Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short and long-term career goals?
My short-term goal is to excel in a “product management” or “new product development” responsibility area of a global financial services corporation. Such a role will help me develop an in-depth understanding of consumers’ needs and commercialize innovative financial products/services on an international scale. A larger corporation would also bring in the opportunity of managing complex operations and enhancing team-building skills by working with professionals from varied functional and cultural backgrounds.
The accomplishment of my near-term objectives will further facilitate my long term goal (in five years) – which is to identify and provide innovative products/services in the field of consumer finance in emerging economies of South America. I thus plan to establish and operate a full service financial services firm that will offer a range of services suited to these markets.
An M.B.A program at this stage in my career forms the first step towards actualization of my career objectives. While my undergraduate B.B.A degree did equip me well for the objectives at that stage, a global M.B.A from The Tuck School of Business will enable understanding at a cross-functional level of enterprise complexity. More specifically, during the M.B.A program finance is taught through lectures and methodologies that cultivate “intuition” – this will contribute immensely for my development as a seasoned professional.
With a sales and customer relations background, knowledge in marketing will help me proceed further beyond “deal-making” and “follow-ups” towards identifying and assessing market opportunities, product positioning, media planning and marketing communications. The case study method of teaching in marketing and other subjects will help me gain deeper insights and assess both strategic and tactical issues. I also hope to equip myself with advanced analytical tools and techniques that will foster managerial efficiency.
Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you?
The M.B.A program at the Tuck School of Business suits my educational objectives from a range of perspectives. The program’s emphasis on leadership makes it a great opportunity to prepare myself for the managing responsibilities in a people-driven financial services industry. The school’s industry centric approach is evident from the multitude of guest speakers – the theme being embedded deep into every course. The Tuck Global Consultancy is yet another medium for quickly applying concepts learnt during the program. The program electives in, often, cutting-edge areas of Marketing (database marketing), Finance (Corporate and private equity finance) and New Ventures – in fact create a concern of choice and time constraints of quality interaction with world-renowned faculty, consultants and industry-leaders.
The Tuck School of Business ranks among the premier, truly global business schools with multiple levels of student diversity and excellence. It thus provides the platform to interact with “The Best of The Best” and grow through a range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for a parallel combination of functional and leadership development. The emphasis of fostering win-win situations among students marks a philosophy of long term gain for all those involved. Last but not the least, the School’s distinguished alumni base brings in networking opportunities that could help me find a mentor and also the right venue for growth. It is thus my destination of choice for pursuing an M.B.A program