll find it useful.

hope that's helpful
-james young
www.TheFirstRead.com
A new approach to MBA Admissions consulting
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by machichi » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:39 am
I think he meant that it would be a landmine to mention that his purpose in going to business school is to network.

Two pieces of advice:
1) Mention what you bring to the table. Why do people want to network with YOU?
2) Have other reasons that James' article helps you come up with. You can network at lots of places--why network at an MBA program? What other skills do you think are important to gain for your field and how will an MBA make that happen?
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by lpatrick036 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:06 pm
MBA is the most popular degree for higher education students. MBA often accompanied by higher pay and position like CEO and CFO.Although MBA is expensive and it takes 2 years to complete, many students find that MBA is well worth the effort, specifically more career opportunity, a higher salary and better networking.

I found an interesting article on how MBA can help you to build career https://www.aiuniv.edu/Student-Life/Blog ... A-Help-You
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