Various Opportunities Post MBA
Posted on May 29, 2008 under GMAT and MBA |I ran across an article from Fortune about the 25 Most Desirable MBA Employers, and since I’m going back to to school this fall to get my MBA, I naturally had some sort of interest in it. If you’d like to know where I’m going to school and why, you can check out this article.
Even though in the long term I’d like to start and run my own company, I thought I’d at least browse through this list of possible employers for MBA graduates to see what is out there. Not surprisingly, Google tops the list with it’s long list of perks such as onsite laundry and tuition reimbursement. I’ve also heard that you get free lunches as well with them.
There are also a variety of investment banks and consulting firms on the list, but I’m not all that interested in them since I don’t really have the desire to put in 70 hour weeks all the time. A few of the other companies topping the list are Apple, Walt Disney, Nike, Coca-Cola, and BMW. And I’ll be honest, I think I would really enjoy working for someone like BMW, at least for a little while.
It’s interesting to see a list of the many different companies that MBA grads would like to work, but mostly what I got out of the article was a realization of the many different opportunities that are available. There are many different industries and types of companies all operating in various business environments. I’ll have to eventually pick just one, but I haven’t narrowed down exactly what I’d like to eventually do just yet.
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by Brandon Hopkins, on May 29 2008 @ 1:31 pm
If you don’t mind moving, those would be good choices. I’ve already settled on living in our current city, so some of those would be out of the picture for me.
by fiscalmusings, on May 29 2008 @ 1:53 pm
If you’re intent on staying where you’re at then there may be fewer options available, but there’s nothing wrong with this as long as you’re happy where you’re at.
by Jess, on May 29 2008 @ 7:39 pm
After reading both articles, I’m curious what sources you used to research the MBA program. I find myself overwhelmed at the information available on the internet and the fact that I have to weed through advertisements to find the real stats and information.
Were you saying in your other post that you are not fronting any money out of pocket for your program what-so-ever?
I’ve also been told by a number of people who have completed their graduate work to just pick the school that requires the least amount of credits and will be the least expensive. Some people give the reasoning that it is just another piece of acquired paper that the employer wants to know that you have. What do you say to that?
Thanks for your insight and feedback!
by fiscalmusings, on May 29 2008 @ 11:36 pm
Jess: Thanks for the comment and questions. I won’t try to answer them all in a comment here, but I’ll do so in an upcoming post. They’re great questions and some that I had myself.