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I NEED A MBA- CONCENTRATION IN GLOBAL STRATEGY,INNOVATION 17 Aug 2015, 02:49
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I have five years working experience with international organisation in the filed of administrative support, finance and accounting, petty cash management, HR support, project implementation, workshop and events support planning, asset management, fleet management office and operations support management. Professionally i am a finalist for my BBA accounting & finance and also hold a diploma in Business studies all this is from Uganda. Whenever i apply for management position i always get regrets that i have not hold any management position so am not qualified and i ask myself. I am in dilemma whether to take the MBA first and get back to jobs searching or i should keep on trying my lack but still i want a master degree.
because my goals is to work in a top leadership position with one of the international agencies like world bank, Islamic development bank, African development Bank, and big international companies. where i can move around the globe
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Well you have the requisite amount of work experience to apply to b-school and your rationale for pursuing an MBA of developing your management skills does make sense. So the choice is yours whether you feel you are ready. Schools do tend to look to gauge leadership skills in candidates so do keep this in mind. Also, most schools are looking for applicants who are moving towards something and not running away from something else so you will have to work to package your candidacy a bit more effectively than you have outlined it above.
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I have five years working experience with international organisation in the filed of administrative support, finance and accounting, petty cash management, HR support, project implementation, workshop and events support planning, asset management, fleet management office and operations support management. Professionally i am a finalist for my BBA accounting & finance and also hold a diploma in Business studies all this is from Uganda. Whenever i apply for management position i always get regrets that i have not hold any management position so am not qualified and i ask myself. I am in dilemma whether to take the MBA first and get back to jobs searching or i should keep on trying my lack but still i want a master degree.
because my goals is to work in a top leadership position with one of the international agencies like world bank, Islamic development bank, African development Bank, and big international companies. where i can move around the globe
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Thanks for the post. It sounds like you are hitting a wall with respect to promotions and new jobs that will help you transform your career. This is one way an MBA can help! That said, in order to know whether you are at the right spot for an MBA, or whether getting more (and better) experience first is recommended, I would need to know more info about your background. Feel free to either post here or email me if any of this information is sensitive: scott@personalmbacoach.com

What do you do the majority of at work? You listed a lot of things so I am trying to visualize your resume.
What company do you work for?
What school did you study at for undergrad and what was your GPA?
Extra-curricular activities?

That should at least get us started
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Thank you Scot for kind reply and below is my answers for the questions you asked me for.

What do you do the majority of at work? You listed a lot of things so I am trying to visualize your resume.
• Petty cash management
• Bank reconciliation
• Project coordination
• Procurement and logistics
• Vehicle management
• Support supervision for the office support staff
• General office support management
• Financial report
• General administrative and operations
• Support project budgeting
• Inventory/asset management for the organization
• Preparing of pay roll and other tax remittance.
• Coordination of workshops and events for the project staff.
• Maintenance of HR files
• Management of the travel and accommodation bookings for both local and international staff
• Updating of information on the intranet.
• Provide administrative support to all the staff.
• Developing of new administrative forms for management monitoring tools
What company do you work for?
• I work with International Research institute in Kampala with its HQ in DC

What school did you study at for undergrad and what was your GPA?
• I am completing my BBA majoring in Finance and Accounting-pending graduation.
• From Cavendish University Uganda

Extra-curricular activities?
• I worked with Rotract club as the project planner during my diploma and I was responsible for designing project which I did one project of constructing a house for one vulnerable elderly woman who had no shelter but now she has where to sleep 20010
• I worked with rotary club of Tororo during the tree planting for the community in 2009
• I worked with War child UK as a volunteer in 2010 to 2011 for 8 months while supporting the project staff in budgeting, workshop organization, finance and accounting, reviewing accountability and supporting finance team in implementing internal controls, Data entry and support in training of beneficiaries.

I was promoted to a finance and Admin Logistics Assistant because of my outstanding performance, my hard work and commitment to achieve the organisational goals. where i worked in that position from 2011 TO 2012. Again i was promoted to Finance Admin and Logistics officer managing the finances for all of Karamoja region covering two districts until the end of my contract in June 2013 where I left to join IFPRI-Kampala until now.
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Well you have the requisite amount of work experience to apply to b-school and your rationale for pursuing an MBA of developing your management skills does make sense. So the choice is yours whether you feel you are ready. Schools do tend to look to gauge leadership skills in candidates so do keep this in mind. Also, most schools are looking for applicants who are moving towards something and not running away from something else so you will have to work to package your candidacy a bit more effectively than you have outlined it above.
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Yes i do i agree but being in leadership position was my long term goal so i had to lay strategies which can take me there but then during my wok experience i realized that most of the managers whether in public or private sectors lack finance accounting knowledge that's why i decided to take a BBA majoring in those two areas and my minor in strategic management knowing that with this knowledge it will make me achieve my long term strategic goal of being in global leadership position so its not like am running away no. am heading towards my goal and i know i will achieve if i can only answer the question of how to reach there. so i need your guidance remember am also looking for scholarship at the same time to fund my studies being that finances is also miserable to fund my MBA .
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Thank you Scot for kind reply and below is my answers for the questions you asked me for.

What do you do the majority of at work? You listed a lot of things so I am trying to visualize your resume.
• Petty cash management
• Bank reconciliation
• Project coordination
• Procurement and logistics
• Vehicle management
• Support supervision for the office support staff
• General office support management
• Financial report
• General administrative and operations
• Support project budgeting
• Inventory/asset management for the organization
• Preparing of pay roll and other tax remittance.
• Coordination of workshops and events for the project staff.
• Maintenance of HR files
• Management of the travel and accommodation bookings for both local and international staff
• Updating of information on the intranet.
• Provide administrative support to all the staff.
• Developing of new administrative forms for management monitoring tools
What company do you work for?
• I work with International Research institute in Kampala with its HQ in DC

What school did you study at for undergrad and what was your GPA?
• I am completing my BBA majoring in Finance and Accounting-pending graduation.
• From Cavendish University Uganda

Extra-curricular activities?
• I worked with Rotract club as the project planner during my diploma and I was responsible for designing project which I did one project of constructing a house for one vulnerable elderly woman who had no shelter but now she has where to sleep 20010
• I worked with rotary club of Tororo during the tree planting for the community in 2009
• I worked with War child UK as a volunteer in 2010 to 2011 for 8 months while supporting the project staff in budgeting, workshop organization, finance and accounting, reviewing accountability and supporting finance team in implementing internal controls, Data entry and support in training of beneficiaries.

I was promoted to a finance and Admin Logistics Assistant because of my outstanding performance, my hard work and commitment to achieve the organisational goals. where i worked in that position from 2011 TO 2012. Again i was promoted to Finance Admin and Logistics officer managing the finances for all of Karamoja region covering two districts until the end of my contract in June 2013 where I left to join IFPRI-Kampala until now.
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I recommend seeing what your GPA will be and taking the GMAT to see how you can score on the exam. From there, you would be able to have a better sense of what schools would be reasonable for you to get into. It does sound like an MBA will help your career, but without those scores its hard to say what range of schools you should apply for. If you are interested in GMAT tutoring or help with applications once you are ready, let me know! I would start studying for the GMAT soon though to start the process. www.personalmbacoach.com