MBA Degree Only for the Driven and Serious
April 3, 2009
By the My MBA Career Content Team – Find Top MBA Degree Programs
If you're interested in getting an MBA degree, be sure it's for the right reasons.
Scott Shrum, a director of MBA admissions research at Veritas Prep, told InsideBayArea.com that students who enter business school with no plan may be making a mistake.
"If you measure the value of an MBA as a ticket to a six-figure job, then a lot of those people might be disappointed when they graduate," Shrum said. "It's those that realize an MBA is a transformative experience and much more than the paycheck who is going to reap the benefits."
Stacee Johnson-Williams took MBA classes was a way for her to advance her career at Gap, Inc., where all her colleagues reportedly had MBAs, according to the article.
"For me, I realize it became a necessity if I ever wanted to be promoted to an executive," she told the news provider. "There were just some skill sets I needed to try and make it work, and I realized I needed an MBA to get those."
If you're a business professional interested in moving up the corporate ladder, this might be a cue for you to look into entering an MBA program.
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