Given current market conditions, I wonder if it’s a good moment to take a break from work and upskill myself via EMBA or a similar program (not longer than a year) ideally in one of the top rated US or UK schools. I have 10 years of experience and a non-business masters degree from 14 years ago. My area of expertise is tanking right now and I think I need to pivot via a new masters.

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Given the market , you should stay employed unless you have a lot of money to throw around and you don’t need a job to feed yourself . I don’t know what getting an MBA will get you and why you think market is going to improve for that degree. They will hire you based on your 10 years of experience and not a degree that you got after that.

If you are going to upskill, perhaps AI or chip design type of skills are better

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Not sure the market is going to be better in a year, but grabbing an mba is a good way to pivot if you feel you’re in a sinking ship.

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EMBAs are pricey for what you get, and no internship. Not sure it’s a good way to pivot tbh

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EMBA are only great if you wanna evolve vertically in your organization. Therefore, I would really think 1st about the objectives for doing this MBA.

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I'd prep to do that, but I wouldn't take the plunge until I lost my job. It puts the break on your terms and gives you a filler task. You can collect unemployment while going to school for a useful degree (or an MBA). You can't collect it if you resign.

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