Pursue an MBA Degree to Further My Career
In today’s Global Corporate World having an MBA Degree is extremely
beneficial not only to jump start a new career but to further a career. In two years or
less you can gain a lot of knowledge, skills, and techniques which would other wise take
many years of learning throughout your work experience.
An MBA Degree opens doors to larger opportunities in the corporate world. More
and more companies today prefer MBA graduates over undergraduate students.
According to GMAC’s Corporate Recruiters Survey (April, 2007), companies plan to
increase the number of new business-graduate hires by 18%. According to the
National Association of Colleges & Employers’ Job Outlook 2007 survey, employers that
said they recruit MBA graduates are planning to hire 22% more of them than they did in
2005-06.
As seen in the above reference, an MBA graduate definitely has an upper hand
when it comes to a job opportunity or to further your career in the company. To move up
within the company, gaining an MBA Degree can facilitate climbing up the corporate
ladder faster. “An increasing number of students have chosen to pursue their university
education in professional programs such as business, engineering, and law. Students
receiving their degrees in these specializations are thought to have an advantage in
obtaining jobs, and obtaining jobs that allow opportunities for career advancement and
substantial levels of pay.” (Baruch et al., 2005; Kim et al., 2002)
In today’s economic hard times, everyone is trying to live a better life. With an
MBA Degree on hand, you have a better chance of a better or higher pay. You are
recognized with in your organization & rewarded for it, be it with a promotion, higher
title and/or higher pay. Companies today offer many tuition reimbursement programs to
encourage their employees to go and get their MBA Degrees. Today pursing your MBA
Degree is a lot easier than what...