Comments on: Should You Get an MBA? http://secondandpark.com/2009/07/should-you-get-an-mba/ Web Copy That Works by Tiffani Jones Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Curtis Chambers http://secondandpark.com/2009/07/should-you-get-an-mba/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Curtis Chambers Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:23:58 +0000 http://secondandpark.com/?p=381#comment-76 <p>Tiffani, you teed the ball up and knocked it out of the park on this topic.</p> <p>It can be a nice credential but an often overlooked aspect is it can typecast a person.</p> <p>It is expensive in dollars, but even worse, it can cause the loss of several years of valuable work experience.</p> <p>I think it works best for those who have 3-5 years work experience and a clear direction for what they want to do.</p> <p>A final thought... oddly enough, in my own case, I have come to value what I learned as an MBA more in the last several years. I earned my MBA in 1987. So I'm not sure what that means...</p> Tiffani, you teed the ball up and knocked it out of the park on this topic.

It can be a nice credential but an often overlooked aspect is it can typecast a person.

It is expensive in dollars, but even worse, it can cause the loss of several years of valuable work experience.

I think it works best for those who have 3-5 years work experience and a clear direction for what they want to do.

A final thought… oddly enough, in my own case, I have come to value what I learned as an MBA more in the last several years. I earned my MBA in 1987. So I’m not sure what that means…

]]> By: Peter http://secondandpark.com/2009/07/should-you-get-an-mba/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Peter Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:22:34 +0000 http://secondandpark.com/?p=381#comment-46 <p>I've been considering doing my MBA for some time now, and your piece here reminds me that I should think twice about it. After all, real life experience is probably as good as an education.</p> I’ve been considering doing my MBA for some time now, and your piece here reminds me that I should think twice about it. After all, real life experience is probably as good as an education.

]]> By: Tiffani http://secondandpark.com/2009/07/should-you-get-an-mba/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tiffani Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:54:42 +0000 http://secondandpark.com/?p=381#comment-14 <p>Thanks, Martine. And yeah, I should've mentioned that I went into a grad program right after college, thinking I wanted to be a prof. I'm mostly satisfied and cool with having spent the cash, but what I'm doing now is only asymptotically related to what I learned there. I could've just started writing. :)</p> <p>C'est la vie!</p> Thanks, Martine. And yeah, I should’ve mentioned that I went into a grad program right after college, thinking I wanted to be a prof. I’m mostly satisfied and cool with having spent the cash, but what I’m doing now is only asymptotically related to what I learned there. I could’ve just started writing. :)

C’est la vie!

]]> By: Martine http://secondandpark.com/2009/07/should-you-get-an-mba/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Martine Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:48:19 +0000 http://secondandpark.com/?p=381#comment-13 <p>Nice J.D. mention at the end there. ;) This is a very well written article on a very timely subject for many people!</p> Nice J.D. mention at the end there. ;) This is a very well written article on a very timely subject for many people!

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