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Is an MBA Worth It? The Top 3 Reasons to Do the Degree

Mergers and Inquisitions

OK Reasons” to Do It 1) You Get Forced Out of Your Company But Want to Remain in the Industry 2) You Need to Gain Credibility or Build a Wider Network 3) You May Not “Need” an MBA to Change Careers, But It Could Improve Your Odds Is an MBA Worth It? (or Make a Major Geographic Switch) Is an MBA Worth It? “OK

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The Full Guide to Pre-MBA Internships: Are They Worth It?

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you are making a “hard pivot” career change , such as engineering to investment banking, pre-MBA internships are very useful but not necessarily required. Pre-MBA programs at large companies tend to be more common and important in tech and consulting; internships at boutique firms (via networking) are more common in finance.

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ESOPs Are an Exit Alternative

Focus Investment Banking

Lower margins, in many cases, make these businesses unattractive to all but a small handful of financial investors like private equity groups, who look to invest, build a company up and then often sell to a larger private equity group. There is no minimum revenue size or level of profitability Beard has in mind for an ESOP. “I

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