10 Reasons (or more!)

why you should get an MBA

Jeanette Purcell Associates (JPA)

Leadership Development Specialists

Report by Jeanette Purcell Associates

1. It gives you comprehensive business skills and knowledge at leadership level

• A generalist degree with opportunities to specialise

• Core and electives• Deals with the application of skills and

knowledge to real business situations

2. It will help you to make a step change in your career

• New knowledge• New experiences• New confidence• New credentials

3. It will help you to make a career change

• Opportunities to specialise• Broaden existing skills and knowledge• Career support and advice• New networks

4. It gets you noticed!

• In the job market or at work• Differentiation from the rest• Demonstrates commitment to career• Speaking the language of business

5. It’s an opportunity to pause and reflect

• Stimulating intellectual environment• Access to new thinking• Self development

6. It gives you a new mindset

• Thinking strategically and holistically• Understanding the big picture• Ability to interpret business information

7. It creates international opportunities

• Class diversity• International syllabus and faculty• Develops understanding of global business• Language and travel

8. It builds your confidence and self esteem

• Surviving the challenge and succeeding • Getting feedback and support• Using your experiences to help others• Being on equal terms with senior specialists

9. New and lasting networks

• Group work and collaboration• Learning and sharing experiences with others• Alumni activity

10. Better jobs, better salary

• Two thirds of 2011 graduates say they couldn’t have got their new job without the MBA (GMAC 2011)

• Average MBA salary £70,000*• 33% increase in salary on graduation*• 92% increase 3-5 years after graduating*

*AMBA 2010 Salary Survey

More advice..Have a clear goal and rationale

• What do you want the MBA for?• Are there other alternatives that would

achieve the same objective?• What will you do with it?• What are your skills and knowledge gaps?• How will you cope with the workload?• Who will support you?

Do your research and choose wisely

• What programme can you afford with your budget?• What location?• Which study format will suit you?• What areas do you want to specialise in?• Visit schools, talk to alumni• Prepare for GMAT• Seek support from your friends and family

Good Luck!

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