Dis Guy:

Why will you wanna do a Masters or even an MBA without work experience?
I'm always amused by people rushing for more paper qualifications without experience
only to come out and fight for entry level roles, in some career it is required but in many you will be
playing catch up with the guys already in the system (those already working)

moved to career

Most of you know that the average number of years of full-time work experience has risen dramatically at the top B-schools. Schools that only recently averaged two or three years now average five. And that number keeps rising.
You don't want to apply too early. I have many ambitious students in my GMAT classes who insist on taking their shot at the brass ring with only two years of full-time work experience. (And that's by the time they would enter school, not when they plan to apply.) Although some of them are exceptionally bright and do well on the GMAT, very few of them make it into top-tier programs. Most end up "trading down" to a backup school or getting rejected altogether.

I have to admit that I agree with admissions officers who reject inexperienced applicants. The whole objective in assembling a business school class is to put together people who can share unique experiences from their industries. If you have two years in your industry and another applicant has five years in the same business, I'm going to take the more experienced candidate over you, even if his GMAT score is a little lower than yours.

Spanishfly:


What is wrong with doing a Masters or an MBA without work experience? Is it a bad thing and if so why? That's why I'm asking. What if one does not get a job immediately graduating what next?

Dis Guy:

Most if not all MBA required people with good working experience as you will be doing a lot of case studies; ordinarily you should be able to just read and make suggestions but yours will be weak

In my final year in uni, for some modules we had to mix with students from other course and most of them were mature part time student working in industry, trust me we just felt like fish out of water when some discusssion came up basically went to sleep and some lecturers were really caught up with the mature students forgetting some of us were still collecting pocket money

Another why I think it's almost a waste of time is that you are meant to come out looking for middle management or atleast supervisory positions, I wouldnt employ someone with all the papers qualifications in the world over someone with experience

Spanishfly:

Ok thanks for the info. I guess I don't have to prepare for the GMAT any time soon and I am in the US. Just wondering what one could do after graduation and no job immediately.

Dis Guy:

Please dont let me discourage you!! Wait for more experienced members especially those in the US
and always consult your career advisors about your opyions

What did you study?