Future outlook? What do you think?

[Ilikepiedoyou]

I need some advice on my future. I started college as an architecture student, without realizing what the job market is for graduating architects, very poor. After my first year I began to aggressively pursue an architectural/ structural engineering degree as well, both because it interests me and as a fall back career just in case architecture fails to produce a good job.

Now currently, I am going to graduate with a high GPA in my engineering curriculum, (not so high in architecture) and I would like to pursue an MBA in finance afterwards. Is this a good option? If I would like to get the company I work for to pay for it, how would I find a company that would do so? I am assuming that I would have to work for maybe a year (probably working as an engineering consultant probably for a financial institution), and then they would pay for me to get my MBA in the evenings perhaps.

I am assuming that an purely engineering firm would have little interest in me returning to school for an MBA. How often is this done, if at all, especially for someone in my field? Where are some places I could look to find out more? Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[JJChicken]

Hey man

I'm doing a bachelor degree in finance atm and I can tell you that engineering students are looked upon very favourably in our profession (cause of your good maths). I'd say go for it! But at the same time try and find some part time work in any finance firm (stockbroker etc) to get some solid work experience to combo your MBA with. If you work hard, and have a high gpa as you seem to have, theres no reason why you cant make shitloads in finance.

That said, one big question: where are you going to get your MBA from? it has to be from a decent institution otherwise its not worth it. I'm from Australia so I can't tell you which ones are good in USA, but keep in mind that alot of not-so-good unis dish out MBAs - these aren't worth much compared to proper places.

Hope that helps

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[simms]

You'd need to work a few years before realizing the value of an MBA. Some companies may pay for SOME/ALL of it.. but I wouldn't make that the nail in the coffin for deciding between two companies.

I'm similar. I graduated with an engineering degree, and looking for my MBA (probably in Finance) in about 2-5 years, part-time. My employer pays 5K/yr on it, a part time MBA is about 50K, over 3 years, so I figure to pay about 35K out of pocket. Some employers may pay more, some less, some none. Some make you sign contracts for years afterwards promising you work for them for a certain period of time before they pay out.

Lots of engineers combine the MBA along, so they have the technical background and business leadership.

 

[Ilikepiedoyou]

thanks for the help. Are there any online resources that would tell me more? Also simms, what kind of firm do you work at, and what is your engineering background in? how do you find out if a company would offer that?

 

[WildHorse]

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[Ilikepiedoyou]

Thanks

 

[Ilikepiedoyou]

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