Any one go back to do an MBA to assist/ gain broader outlook in their given field?
Any major benefits or is it all a cod?
I know a fella that did one and he maintained the material was a load of shite but the contacts and networks were invaluable. That was before remote learning etc and he was in a room with other people
The whole notion of building contacts or networking for business purposes makes me shudder.
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Don’t go in to business then
There are worse things you could be doing
I suppose the question is where do you want to get to career wise and work back from there.
Ah I know. I am in the business game myself. I don’t like the fakeness of it but also it wouldn’t come naturally to me at all as believe it or not I am quite shy like that.
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would it benefit fit you running your own business is the question for me
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I would think so.
Mrs Esso completed hers in the past few years. It was murder time and pressure wise. What did it achieve?? Gave her confidence that she was as good if not better than most others.
Work wise?? Didn’t do her any harm. Pre Covid the rule of thumb was to move within 12 months of doing it to maximise the benefit.
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I did it. Can’t say it was hugely beneficial for myself personally tbh. Would have been of more value if ended up working in larger organisation I’d imagine.
Certainly sharpened focus and more appreciation of course elements compared to undergrad as had real life work conditions to apply them to versus pretty much rote learning for undergrad.
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That stuff burn you out?
Extra study etc
An MBA behind you is like having 10 years with KPMG or a Blackrock education…you can “contact the goys to send out the feelers” for whatever shit show you’re working on
Useful network. Huge boost to the CV. Mote evidence that you’re potentially management material. But does nothing for problem solving. I’m used to seeing very confident heads with MBAs…ask them to make a decision or solve a problem and they hide
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A cod bar the networking opoortinities
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Whats original qualification in?
Law.
Probably not so IMO unless v financially inexperienced
I looked at this is great detail previously and don’t think you get enough hard skills from it
If running own business and wanted to do something quick with material benefit to you (rather than your cv) a management accounting module is relatively interesting and would give assistance in where to invest time and money… Obv I have zero idea what your business is
I went back 2 years ago/finished last year an MSc. Huge networking opportunity as the lads have said and you get out of it what you put in, like anything in life. Once you choose a dissertation that you have an interest in and you’ll get some benefit out of and you can stay motivated for all the workload then I would recommend doing one.
I’d say in the next 5 years I would chance an MBA (I think 
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That’s the truth right there …
Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
The Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
Alice: “I don’t much care where.”
The Cheshire Cat: “Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go.”*
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@TreatyStones and I can field this.
its a cod
MBA might be good for management routs. I almost done with a masters in semi conductor engineering and its gotten me fuck all…May not necessarily be the fault of the course though…
have you kids and a Mrs?
if you have that problem and a full time job its a nightmare
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A cod is right. Pick where you want to go, do something more specialist.
Don’t under estimate networking either.