It seems that the law degree has replaced the MBA as a career "door opener"
in the US business community. Many law graduates now have no intent to
actually practice law. Several years ago the top publicized US salary for a
new graduate was $150,000 paid to a young man with a Political Science
degree. He was hired by an investment banking company who just wanted his
brain power. They said they would teach him what he needed to know about
business and they didn't care what degree he held. He was a brilliant guy
but I never did hear any more about how things worked out. Professional
photographers really have a diverse educational background. Many seem to go
into photography on the rebound from something else they didn't care for.
Many also fail because of inadequate business management abilities. It's
hard for one person to be good at both the artistic and business part of the
business. Does that take us back to the need for an MBA? /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Garth Wood
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:09 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: A Stupid Question (on topic, kinda)
At 09:59 AM 12/01/2005, Piers Hemy wrote:
>Does anyone have comparison test data on engineering diplomas vs MBAs?
Ooooooh, don't go there. The biggest rivalries in the MBA program I
attended were between the 'geers getting their MBAs and everyone
else. Particular disdain was reserved by the 'geers for anyone with an
undergrad diploma in the humanities (and vice versa, of course). Most of
the time it was a friendly rivalry, but a few times (typically during group
projects) things could get a bit unpleasant...
Interestingly enough, there was virtually no correlation between previous
education (tech versus non-tech) and success subsequent to graduating from
the MBA program. Seems to have more to do with the person than the
educational background. One young woman I know had a B.A. in Romance
Languages (strenuously avoiding anything to do with mathematics), took the
MBA, and then became a marketing statistician. (She's quite in demand,
too.) 8^>
Garth
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