OneDirection

Most people have in mind what to achieve from an MBA program; whether it was to become a manager, switching career path or simply making more money. Regardless the goals, there is a process through achieving them. The most difficult part about achieving those goals is not during the MBA application nor the MBA itself, but the things to come after the MBA program. There are a lot of baits to lure you to your previous position simply because most MBA graduates have prior working experience making finding jobs relatively easy; however, finding the desired job can become much more difficult.
I was working in the software field prior to studying the MBA. Although developing software was something that I enjoyed doing, but I found myself more interested in standing at the front line facing the clients and seeing the software impacting the businesses. Such a goal makes obtaining an MBA degree a very natural step. A lot of the MBA courses are not only about the strategical thinking and business knowledge but also the soft skills that I develop critical to confronting people.
After coming back to the job market, I found out that there are still abundant jobs in software development and are relatively easy to achieve, but the more frontline roles often requiring client facing experiences that I lack. Persisting in one direction is thus a very important goal and do not compromise to the luring job market.