Question About Coming From US/UK With MBA

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Question about coming from US/UK with MBA Apr 26, 2005
I'm an American and will be attending Cambridge for my MBA in the UK and was having a conversation with a relative. My relative says that I can get a great job easily in the UAE with a Cambridge MBA. I told him that my only work experience is in non-profit work and want to work in finance after getting my MBA and that I believe that UAE employers will want experienced MBAs (as opposed to UK companies which will train inexperiencecd new MBAs).

My relative makes it sound too easy and profitable to just come to UAE after getting mym MBA. Do you think he's mistaken?

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Apr 26, 2005
Yes he is mistaken. there are loads of ppl with MBA degree here. Betta go to Tanzania
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Apr 26, 2005
Yeah my cousin said that an MBA from Cambridge or Oxfrd would be an easy ticket to high paying job in UAE even though I have no corporate experience. I don't think UAE is a country to start a career. Maybe come to UAE after 3-5 years experience, but not before.

I don't know where he is getting this thinking. By the way, he works in KSA.
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Apr 26, 2005
There is no problem starting a career in the UAE. Its actually a good thing to have some GCC experience before you climb the ladder of corporate success.

Just don't go there thinking that you will be a god because of your MBA. Experience is gold and education is silver. Which is worth more?
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Apr 26, 2005
Liban wrote:There is no problem starting a career in the UAE. Its actually a good thing to have some GCC experience before you climb the ladder of corporate success.

Just don't go there thinking that you will be a god because of your MBA. Experience is gold and education is silver. Which is worth more?


i agree with u liban, and i think it's also a matter of guts and good luck.
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Apr 26, 2005
What I meant about not being a good place to start a career is that it seems most jobs are for engineer/IT/hotel/sales (and in local companies). If someone is starting career post-MBA, then it's probably better to work for a known instutition in UK/US (i.e., Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and so on) and get that blue chip work experience on resume and then go to UAE. If I start at UAE first at some local employer (in finance let's say), the brand name of the UAE company/the training/the experience won't be very attractive if I want to go back to US/UK later. Given that I can never become a permanent resident in UAE, it seems that eventually I will have to return to the West.

I'm guessing here.
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Apr 26, 2005
Ofcors after some time, you have to go back in your motherland, not unless you wanna marry an arab lady which is vey rare here. kiddin' :lol:

I think it doesn't really matter where you started your career, as long as your excelling on your chosen profession, then y bother? I mean if you choose to be here and u got a pretty good name on your job, a very good experience and decided to come back on ur homeland after some time, that experience cud give you an extra confidence, ryt? And aside, ur an MBA holder man! :!: :!: :wink:

decision making bro, know what you want and settle for what you think will be the best for you! God bless!
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Apr 30, 2005
I'd say go for the work experience in the UK/US for at least a couple of years. Employers in the UAE do look at experience, especially for expatriates, and as you say, it'll also do you good once you eventually go back to where you're from. Although now with the sale of homes to non-nationals, it is possible to get a permanent residence visa.. so perhaps you'll spend the rest of your life there.
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