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Hi,

I'm in need of some assistance, with regards to which type of MBA i should take or in fact whether i am suitable for either. My profile is below:

Nationality: British
Demos: White Male, 34 years old
Undergrad: 2:1 BSc (Hons) Industrial Design from a good British University
Work Experience: 12 years: 5 years running a company (with 3 partners), 3 years as a contractor in Web site development, 4 years as Senior Web developer in a PR company (Managing a team of up to 12 people)
GMAT: have not taken

I'm looking to get out of development and into a more managerial role, however i am unsure about the best way of doing this. I have been looking into MBA's but because of the amount of work experience i have and my age, it seems i would be more suitable for an EMBA. My concern is that i do not have enough of the "right" type of work experience for this course and would be starting on the back foot, as a lot of the concepts may be completely new to me.

I will need to do a part time or online course, as i will still be working, and as i am funding this myself, i will probably be ruling out the top tier of schools.

Please can you advise me on which type of MBA you think i may be suitable, if in deed any.

Thank

Hi Simon,

It really depends on what you want to get out of the program, meaning what you want. Here is a great quote on the difference between the two:

"Different levels of management have different needs. The Executive MBA is targeted at older, more experienced individuals who consciously want to enhance their ability to conceptualise rather than their proficiency in functional management. The MBA is aimed at the younger manager who wants to hone his/her management skills. As such, the MBA is strong on content in respect of the core disciplines of management, whereas the Executive MBA assumes a basic competence in the fundamentals of business and emphasises process, insight and the application of new learning."

From this source.