The Verdict
On my way to work watching the depressing traffic and the never ending commando lights I’m half tired and real angry when I get here. Then there’s the depressing thoughts of whether to register for the March batch of an MBA programme of a known institute or whether to wait till September for APIIT to start theirs. Either decision has its own goods and evils just like all matters. However I am forced to drag my consciousness into the following issue.
At the end of the day what really matters?
The knowledge from or the recognition of an MBA?
If the former is true then why bother doing an MBA at all coz I can get that knowledge anyway with time. However I believe that standardized educational procedures are important until you get established.
I never wanted to do a business degree because I thought and still think that business is more or less common sense. However technical education needs some kind of formal training. And the final issue is that these so called very important and highly needed technical skills lose their significance as you go up the organizational hierarchy. It is business, social and soft skills that take the upper hand.
But hello? You still need em to get started?
Whatever the issue rounds up to be, the final decision is that the decision is not final! And here we go again.
posted by Tasha @ 11:16 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Depends on what you want your MBA for?
Do you want the MBA for going up the career ladder?
Or... the next step for the PhD?
Or... to have extra letters after your name to fill up your business card?
For me, if it was the next step for a PhD or other such academic objective, then the place where you take the MBA is important, since it correlates with your chances for getting scholarships and sometimes even entry.
If it is for your career advancement then it depends on your personality, and professional acumen. If you have been successful in your professional life and have a proven track record, then the MBA will be supplemental. Doesn't matter where you got it. Knowledge matters. You have proven that you can convert knowledge into effective skill.
About not doing an MBA all, since you will gain the knowledge anyway, well it's easier said than done. Knowledge is available, but until you formalise the process, you would not gain knowledge.
There are very few people who could do that. I, unfortunately, do not fall into that category.
Often more is learnt from experiences rather than books. Most good business men don’t even have a college degree!
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