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Do people decide to do an MBA just to get better qualifications?
I don't think so. Why would busy engineers and executives with a successful professional and family life risk asking their employer and their family to accept their absence when they would normally be active and present?
It's no secret that everybody has high expectations once someone begins to study again At first sight, the traditional subjects included in the programme are the key attraction, as better skills are needed for a career promotion. But there may be more fundamental reasons behind the decision. You might also decide to do an MBA because you feel you have reached a crossroads.
I don't think so. Why would busy engineers and executives with a successful professional and family life risk asking their employer and their family to accept their absence when they would normally be active and present?
It's no secret that everybody has high expectations once someone begins to study again At first sight, the traditional subjects included in the programme are the key attraction, as better skills are needed for a career promotion. But there may be more fundamental reasons behind the decision. You might also decide to do an MBA because you feel you have reached a crossroads.
How can I get on in my career? Should I change tack? Developing a new perspective is all well and good, but what should I be focusing on?
These questions and others beside suddenly become key issues during the discernment seminar. I can still remember the silence that fell over the class when I asked them at the beginning of a course: What is your professional goal? What do you want to make a contribution to? The coaching workshops have given everyone the opportunity to reflect deeply on their goals and their motivations since then.
What is important for me and for my firm? What are the consequences? Over
80% of the participants went to great lengths during the next 9 months to reorganise their questions and their choices so as to find answers to an important professional decision. All the students tried to define their goals while looking for the traps which could make them take the wrong decision. For a few, the final outcomes made their decisions much more obvious. Others managed to avoid the traps by isolating the odd detractors which could lead them to regret their decisions later on. It's not possible to cover every individual itinerary but that doesn't matter. Discernment cannot be assessed from the outside. It helps to form a pattern of behaviour that enhances the management of a professional career plan.
Stéphane Bis, EMBA 2004
Responsible for Maintenance of Rail Infrastructures, Eurotunnel
"I decided to do an Executive MBA at EDHEC because it was essential for me and for my employers that I remained in my job during the course, because it was close to my work and because EDHEC has an international reputation for the quality and the pertinence of its programmes. Finally, the course gave me an excellent opportunity to develop a network of relations and skills that went way beyond the immediate frame of my firm.
Daniel Cheret, EMBA 2004
Doctor in Physico-Chemistry,
Business Line Manager, Umicore Recycling Solutions
"Technical qualifications are interesting but without the EMBA I had the impression that I was going nowhere in professional terms. It was difficult for me to be promoted to a higher level of management, in the short-term at any rate. People with a technical background have to do research for 8 to 10 years before they're able to move on to a position in production management where they stay for another 5 or 10 years before becoming a plant manager. The Executive MBA enabled me to skip a few stages.
Philippe Kaskarian
Marketing Manager Europe ESCO Corporation
"The programme content, more than the degree itself, provided me with management methodology and notions of finance that were lacking in my original engineering course .
I chose this course for several reasons: the reasonable' price, the fact that the school was not too far, its reputation and, finally, the Equis, Amba, and AACSB accreditations.
I improved my skills in a number of areas such as marketing and supply chain management, for example. When I began the course, I was a Marketing Manager, and now I am European Sales Manager for the same firm. The promotion is fairly recent. It wasn't a direct consequence of the MBA course, but the MBA contributed to my positioning during an internal reorganisation in the company. "
I chose this course for several reasons: the reasonable' price, the fact that the school was not too far, its reputation and, finally, the Equis, Amba, and AACSB accreditations.
I improved my skills in a number of areas such as marketing and supply chain management, for example. When I began the course, I was a Marketing Manager, and now I am European Sales Manager for the same firm. The promotion is fairly recent. It wasn't a direct consequence of the MBA course, but the MBA contributed to my positioning during an internal reorganisation in the company. "
Pascal Monbailly
Chemistry Engineer, manages a production site
I believe this MBA prepared me for the future, and helped me to plan for the future...
I believe this MBA prepared me for the future, and helped me to plan for the future...
Sébastien Cousin,EMBA 2003
Senior Consultant Finance and Management Performance at Accenture
I gained many things, but in particular, I would say the ability to see the big picture, organisational skills and a more broad-minded outlook...
Philippe Trouvé, EMBA 2003
General Manager at Amazon Caribbean Ltd in Guyana
This degree was immensely important to me...
This degree was immensely important to me...
Ahmet Aykaç, Professor in Executive MBA EDHEC
The MBA degree seems to serve several purposes but two in particular...
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Key data
Entrance qualifications:
At least 3 years undergraduate/graduate studies and 8 years professional experience
Duration: 18 months
Start of course:
January 2008
Cost: 29 000 €
(not including tax)
Final applications:
20 November 2007
Campus: Lille
Contact
Ms Marion Charpentier
58, rue du Port
59046 Lille cedex
marion.charpentier@edhec.edu
Phone: +33 (0)3 20 15 45 16
Fax: +33 (0)3 20 15 48 09
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Executive Education : EDHEC Executive - Executive MBA - IMARISC - Cycle Supérieur de Management (CSM) - CEVE (BADGE CIF, Conseil en Investissements financiers) - Séminaires - Intras - EDHEC Asset Management Education
EDHEC Corporate : Discover EDHEC - History - Campuses - Recruitment - Media - Research Centres - Chairs - EDHEC Foundation
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