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Choosing an MBA specialty
Dear Bob ...
I am working as a Management Representative in an IT hardware rental company. My job responsibility is to monitor employee performance, improve systems of operation like marketing, service, etc., and conduct IS internal audits.
Please suggest the specialization I should go for if I go for a MBA course.
- Seeking direction
Dear Seeking ...
If you've read many past postings on this subject, you'll know I won't be able to answer the question you asked. That's because you asked the wrong question.
Ask yourself what you're good at - what your aptitudes are. Ask what you enjoy doing. And what your experience has prepared you for already. Then you'll be ready to think about an MBA specialization.
As an alternative, if you can't come to a confident answer: Don't worry about it. Not all MBA programs require you to identify your intended specialty before you begin, nor should they, any more than a medical school should require applicants to explain that they want to be radiologists or surgeons before taking their first class.
Go in as a generalist, and expose yourself to a variety of possible specialties. Inevitably you'll find that some of the classes you take will interest you a great deal while others will bore the daylights out of you.
That should provide a pretty good hint.
- Bob
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