She gained an MBA - and baby, just look at her now! -
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Published on: 5/7/2000
Last Visited: 9/18/2001
Ten years after qualifying as a chartered surveyor Roland Thomas weighed up his prospects in the UK's largest surveying practice.
He says : Although I was an associate partner I didn't consider the future was very bright.Most people in the practice got promoted because of their qualifications , not how well they managed people.I realised that I needed to go back to school to update my skills..
He knew that there was considerable risk involved in taking time out to do an MBA.I would be over-qualified for the same job after gaining an MBA , yet it would be difficult to get into industry as my whole working experience had been in a professional practice..
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Now strategic marketing analyst at DHL , the delivery company , Mr Thomas has no doubts about his move to the commercial world.
As well as side-stepping the typecasting predicament , students will often move from a specialist role in a large organisation to a smaller company in a general management capacity.