What is the role of MBA graduate?

Hello Esakkipandian,

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an internationally-recognized degree designed to develop the skills required for careers in business and management. The value of the MBA, however, is not limited strictly to the business world.

What is the first thing that comes to one's mind when they think about an MBA degree?

Money, isn't it?

This is because management courses have the potential to fetch you plenty of bucks and are considered a matter of prestige. After professions in medicine, engineering, and law, the most prestigious title that one can earn is considered to be an MBA. Why does society think so? One reason is it that it is very costly to study MBA, more so when pursued in international universities, and anything costly is a matter to boast about. No matter what profession one may be in, an MBA degree can make you look good.

Nowadays, an MBA degree is losing its charm; not because it isn't worth out of blue, but because like engineering, everyone is going to MBA after their graduation, from all sorts of universities- if you know what I'm suggesting.

Why an MBA is a big deal:

• It gives you a professional edge. An MBA teaches you how to handle a team, how to manage your work, how to give the company a boost that it needs, and answers all related questions. It isn't just about running or starting a business (which it hardly is), it is about adding edges to your strategic thinking, leadership and communication skills that are needed in any profession. It is this reason why MBA degree promotes you to management level positions like managers, director and so on.
• The skills that are developed in this program are the skills that help the professionals in managing business issues and decision making by understanding the critical side of all the aspects. Critical thinking is the most important and demanding character attribute that is expected in a candidate for any professional position.
• A good MBA program (done only from top B-schools) can provide a noticeable boost in salary.
• An MBA graduate is only worth when he knows a lot of people. Management is about connecting to people, not being individualistic. More people you know, the better. The program gives them plenty of opportunities to expand their social network through internships and networking events.
• MBA graduates enjoy fruitful job placements across the world. This international exposure has become something commonly noticed in any good MBA grad because management has become a vital part of any organization- big or small. Hence, top recruiting companies, both international and national, demand professionals with excellent managerial and leadership skills.
• The best part of it all, it allows you to quit a job confidently that sucks.

An MBA training helps one build their career by developing certain skills that are attractive in any potential candidate. Such skills are listed as follows:

• Communication
• Leadership
• Strategic/critical thinking
• Business and Technical understanding
• Management

There are many job roles that an MBA graduate can take, but nothing beats the popular and high-paying ones. The following are some of such roles:

• Banking and Finance
• Information System Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Analyst
• Business Strategic specialist
• Management Consultant

An MBA degree from a good B-school can create a manager, a banker, or an entrepreneur out of you; not create one if you prefer to stay miles away from it.

I hope this helps .