Ask Stacy Blackman

Hi ,

The background:
MBA,Engg Degree in Electronics,Post MBA Exp of 6 years.Working with Fortune 500 Company in Sales.(1 1/2 years of exp with Automatic Data Capturing Company -India+ 4 1/2 years in Retail Sales

I am planning a second MBA to further my career in Marketing/Consulting.

I am considering the following B Schools :
LBS,ISB,Oxford (Not Sure).

Now I will be turning 33 yrs next year so is it a 'quality decision ' to also consider top notch US B School also.
The point that is troubling me is that I will be 35 yrs when I pass out -how good will be the job prospects.(I know this is a subjective question ,I need some pointers to finally decide on this issue).
The financial burden a Top Notch B-School (I am interested in top B Schools only) is big,hence I am not sure to commit forward.


I plan to apply for R2.(is it ok?)

Can u recommend a few B Schools taking into factor (1) My interests (2) Employabity (considering my age factor) (3) ROI.?
And can u give ur opinion on my Profile for admissions to these B Schools?
Thanks

Thanks for the reply.
Suppose I get thr' to one of these schools.Will my Second MBA create real problem for getting a job post MBA.(as know second MBA may have a negative connotation also....)

As getting job post MBA can be tricky as you pointed out..Here is a bit for info......:
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I would look post MBA for companies in say :RFID/ADC/Energy/Consulting/FMCGs/CP
The reason why I need another MBA: The first one I did was just after my Engg Degree .It wasn't a bad decision at all.I am able to perform effectively to a greater degree.T
My passion is to move into Software/ADC/RFiD or energy cos in Marketing( including BD)/Consultancy for which I think a Global MBA will be 'real plus' as i can get the knowledge,skill and attitude set to do effectively(Pardon me if it smacks of MBA lingo...but I am serious.)

What do you feel with this background....
(1) Do I have skill set good enough to land up with a Good Job post MBA ( even though it might look odd
suithink MBA,MBA,Btech!)
(2) Do you think I am too biased in my thinking ...The adcomm and future recruitment might still find too ...'a suspect case'...Do you feel that I am trying to squeeze in a reason to do another MBA?(Which honestly I think I am not doing)

Well I am sure you will give a solid 'straight from the gut and reason' answer..
Thank You

I know this thread is VERY old, but I stumbled about the idea of second mba and did some research and found this person explaining his own experience of second mba and just wanted to share it:
https://www.manager-tools.com/forums-4411#comment-59848

I also found that Columbia and UCLA strictly say NO to second MBA, while MIT Sloan and Wharton accept the applications but you have to provide a reason why you are doing it again.

You could get MBA today, work for 10 years and then do EMBA from top schools. I think some reasons why people do second MBA are:
1) Go for reputation school 2nd time (not everyone who applies to top school gets in and could go to tier 2 school and later in life go to top school)
2) Career change - maybe sick and tired of life of consultant and want something different
3) More networking opportunities
4) They want to learn more (this is one reason I would do second MBA. Maybe I just want to learn more and I don't want to take random courses, but rather a structured program)

Goodluck