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MBAs no longer valued
MBA緣何遇冷?
導(dǎo)讀：對(duì)于很多人來(lái)說(shuō)，MBA工商管理學(xué)碩士學(xué)位(Master of Business Administration)往往代表著一把打開(kāi)成功大門(mén)的鑰匙，然而近年來(lái)，越來(lái)越多的人開(kāi)始對(duì)于MBA熱潮進(jìn)行了思考。
Pursuing an MBA degree is the ambition of many young white-collar workers who graduated from university a few years before. They’ve accumulated some professional experience and saved a bit of money – prerequisites for most MBA programs.
對(duì)于那些已經(jīng)大學(xué)畢業(yè)數(shù)年的年輕白領(lǐng)們來(lái)說(shuō)，攻讀工商管理學(xué)碩士學(xué)位(簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)：MBA)是他們的理想。他們已經(jīng)積累了一些專(zhuān)業(yè)領(lǐng)域的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，也存下了一小筆積蓄——這兩者都是攻讀MBA的先決條件。
An MBA degree is a good springboard for those who want to switch to another career or climb to a higher position. The learning experience can be rewarding and practical.
對(duì)于那些想要轉(zhuǎn)行或者升職的人而言，MBA是塊好跳板。這段學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷兼具可回報(bào)性和實(shí)用性。
That’s because MBA programs develop employees’ management skills, while also teaching them basic or even advanced accounting, finance and marketing.
這是因?yàn)镸BA課程著重培養(yǎng)從業(yè)人員的管理技能，同時(shí)也向他們傳授基礎(chǔ)、甚至是高級(jí)的財(cái)會(huì)、金融以及營(yíng)銷(xiāo)方面的知識(shí)。
However, before candidates jump into such a program, they should consider a number of points.
然而，在申請(qǐng)MBA課程前，你應(yīng)該注意以下幾點(diǎn)：
Recently, in an article titled “If you can’t get into a top-five MBA program, don’t even bother” on QZ.com, Jay Bhatti, an investor and advisor to startups in New York City, explained his view on MBA programs.
最近，美國(guó)財(cái)經(jīng)網(wǎng)站“Quartz”刊登了一篇題為《如果你不能申請(qǐng)到MBA課程排名前五的學(xué)校，就不要去了》。文中，來(lái)自紐約的投資人兼創(chuàng)業(yè)顧問(wèn)杰?巴蒂闡述了自己對(duì)MBA課程的一些看法。
He said it’s important to first ask yourself: “Why do you want an MBA and what schools are you applying to?”
杰?巴蒂表示，一定先要問(wèn)自己：“你為什么要攻讀MBA?你要申請(qǐng)哪些學(xué)校?”
Career experts have repeatedly pointed out that MBAs are not as valued today as they were 30 years ago, both at home and abroad.
職場(chǎng)專(zhuān)家已經(jīng)反復(fù)指出，不管是在國(guó)內(nèi)還是國(guó)外，現(xiàn)在MBA的含金量都不如30年前了。
Statistics from Stanford University, US, show that from 2005 to 2008, more than 94 percent of MBA graduates had jobs lined up for after their graduation. Since then, however, this has fallen to 75 percent. Conditions are even worse at less well-known schools.
來(lái)自美國(guó)斯坦福大學(xué)的相關(guān)統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，從2005年到2008年之間，超過(guò)94%的MBA畢業(yè)生有大把工作機(jī)會(huì)可供選擇。而從那以后，這一數(shù)字便降到了75%。在一些名不見(jiàn)經(jīng)傳的學(xué)校，情況更糟。
“Ten years ago, I used to tell candidates that an MBA was a great investment, regardless of which program they went into, as long as they had a general idea of where they wanted to take their career,” said Bhatti, who got his MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 2002. “Today, I cannot state that belief anymore.”
巴蒂于2002年時(shí)獲得了賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)沃頓商學(xué)院的MBA學(xué)位，他說(shuō)：“十年前，我常常會(huì)告訴申請(qǐng)MBA的人，這是項(xiàng)巨大的投資，不管他們攻讀的是哪所學(xué)校的MBA，只要他們對(duì)于職業(yè)方向有一個(gè)總體上的定位就可以了。如今，我絕口不提這種理念?！?BR> One reason is that emerging start-up companies don’t value MBAs as much as big firms. Bhatti also cited other factors that make an MBA degree less desirable in the West, such as that fewer companies are paying for their employees’ education and firms are “hiring less and paying less” in today’s economy.
一個(gè)原因是大批涌現(xiàn)的新興企業(yè)并不像大公司那樣看重MBA學(xué)位。巴蒂同時(shí)也提到了其他一些導(dǎo)致MBA在海外遇冷的因素，比如說(shuō)越來(lái)越少的企業(yè)愿意為員工的求學(xué)進(jìn)修買(mǎi)單，以及在當(dāng)前的經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)下，許多行業(yè)都在“裁員降薪”。
The MBA industry is booming in China. But insiders advise students to get a more realistic picture of what it is like doing an MBA course before they enroll.
在中國(guó)，MBA行業(yè)正在如日中天，但是業(yè)內(nèi)人士建議學(xué)生們?cè)诠プxMBA之前，先對(duì)該課程有一個(gè)客觀的了解。
Christina Liu, PR manager of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, said: “Some believe that spending one or two years of their life studying for an MBA will result in decades of happiness, more leisure time and money. This dream may never come true.”
北京長(zhǎng)江商學(xué)院的公關(guān)經(jīng)理Christina Liu表示：“一些人認(rèn)為，花費(fèi)一兩年時(shí)間學(xué)MBA將會(huì)帶來(lái)數(shù)十載的幸福時(shí)光——大把的閑暇時(shí)間和鈔票。這只是做夢(mèng)罷了，永遠(yuǎn)也實(shí)現(xiàn)不了。”
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