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BusinessWeek took a look at how people use business school to make changes in their careers. From singer to corporate finance, from sales management to entrepreneur, many students seek the new skills and knowledge that a graduate business education can provide.
As detailed in the article, “The B-School Route to Career Change”, some students enter business school wanting to change fields or companies, while others want to switch careers completely. In Chicago GSB’s Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Programs, 25% of the entering class identifies themselves as career changers. By the time they complete the program, almost 60% consider themselves career changers.
Career-changers can find business school attractive because it allows students to explore different fields and functions. Class discussion, projects and internships are all excellent ways to get a feel for what career path to follow. At the same time, the exposure to general management theories along with skills in specific areas such as accounting or human resources gives people the fundamentals they will need to succeed.
Michael Guerrieri, a would-be entrepreneur mentioned in the BusinessWeek article, is a 2005 graduate of the Chicago GSB Evening MBA Program. According to the article, Guerrieri chose to attend business school to help build a network for advice and funding as well as to acquire the quantitative skills he would need to run a start-up.
Visit BusinessWeek to read “The B-School Route to Career Change”, which appeared January 19, 2006.