...Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA to Further My Career MGT521 April 5, 2006 Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA to Further My Career A worker with a master’s degree on average will earn roughly 25% more than a worker who has only a bachelor’s degree according the Graduate Admissions Council (GMAC) survey published by Business Schools Directory. Additionally, individuals with an MBA who decide to work in the IT sector, like me, or in such sectors such as investment banking or consulting firms can expect to earn higher base salaries than MBA holders working in other industries. “In 2007-2008, At the master’s degree level, the greatest number of degrees were conferred in the fields of education (176,000) and business (156,000) (U.S. Department of Education, 2007-2008). There are many different career paths where an MBA will get you further and open more doors than a candidate job seeker without. I became interested in moving into a management role after working for several years in technical roles in the administrative field. After deciding further education was necessary I invested 3 years of my time in obtaining a Bachelors degree in Management. After completing this program it was time to look at where I wanted to go. In preparation for considering the options available to me, earning an MBA degree just seemed to make sense. I had previously set a personal goal to switch career paths and work as a manager for a high tech company. I believe a MBA is the key to putting me...
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...Why You Should Increase Your Salary with a Masters Tired of working forty plus hours a week with little to no vacation time and living pay check to pay check? Me too! While working at Wal-Mart as a cashier with a salary of six dollars and fifty cents an hour, working long weekends and extended hours, I started thinking about making more money. I was thinking of more money to support my family better, and more money to upgrade my lifestyle. The responsibilities that I had at my previous jobs were not substantial enough to be able to move up based on experience. My responsibilities as a Wal-Mart employee included checking out customers, maintaining and making sure my workstation was neat and clean. I was also employed at a telecommunications company called Berry Direct. I was a telemarketer, and my duties included calling members and offering additional telephone services. My salary was seven dollars an hour, with no sick time or vacation time available. Not only was I unhappy with the amount of money I was paid, I was also unhappy because the job didn’t offer any benefits. I decided that I needed a better job, and started working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield. While the money was better with them, I was still unable to move up to certain positions, or move up to a certain pay scale without a degree. With degree level experience, it would put me in a higher income bracket. After doing some personal reflection I decided that without returning to school to get a higher level...
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...Pursue an MBA Damita Jackson-Owens MGT 521 September 7th, 2011 Glenn Perry Writing an Argument Deciding to pursue a master’s degree in Business Administration is a decision worth sincerely contemplating. Not only may it boost in your self-esteem but you will obtain satisfaction for your ability to get recognized professionally. It can be an effective tool to enhance or advance one's career if carefully researched career goals are considered. It is an enormous commitment of time, personal sacrifice and financial investment and those who consider pursing it need to consider its value prior to pursing it. This brings me to discuss why I want to pursue my MBA degree. As the old saying goes, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” and someone has at least heard this phrase told to them, “Knowledge is power” so therefore education is a lifelong process and you could never have too much knowledge. I will discuss my reasons for pursuing my MBA, share my personality traits and look at the pros and cons on obtain an MBA. My decision to pursue my MBA After obtaining my degree in Business Administration in April 2011, furthering my education immediately became an option in efforts to broaden my career opportunities. I am currently employed by the City of Tucson as a Housing Services Agent working with low-income families who are in need of housing under the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing sector and have been with the city for 12 years. On occasion, I am second...
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...support of my decision to pursue my MBA degree and its importance to me. I will also include the results from the Jungian 16 type Personality self-assessment that was done to assess my personality type and to determine how others perceive me. Importance of Earning an MBA Degree The question been asked is why do I need an MBA to excel? This is just a question in the minds of thousands of individuals who wish to excel in their professional career and who seek to achieve some form of independence. ‘Why does achieving an MBA important to my development’, an MBA is seen as a steppingstone to further enrich my way of life. Earning an MBA can be seen as a very important accomplishment in one’s life, as it allows the individual the opportunity to accomplish his or her goals in life and have a standing in society and the business world. Achieving an MBA is not just acquiring a piece of paper with one’s name written on it but rather a milestone in one’s accomplishment. The milestone that will allow me to be better equipped for managerial level positions in the professional world and also will allow me greater marketability as it paves a path for my professional growth. This will allow me to go out into the world with a better chance of obtaining a job and to be in a specific socio class. In other word’s an educational investment paying off. According to Tomar (2010), “Major companies are presently requiring for their employees to obtain an MBA before they are being promoted and...
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...Pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree did this to me. This paper will show and support an argument on my decided to obtain an MBA degree. The benefits of acquiring an MBA degree include prospects for better career choices and help with achieving personal goals. This paper will use the Jungian Personality self-assessment on show my decision to continue with an MBA degree for a personal goal. Jungian Personality Self-Assessment. Jungian is a test that measures how other perceives "us.” It measures our weakness; strengths and it give us some suggestion on how we can improve ourselves. Our values, motivates, attitudes, decision-making, communication and organization skills are all different from each other. The five- factor model shows that individuals with a highest conscientiousness personality are responsible, dependable, and persistent and achievement-oriented. It states that the individuals put greater levels of effort on their job. Jungian 16-Type personality is ENFP- (extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving) describes individuals as people-oriented, creative and highly optimistic. My personality is type is –A- strives to do two or more things at once. This was a true statement too. The Jungian Personality test shows us how other and coworker perceives us; it gives us knowledge to help us to improve our managerial style. The assessment shows that I respond better to change and new situations. I never let change keep me down for long. ...
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...Developing and Writing an Argument MGT/521 October 19. 2012 Developing and Writing an Argument In this paper I will argue the pros and cons of a decision to obtain a Master’s in Business Administration in the current global business environment. According to a peer reviewed journal article, “There's strong evidence that earning an executive MBA can boost your career. Last year, 43% of students enrolled in executive MBA programs received promotions, up from 34% in 2004, according to the Executive MBA Council” (Beau, (2007, April 23). Going forward, a Master’s in Business Administration usually requires one to two years of additional full-time study after a bachelor’s degree. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics management professions are expected to thrust by the thriving economy and business advancements. Thus, this is the main reason that I decided to obtain my Master’s in Business Administration. After obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management in June 2012 I decided to go forward with my educational goals. My goal is to get into the field of administrative services. Administrative services managers support the services of an organization. I am currently in the cosmetology industry and plan to stay within this industry. As an administrative service manager my function would be to coordinate supportive services of an organization, plan, preferably in a respected salon chain, and lead the activity within that organization. “Employment of administrative...
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...What is an MBA? An MBA is the Master of Business Administration degree granted by colleges and universities. Receiving an MBA is a good way to get ahead in your career. Earning a Master of Business Administration degree leads to promotions, job offers from competing firms and salary increases. Nowadays, companies can afford to be more selective in whom they hire so it's important for candidates to have every advantage they can when seeking employment or promotions, which leads to more people obtaining an MBA to give them an advantage in competitive job markets. There are several pros and cons that should be weighed when deciding whether or not to pursue an MBA degree. While there are some arguments against obtaining an MBA they are minimal- the amount of work, cost, time and commitment are a few objections. On the other hand, favored arguments of getting an MBA are limitless. Everyone's aspirations, career dreams and goals vary but can all come true by getting an MBA. Schweitzer (2012), stated, "Students of MBA programs study the theory and application of business and management principles. This type of study equips students with knowledge that can be applied to a variety of real world business situations. The MBA degree is thought to be one of the most prestigious and sought after degrees in the world" (MBA-Understanding the MBA Degree, para.1). Although every person's situation is different, there are some arguments in favor of a Master's of Business Administration Degree...
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...Today I will be constructing a supporting an argument regarding my decision to pursue an Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree to achieve a personal business goal. Next, I will discuss the description to construct and Support an Argument. Finally, I will discuss the considerations of the Jungian Personality self-assessment on how others perceive you. My decision to pursue my MBA I decided to pursue my Master’s Degree with University of Phoenix because I wanted to achieve another business degree before taking the next steps toward opening my own childcare center. Opening up my own childcare center has been a dream goal since I was a teenager. Once I graduate with my Master’s Degree there is a lady I know who already operates two Goddard School Franchises. Ms. Karen told me that when I am ready to take the first steps, such as finding a place, and getting a loan that she will be there to help guide me in the right direction such as giving me the first $25,000 as a down payment. After I do find a place, I plan on starting with infants and toddlers, this way I am able to get my name recognized around the city as a childcare center owner within my community where I live. Pros and Cons of getting my MBA As stated by Clouse, (2006, p. 433-434), “In argumentation, the writer offers evidence to support a claim about an issue. The more convincing the evidence, the more likely readers will agree.” When stating the pros and cons about pursuing my MBA is a life-changing...
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...Decision to Pursue an MBA Dexter G. Ronquillo MGT/521 18 July 2010 Kate Stowe At present, I am the Detachment Leading Petty Officer in my division. My job involves a lot of planning and deals mostly with administrative side of the house. My division is the one in charge of supporting various squadrons with high priority missions in various locations. As the Detachment LPO, it is my duty to make sure that the equipments we are sending out in different sites will perform according to what they are designed for and will last throughout the entire deployment. In view of the fact that there are only few personnel who can go and perform maintenance on the equipments, plus, there is only limited parts and supplies that goes with it, I have to make sure that all necessary maintenance, scheduled or unscheduled, are conducted prior to shipping the gears. That involves the planning that I mentioned earlier, which is new to me because this is my first time to have such type of responsibility for I am working on a different level in my previous command. I also have to deal with my chain of command more often at this moment because I report to them directly. We always have meetings and conferences. The higher ups are always discussing wide scope of projects, budgets, and a lot of administrative matters. Most of the time, I cannot understand the way their communication goes because of lack of business or administrational background. With this abrupt change...
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...{text:bookmark-start} Why I Decided to Pursue MBA Degree {text:bookmark-end} In a world with growing population and ever increasing competition among humans for limited resources a person needs to stand out with polishedskills and education. I strongly believe that pursuing an MBA degree will open more doors of opportunity, enhance myself confidence and will give me advantage in getting a desired job. As an graduate in medical sciences, I started my career as clinical research coordinator which is a challenging position in medical research. During one year of experience in the health care research program, I dealt with different pharmaceutical companies, their managers and researchers. Most part of my job was to take care of research documents and get approval for different studies from international revenue board (IRB). During that job I explored, that I need to improve my communication and interpersonal skills to improve my public dealing skills. After gaining one year of experience in cancer research, I joined a cancer research center and got my experience in cancer abstracting and coding in cancer registry. Here I once again dealt with different doctors’ offices, their office record and medical data.. I felt that just medical knowledge is not sufficient to fulfill the requirements of my job, I felt the need to increase my knowledge in project management and resource planning in order to efficiently deal well with business aspects of my job. Moreover, better communication...
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...the decision to get an MBA” Instructor: Lawrence Kirsch Student: Carlos Ochoa Date: 11/01/12 Although the MBA program has been successful for the past years, economy has changed and professionals have adjusted accordingly. The MBA program will provide me the tools to understand and implement business and management principles. I have been working professionally for more than 15 years in challenging positions with engineering companies and have good experience with many of the problems businesses and markets are facing today. The main reason why I decided to go back to school and attend an MBA program is to increase my salary potential and advanced my career. An MBA degree will help me find more employment opportunities and it will make me a more marketable professional. Although I want to start my own business and an MBA will help me do it. I am convinced that in today’s economy we need more job makers than job seekers. Earning an MBA is not a decision to be entered into lightly. The biggest disadvantage of taking an MBA program is its cost. The average cost of an MBA is estimated at $30,000 and there is significant time, attention, and energy involved, and there's no guarantee that I will land the perfect job after completing the program. In addition to this, getting an online MBA program will prevent students to have face-to-face contact and networking opportunities. The lack of student-to-student contact is also a disadvantage of an online MBA program. Networking...
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...regarding the decision to obtain a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). The impact of education on earning potential, job security, and becoming an entrepreneur will be examined. This paper will also discuss how raising and countering objections has been an aid in my own decision to get an MBA and how I embraced my decision to go back to school. Objections will be raised for reasons not to pursue a graduate degree and referenced information will be sited to support the raising and countering of the content. Why an MBA Raising Objections Business schools have long sold the promise that, like an F1 driver zipping into the pits for fresh tires, it just takes a short hiatus on an MBA program and you will come roaring back into the career race primed to win. After all, it signals to companies that you were good enough to be accepted by a decent business school (so must be good enough for them); it plugs you into a network of fellow MBAs; and, to a much lesser extent, there's the actual classroom education. Why not just pay the bill, sign here and reap the rewards? The problem is that these days it doesn't work like that. Rather, more and more students are finding the promise of business schools to be hollow. The return on investment on an MBA has gone the way of Greek public debt. If you have a decent job in your mid- to late- 20s, unless you have the backing of a corporate sponsor, leaving it to get an MBA is a higher risk than ever. If you are getting good business experience...
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...continue my education and pursue an MBA is to gain the required skills needed to start a new career in my near future. Pursuing an MBA will make it possible to live a better economic life and to have a good job with security and top pay. I have chosen this route even with the current economic situation, knowing that new jobs may not be available by the time I finish with my MBA. An MBA would benefit me greatly in a variety of ways. Pursuing an MBA will aid in the development of the skills I need in the finance and accounting areas. Of course the increase in pay from possessing an MBA does not hurt either. When researching jobs online I am finding that by having a master’s degree, the pay is substantially higher than those with a bachelor’s degree. Other than career and financial reasons, I do have a personal goal to achieve more than my siblings. Out of four sisters only two of us have a bachelor’s degree. I would love nothing more than to become the other sibling to obtain a masters degree. Plain and simple, I want to do better than all of my sisters. In this economy, having a good paying job with security is vital. “In nearly every sector of the globe, the prospect of making more money and living a better economic life draws thousands of students to MBA programs” (Euders.com, 2009). I plan hopefully to open my own business someday in the very near future. With running my own business the part of running a business that I feel I need stronger skills would be in the...
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...best decisions I could every make. I knew that choosing to pursue a masters in business administration would begin many new career opportunities. In July 2006, I had the opportunity to obtain my undergraduate degree from the International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa in Recording Arts (Audio Engineering) at the age of 31. At times, the decision felt a little tough because I work time and run my own recording studio. At my old collage, several of my instructors actually made an impact in my life; they advised me to pursue the MBA after six months to a year of rest, in order to get some of my affairs in order. By pursuing an MBA degree, I can also go back and teach at the Academy, it also helps me to achieve goals in my personal life, such as becoming a better businessperson. Some of my former instructors perceive me to be a complex person with a big vision and a low tolerance for stupidity. I thought long about my decision and the time it would take to finish the MBA program and the time I had to give up to accomplish my goals. I did not want to waste any more time and have my dreams ruined, I determined that it made more sense not to wait six months to a year, I only took three months off to give my brain a rest than I decided to pursue my MBA right away after earning my undergraduate degree at the Academy. My decision to pursue an MBA degree was more on considering the benefit of an MBA degree and the right time to do it. Upon receiving my bachelor’s degree in Audio Engineering...
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... Past, Present and Future Paper I am the oldest Of 2 children I was born to Mrs Middleton and Mr Bowers. I was born in Indiana and was raised here in south Florida. At about the age of 11 is when I started to develop a love for animals my Mother was hoping that one day I would become a veterinarian seeing that I loved animals we at one point had 7 cats as well as hamsters so my mother use to tell me that seeing that I liked animals so much I should go into the field of working hands on with the animals. I graduated from Cooper City High school is 2000 and once I graduated I enrolled at Broward Community College just for a semester I had to leave Broward community college cause although I graduated I was unable to get my High School diploma so I had to go night school and try and get my GED. I finally got my GED in 2004 and then debated as whether or not I wanted to go back to college after the experience I had I was a little skeptical about it. My plans after I got my GED was to enroll at Santa Fe community college because they had the best zoology program however I didn’t make it in due to the requirements that where needed in Math. I was never good in math so I figured that maybe college was not for me at the time. In 2006 I started working for the University of Phoenix which was one of the first company’s I ever worked for that where known nationwide. In about 3 months of working for UOP they offered to pay for my tuition if I decided I wanted to go back to school it took...
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