The Mba's Guide to Career Planning

By Peterson's

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878668454
• ISBN13: 9780878668458
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Petersons
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Useful, interesting, and encouraging

The MBA's Guide to Career Planning has apparently been forgotten since it hit the shelves back in 1989. That's understandable -- its stats and figures are obsolete, there's no mention of the current economy or the Internet, and you'll occasionally catch references like the "Big Eight Accounting Firms" (heh heh). But good advice never expires, and this book is so dead-on in what it preaches that, 19 years later now, it's still worth seeking out. Just a few pages in, it's obvious that we're reading the words of an author with candor and wisdom. He urges you to look past the typical MBA definition of success (money+power, period) and insists that work is something to enjoy. He gives a realistic assessment of what the degree can/can't do for you, rightfully mentions that knowing your career path (i.e. Finance, Marketing) is essential before getting ANY Master's degree, and touches upon the critical insight that an MBA is rarely a rigid requirement for any job in this world (unlike a JD or MD). I also appreciated the discussion about society's negative perceptions of people who hold MBAs: greedy, aggressive, inflated self-worth, overpriced and overrated, etc. Pretty riveting setup. As implied by the title, the rest of the book is indeed about planning your career. It starts with tips on how to market yourself, then goes deeper into specific stuff like self-assessment, researching careers, the job search, resumes, interviewing, and corporate culture. I won't dissect the content here; I'll just mention that most of the advice struck me as sensible and insightful. And that most of what's written here seems applicable to any profession, not just the world of business. So yeah, pick up this title if you're looking for some MBA career wisdom. Heck, pick it up if you just like listening to interesting people with good values.