mba's

[El D]

On the very small chance that anyone browsing this site has one - do you consider it worth the time/effort/money that you put in? Has it helped your career? Do you feel it would have held you back in your profession if you did not have one? Thanks for any answers.

[chinadoll]

It depends where you get ur mba....you get what you pay for as in all things in life.....

btw thougt your opening sentence/qualifier was demeaning to ab'ers .....if and when you do get you mba you will know an awful lot about very little.....

[Bangkok]

Not sure why anyone would want to help you on this given your complete lack of respect.  However, there was the same question posted about 4 weeks ago which a number of people contributed to and would probably be a good starting point.

[Octavius]

FYI I have one from LBS - for your contempt, I shall refer you to a site where you might find your answers instead of wasting your time with us thicko's.

http://www.mba-advice.gb.com/best-mba-uk.html

[ewand]

El D, not sure how to take the question, you have either badly phrased it, or you are actually trying to be offensive.  On a very broad note, if the course didn't help peoples' careers, the top business schools would find it hard trying to justify the very high fees.  Also, your question on "being held back" is also heavily dependent on line of work.  I would like to suggest reposting with a bit more clarity if you would like any firmer responses.

chinadoll i'm afraid I don't agree with you at all.........there are a few courses, certainly here in the UK on which you definately DON'T get what you pay for, and there are many which are very reasonably priced which are streets ahead of the more expensive schools.  Also, you certainly don't learn a lot about nothing, but the application of several aspects of the MBA is again, dependent on job role and often hierarchical position.

Good on you Octavius!

[El D]

my god you are a touchy bunch arent you - it was in no way meant to be offensive, I merely assumed that people with mba's were not likely to be browing a general knowledge answer site - and since when does not having an mba equate to an insult, or mean you are not as intelligent/capable/successful as those without? thanks for your comments, but grow up . . .

[FP]

El D.  Can't remember where the article was. (It may have been The Daily Torygraph), but it was saying that MBA's are not being regarded very highly these days by a lot of organisations.  This is not meant disrespectfully to any ABers who may have an MBA, but I have known quite a few people with this qualification or studying for it, and am of the opinion that the Daily Torygraph article might well be correct!

[ewand]

I agree FP, which will always be the case when a course becomes to popular and "prestigious" that the majority of academic institutions want to offer one.  Also, some MBA's now have a certain slant, for example MBA in HR etc., which for me, defeats the reason why they were introduced.  However, it is the job of the recruiting manager (if paying particular attention to the qualification) to assess the magnitude of achievement in the qualification.

 

However, from my perspective, if I hadn't got mine I wouldn't be even applying for the jobs I have in the past, because the overall learning from the course was superb and really started to put into perspective how a business can succeed.  I can only imagine that Octavius feels the same!

[Octavius]

Yes ewand, I do agree.  I was actually encouraged and financed to do it by the company I was working for so it all worked out ok in the end.