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17 Sep 2017, 15:27
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I'm trying to define exactly why I want an MBA and I'm looking to get some feedback on my "why" please.
Goal: I currently work at a mid-tier digital marketing firm and want to get a 2 year full-time MBA in order to be placed in a management role within the digital marketing department at a top company (i.e. Twitter, Google, Apple, Nike, etc.)
What, if anything, is wrong with my goal?
Goal: I currently work at a mid-tier digital marketing firm and want to get a 2 year full-time MBA in order to be placed in a management role within the digital marketing department at a top company (i.e. Twitter, Google, Apple, Nike, etc.)
What, if anything, is wrong with my goal?
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17 Sep 2017, 16:00
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I wouldn't say that there's anything wrong with your goal per say but I would want to see what skills you are currently lacking that make it necessary for you to get an MBA to get one of those positions given that you are already working in a similar but lower ranked position.
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I have one question for you. Are there managers in the companies that you mentioned who do not have an MBA? If you don't do an MBA and get 2 years of kick-ass experience, would you be able to land an interview in those companies?
Sidenote: Your goals look just fine to a person who knows very little about how digital marketing roles are hired (for example: me, adcoms from different backgrounds etc), but what someone would like to know is WHY? Why would you want to get into the management role? What will you accomplish that you cannot now? (obviously apart from the $$$)
