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prospects of mba for non I.T aspirants [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2008, 02:18
hello

i am an engineering graduate ,have been employed in powergenerating company for the past 3 years and i want to do mba( 2years) course, but i doubt :( my chances of changing my profile as i have no i.t exp but purely techincal one (also manage un skilled labour), i want to know wether doing mba from any of those schools raned around say-40 to 50 would help me in changing profile :
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Re: prospects of mba for non I.T aspirants [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2008, 05:10
No fear! MBA candidates come from all walks of like. From technical to arts backgrounds. One of the main things that schools try to aim for is a diverse student body. A classroom full of IT programmers doesn't make for a wide perspective when discussing business issues.
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non and mba [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2008, 06:42
hi tagafot
first of all i want to thank you for your prompt reply, but the thing is my query is about job prospects after completing 2years mba course with just pure engineering work exp( little managerial or finance profile) but not about getting admitted( wich is entirely a different story any way i thank you for boosting my confidence and hope if possible any one would come up with moren relevent answers


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Re: prospects of mba for non I.T aspirants [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2008, 15:34
Why do you think an IT background will help you get a job after MBA? After all, most people pursue an MBA to develop a complementary skillset to their work experience. Knowing a programming language is not going to be of much help in say, a finance or consulting job.

Transferable skills such as leadership, team work and operating under stress are what you need to emphasize. Also, leadership doesn't have to involve a managerial position - it can be within a technical project or a even supervising a group of unskilled workers. 'How' & 'Why' is more important than 'What' you did on your job.
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Re: prospects of mba for non I.T aspirants [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2008, 16:16
That`s part of the advantage of the 2 years MBA, you can do an internship in a new function which gives you credible working experience. Function change is one of the main reasons people do an MBA because the course provides you with knowledge of skills from different functions via its course and the experiences of the student body, and the internship gives yo a chance to practise those newly acquired skills.

However! If its IT specifically taht you want to go in, a lot of people do a Masters in Computer Science which opens the doors to the IT world.
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