dharshinis19 wrote:
Hello all,
I am a 37 year old and I am having 15 years of IT experience. I am an IT project manager for almost 8 years and I have managed teams of around 50 people functionally and 23 people with direct reporting. Now, to move to the next level, a MBA is expected by most of the top companies. Although the skill set they advertise for the middle management profiles fits me except the MBA part.
I am looking at doing MBA to complement my experience and as an entry card to middle management. I am looking at only 1 year MBA.
I am single, so no worries on moving family abroad for studies. I can afford up to 20-25L INR for MBA, so, no expensive universities which charges 50L + INR.
Also, if there is an option to work abroad like stay back , it will be best.
Now to my questions -
1. (the usual) is it worth doing eMBA /MBA @ 37 years/15 years experience spending considerable amount of money?
2. If the answer is Yes to (1), is it recommended to do full-time or part time?
3. Whether abroad (US/UK/NZ/Aus/Ireland) will be good to do MBA w.r.t MBA Expense and job opportunities? If so, which countries?
4. Any recommendation on Universities / Courses which can fit my age & experience profile.
Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
Priya
Hi Priya,
I'd ask you to look into the Fellowship programs offered by
Stanford,
LBS,
MIT and the iBear program at USC Marshall School of business. All of these are one year, intensive programs for mid-level managers.
IMO, it will be important for you to study with peers who are at the same level / higher level then you professionally so that you get the maximum value out of your MBA experience. These MBA programs will provide you just that.
If the lack of an MBA degree has become a deterrent in rising up in our career (or getting the roles you want), then you should go ahead and do it. Think of it as an investment in yourself, an opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, learn new things, unlearn some old ones
, and build a new, more international network of professionals.