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Both professionals expressed the importance of internships. Sharma specifically said individuals should have internships lined up before starting their degree.

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“One of the major components of an MBA is the economic and international perspective it provides,” Siebenaler said. “The economic perspective permeates so many different levels of the business world. Full-time MBAs also have travel as part of the degree. Employers love that. When an employer is seeing a candidate that has that knowledge, it goes so deep. That exposure is so valuable.”

Sharma put weight on the soft skills employees learn in an MBA program.

“The skills (employers) are looking for are soft skills as they are already expected to have the core skills,” she said. “(Employers) want people who can work with different groups of people and who can problem solve. Also, they want people who have the ability to lead others and have good communication skills. You want someone who can tell a story around numbers, it’s not enough to be good with math. Employers want to know how things will affect their companies.”

Siebenaler said employers look for graduates with community involvement.

“(Employers) look to see if (candidates) are linked to community organizations. It tells an employer that they are doing more than going to work or school,” he explained. “Another equally important skill is networking. In the community involvement, the added benefit to that

“This is figuring out what they want in their career,” she said. “You’re late if you wait for internships on your first day. Students have to be ready from day one for internship opportunities. Cleveland has big employers, which figure out their needs early and start hiring in the summer. Fall is the best time to start looking into spring internships.”

Siebenaler said many BGSU MBA students are already employed, so internships aren’t a priority for them. But for full-time MBA students, internships are essential.

“If you’re getting an MBA, you want to make yourself more marketable,” he noted. “The internship can help you find what you like and what you don’t like.”

After graduation, MBA students should keep a few things in mind.

“Get to know your industry as much as possible,” Siebenaler suggested. “The MBA is going to expose them to a lot. But, they need to dig deeper on a more personal level. The more they personalize it with community involvement, research and reading to an in-depth level, the more you’ll learn about your industry. In that, you’ll be absolutely happy and successful in what you’re doing.”

Sharma added, “You learn and adjust. Don’t jump on a job that you won’t like because of the salary. You have to know what you want. It’s not always possible to get the three P’s: pay, position and place. It’s hard to get all three for the first job. But don’t take just any job, make sure it fits in your grand scheme.”

Ashland University

6393 Oak Tree Blvd.

Cleveland, OH 44131

(216) 208-5214 ashland1yearmba.com mba@ashland.edu

Our one-year international MBA program allows students to travel the world on two separate international study tours and still earn their MBA in just oneyear. Tuition is all-inclusive, covering the study tours, materials and meals. Students can continue working full-time with Saturday-only classes in Cleveland.

Baldwin Wallace University

School of Business

275 Eastland Road

Berea, OH 44017 440-826-2191 bw.edu/mba

Baldwin Wallace University offers graduate business degrees including the MBA, MBA in health care management, master of accountancy and master of arts in management. Students can attend on a part time, full time or online basis. More that 6,500 BW master’s graduates work in and lead businesses and organizations in Northeast Ohio.

Ursuline College

2550 Lander Road Pepper Pike, OH 44124

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Building on Ursuline’s foundational heritage of providing a holistic, values-based education, our MBA program prepares tomorrow’s leaders for the challenges and opportunities of the marketplace and emerging global economy. This is accomplished through educational experiences that emphasize communication skills, independent thinking, creative problem solving, and professional integrity from a business operating perspective.

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Cleveland, OH 44115

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AACSB-accredited, accessible and affordable, our world-class MBA options are designed to accommodate your work schedule and lifestyle. Options include: executive MBA (19 months), online accelerated MBA (12 months), health care MBA, juris doctor/MBA, full- and part-time MBAs as well as specialized business degrees in accounting, human resources and information systems.

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The College of Business Administration at University of Akron offers a fully accredited MBA that you can earn by attending class in the evenings or every other Saturday for two years at UA’s main campus. The program is the highest-ranked part-time MBA program at a public university in Northeast Ohio, according to the 2019 U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of part-time MBA programs.