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No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

by jbob2000 11y ago

slantyyz 11y ago
>> No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant? Is any degree still relevant after 20 years? I think for most people, 20 years of experience post-MBA are probably infinitely more valuable than the MBA itself.
- brudgers 11y ago
  Twenty years after a BA in Philosophy, I can unequivocally state that it is as relevant today as it was then.
  - jbob2000 11y ago
    This was, essentially, my point. Business Administration will always be relevant, but Business Administration for Startups is a little too focused. What happens when the startup fad is over?
    - slantyyz 11y ago
      >> This was, essentially, my point. Business Administration will always be relevant, but Business Administration for Startups is a little too focused. What happens when the startup fad is over? I got my MBA 21 years ago. Practically speaking, nobody's going to ask you much about your MBA after about 5 years of subsequent work experience. After 20 years, it doesn't matter whether you've done a generalist program or one focused on startups, assuming you can even remember all of the stuff you learned 20 years ago. Let me put it this way, the technology course I took in my MBA -- it was a waste of time intro course that talked about paper tapes, Winchester drives, etc. Most of my peers didn't even know what e-mail was. No matter what, the typical MBA program requires you to take a lot of common courses, so even if you're a Business Administration for Startups graduate, you're not at a significant disadvantage over the next MBA.
  - slantyyz 11y ago
    Let me put it in a slightly different context. Do you still get asked about your degree in job interviews, 20 years after you got it? I don't think that I've talked about my MBA (21 years ago) in an interview in more than 15 years. Sure, the letters are nice to have on your CV, but I've only been talking about my work experience in interviews for the longest time. And, when I do interviewing myself, I rarely ask about the candidate's degree except for entry level positions, when the candidates typically don't have enough work experience to talk about.
ssharp 11y ago
This isn't entirely true. An MBA from a lesser program still holds some value. If your goal is to get into a company like McKinsey, you're going to have to work a lot harder at selling yourself than you would at a top-tier program, but people's goals and desires vary.

No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

slantyyz 11y ago

>> No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant? Is any degree still relevant after 20 years? I think for most people, 20 years of experience post-MBA are probably infinitely more valuable than the MBA itself.

brudgers 11y ago
Twenty years after a BA in Philosophy, I can unequivocally state that it is as relevant today as it was then.
- jbob2000 11y ago
  This was, essentially, my point. Business Administration will always be relevant, but Business Administration for Startups is a little too focused. What happens when the startup fad is over?
  - slantyyz 11y ago
    >> This was, essentially, my point. Business Administration will always be relevant, but Business Administration for Startups is a little too focused. What happens when the startup fad is over? I got my MBA 21 years ago. Practically speaking, nobody's going to ask you much about your MBA after about 5 years of subsequent work experience. After 20 years, it doesn't matter whether you've done a generalist program or one focused on startups, assuming you can even remember all of the stuff you learned 20 years ago. Let me put it this way, the technology course I took in my MBA -- it was a waste of time intro course that talked about paper tapes, Winchester drives, etc. Most of my peers didn't even know what e-mail was. No matter what, the typical MBA program requires you to take a lot of common courses, so even if you're a Business Administration for Startups graduate, you're not at a significant disadvantage over the next MBA.
- slantyyz 11y ago
  Let me put it in a slightly different context. Do you still get asked about your degree in job interviews, 20 years after you got it? I don't think that I've talked about my MBA (21 years ago) in an interview in more than 15 years. Sure, the letters are nice to have on your CV, but I've only been talking about my work experience in interviews for the longest time. And, when I do interviewing myself, I rarely ask about the candidate's degree except for entry level positions, when the candidates typically don't have enough work experience to talk about.

ssharp 11y ago

This isn't entirely true. An MBA from a lesser program still holds some value. If your goal is to get into a company like McKinsey, you're going to have to work a lot harder at selling yourself than you would at a top-tier program, but people's goals and desires vary.