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what MBA specialization can fit well with me?
I've recently graduated and decided learn business, so currently preparing for MBA/PGDM entrance, but still confused with what specialization to be taken.
It's been a while that I'm journaling ideas in various businesses, and since am already a writer(but writes fictional), I've decided to take a content writing and start writing blogs with those ideas sometime soon. Taking this into consideration, marketing can be good option but my creativity doesn't always guaranty me to come up with spontaneous ideas.
I'm a finance student so that's a good option too. Project management role feels quite stressful even tho I've got attracted to that role(afraid of my energy levels being an introvert).
I'm looking forward to do psychology in my future too. so I'm willing to something which advantages with psychology too. I've still not gone through any other specializations but actually everything feels so interesting. Can anyone help me out?
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Sarah’s Answer
First, most MBA programs do not require you to apply with a specialization or you can change it later. I put in my applications that I wanted to be a management consultant, ended up doing a Technology Management specialization, and taking a job at a tech company in marketing.
Second, note that most MBA marketing courses (at least where I went to school, UCLA), are actually not that "creative." You learn how to be to the CEO of a line of business. So, this is not to discourage you if you are creative, but something to consider. I am also creative but enjoy the data side of marketing. Your finance background would help you here.
In my experience, employers are not concerned with a super specific specialization. They are looking for people that are smart, curious, ready to learn more in their post-MBA career and work hard.
Second, note that most MBA marketing courses (at least where I went to school, UCLA), are actually not that "creative." You learn how to be to the CEO of a line of business. So, this is not to discourage you if you are creative, but something to consider. I am also creative but enjoy the data side of marketing. Your finance background would help you here.
In my experience, employers are not concerned with a super specific specialization. They are looking for people that are smart, curious, ready to learn more in their post-MBA career and work hard.
Thank you so much!
Srujani
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Schitij’s Answer
Hi Srujani,
Having done an MBA - I would recommend not to focus on "specialization" but pick the courses that interest you. Employers rarely hire someone because of their specialization but more so for their knowledge and passion about a topic. To keep it simple, pick courses that interest you and go after them. Specializations in MBA are there to provide a structure to your thinking and help you choose.
Enjoy the process and keep learning!
Having done an MBA - I would recommend not to focus on "specialization" but pick the courses that interest you. Employers rarely hire someone because of their specialization but more so for their knowledge and passion about a topic. To keep it simple, pick courses that interest you and go after them. Specializations in MBA are there to provide a structure to your thinking and help you choose.
Enjoy the process and keep learning!
This was super helpful, thank you!
Srujani
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Lauren’s Answer
First of all, one of the benefits of an MBA is that you can get insights around how to think of all elements that make up a business. Don't feel pressured to have it all figured out right away as learning is a big part of the experience of higher education. When I received my MBA the first year was spent taking all of the different introduction courses to all areas of the business and allowed me to explore what areas I wanted to learn more about (or specialize in). You mention finance as an interest but also writing and psychology. You may want to learn more about what a specialization in something like Digital Marketing might provide at a University you are interested in. Writing, copy writing, messaging, branding, etc are all big areas. Understanding your audience/personas stems a lot from psychology as well as data. Finance is also a big part of Marketing as you need to be able to quantify the value of marketing.
You rock! This advice is very helpful.
Srujani
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Likhith’s Answer
Hi there. As per your interests, the best MBA major that you could opt for is Business Analytics and the second best would be International Business. And your mention regarding interest in Psychology complies well with business studies and you could get a certification later in business psychology or humanities psychology. But it also depends on what stream of career path you want to chase.
Thank you for sharing your perspective.
Srujani
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Kevin’s Answer
Hi Srujani,
I recently completed my MBA program and my advice to you is this - if you are still in the stage of deciding which specialization you would like to focus on, you should go with courses that are more general in the program such as core classes. Ultimately, you would want to choose courses that fit with what you like most. My MBA program was more on a general side with no specialization, so I was able to grasp experience and information from many different kinds of MBA concentration out there.
If you would like to do psychology in the future and match with your MBA, I think specializing in organizational behavior and human resources (HR) might interest you.
I hope this helps. Best of luck on your learning journey.
I recently completed my MBA program and my advice to you is this - if you are still in the stage of deciding which specialization you would like to focus on, you should go with courses that are more general in the program such as core classes. Ultimately, you would want to choose courses that fit with what you like most. My MBA program was more on a general side with no specialization, so I was able to grasp experience and information from many different kinds of MBA concentration out there.
If you would like to do psychology in the future and match with your MBA, I think specializing in organizational behavior and human resources (HR) might interest you.
I hope this helps. Best of luck on your learning journey.
Thank you, Kevin!
Srujani
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Angel’s Answer
Hi,
Congratulations on continuing your education and preparing for it.
I think you are doing a good approach, trying to understand what the best MBA specialization for you can be.
From experience, I can tell you that I went in because I wanted to transition from Engineering to the Business side. I was focusing on Marketing and then I learned that there is this side called Strategy, which was (and still is) a great fit for me, and I focused on both while studying and then afterwards at work.
If you want to focus on writing and psychology, not sure where the MBA fits other than learning the business side, which is huge. A lot of us get the MBA to open job opportunities that sometimes we cannot get without it, as well as transitioning to a different part of the business (like I did), but others go to learn how to run their own business as well as networking with specific groups of people.
Once you find that, search for schools that are good for the areas you want to focus. You can also reach out to admissions for those schools and to alumni through LinkedIn.
Good luck and much success to you.
Angel
Congratulations on continuing your education and preparing for it.
I think you are doing a good approach, trying to understand what the best MBA specialization for you can be.
From experience, I can tell you that I went in because I wanted to transition from Engineering to the Business side. I was focusing on Marketing and then I learned that there is this side called Strategy, which was (and still is) a great fit for me, and I focused on both while studying and then afterwards at work.
If you want to focus on writing and psychology, not sure where the MBA fits other than learning the business side, which is huge. A lot of us get the MBA to open job opportunities that sometimes we cannot get without it, as well as transitioning to a different part of the business (like I did), but others go to learn how to run their own business as well as networking with specific groups of people.
Once you find that, search for schools that are good for the areas you want to focus. You can also reach out to admissions for those schools and to alumni through LinkedIn.
Good luck and much success to you.
Angel
I am really grateful you took the time to answer this question.
Srujani