Job opportunities increase for MBA graduates

BECKY RASPE | SPECIAL SECTIONS STAFF REPORTER braspe@cjn.org | @BeckyRaspeCJN

Returning to school for an MBA degree can be a career boost. According to Tom Siebenaler, director of the Business Career Accelerator at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, and Meenakshi Sharma, assistant dean of career and student affairs at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, graduate programs equip students with in-demand skills.

“MBAs are such versatile degrees,” Sharma said. “So many students come and change their careers (with an MBA). If you’re an engineer, you can come and get an MBA in finance and become a banker.”

Both professionals stated MBAs teach students a variety of skills, both soft or technical.