How MBA Adds Value to Your Knowledge

After passing through whirlwind of school and college days, loads of interviews and then landing a job, many people tend to think that they have reached a saturation point where their career progress has reached a halt and growing at a very slow pace. In this competitive world, where there is an oasis of opportunities outside, they don’t feel comfortable sitting at their desk and waiting for an opportunity to knock at their door one fine day. It makes sense that we stand up and make ourselves worth grabbing the opportunities. One of the critical differences, apart from the obvious job experience, between you and your boss who is just 3-4 yrs older than you and still adding more zeroes than you in his paycheck is an MBA degree.

Importance of an MBA degree in today’s time cannot be understated. Even now-a-days, in many industries it has become essential to have MBA degree to land a good opportunity for instance in Finance or Consultancy. An MBA degree has raised the level of standards of generic qualification. It reflects that you have the capability to study at a higher level and that you are quite serious about your professional life and career growth. It brings one to the notice of Senior Management that you are capable of handling senior roles now.  Most employers allow you to move beyond a certain career stage only if you have an MBA to show.

What you learn at an MBA school goes much beyond just theoretical knowledge, rather the school equips you to handle and manage your professional and personal life effectively. MBA schools leverage standardized and time-tested curricula that have been designed to enable you to move on to the next level. Also, it is a general belief that an MBA graduate has the ability to think out of the box and is in sync with the bigger picture, which is true to a great extent.

In the modern scenario, not only acquiring knowledge, but also knowledge sharing is very crucial for success of your organization. Due to the globalization of economy, rapid growth in information technology, increase in knowledge based work and competition pressure, the concept of knowledge management has gained momentum in recent years. And a specialized course like an MBA teaches you the correct implementation of knowledge sharing at your workplace and in personal life. Through internships, assignments, group discussions and group-assignments involved in the MBA curriculum, you will learn a lot about team building, team management, and significance of organization culture. These factors tend to weigh in more than your actual knowledge on your selected subject matter sometimes.

An MBA degree fosters innovation while allowing free flow of ideas. This degree can prove to be a tool that can transform knowledge into business values and in turn push your career to greater heights.

IAIT provides distance MBA courses, in conjunction with Sikkim Manipal University, Punjab Technical University and the Karnataka State Open University. Check out our website or give us a call for information.