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I got a call from DXC for senior Java developer position in Bucharest (Romania). They have mentioned a pay scale of 17k to 18k RON per month after tax cutting
If i got selected I am planning to move with my family.
Will there be any savings and what would be cost of living for a 3 member family there.
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American who went to the UK for my MBA. 100% worth it IMO since it was a great experience and I wanted to make my career international. It was the right decision for me because I can work in the US whenever I want as a citizen.
If I wasn’t an American, I would probably pick a top US school (that’s on the UK High Potential Individual visa list as a backup option) with a STEM MBA (3 chances at the H-1B lottery) with a plan to do consulting, investment banking, or big tech (industries most willing to sponsor). Studying is the easiest way to get into the US, assuming you get lucky with the H-1B lottery. The post-MBA salaries are also significantly higher than the UK and Canada.
If I wanted more flexibility with my post-MBA career path, I would choose the UK. Tier 4 student visas come with a 2-year right to work post-graduation, and it’s relatively easy to get sponsored (and there’s a clear 5-year path to permanent residency). There are also visa pathways for entrepreneurs. While most UK MBA programs are 1 year, London Business School offers a 2-year American-style MBA (with a lot of US term exchange options) and is a top 2 European business school with INSEAD.
If was looking for the most assured immigration path, I would probably look towards a Canadian MBA program.
The right answer is very dependent on your post-MBA goals and your need to stay in the country of your MBA in order to pay back any loans / get sufficient ROI from your MBA.
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MBA is a US invention. If you must get it, it's got to be a US school unless you want to work locally in those other markets.
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Yes. Full time only. US has best schools.
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U.S. – M7
You can do a Google search - several sites have tables that aggregate the average/median of each of those data points you asked for.
In my experience, getting in wasn't as difficult as I'd expected, but I got a 750 on the GMAT, which is quite a bit above the median - this certainly helped me. I feel my work experience isn't as prestigious as that of many classmates (Deloitte vs. MBB, IB, PE), but we also have former teachers, engineers, at least one actress, etc.
If you can show you're capable of succeeding in the program AND can effectively craft and articulate a compelling story, you'll have a much better shot, even if your stats don't perfectly match/exceed the stats of others.
Depends on what your goals are.
Depends on your field, in IT I find it relatively pointless. No MBA will substitute real world work experience. Most of the time a MBA will not get you a job that you could not otherwise get with relative work experience.
Nothing other than usa
Also don’t listen to everyone saying US only - can do plenty of damage with LSE of Cambridge
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i wouldn’t get one because I’m in IT and it doesn’t make sense. If I had to, US for sure as MBAd are all about connections!
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Depends where you want to work
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The way I see it is it depends on your risk tolerance. Opportunity to make more money will definitely be the case in the US, but you’re investing over $200k USD in the degree there. Correct me if I’m wrong by salaries in London are pretty bad? That being said Oxford and Cambridge are still amazing 1 yr programs with global recognition so you’ll get a good network there. In Canada there are excellent schools - Rotman and Ivey prob recruit more for MBB, but that said you can really do anything if you work at it, irrespective of school. If I were you I would apply for a few programs, then make your pros and cons list, evaluate what else is going on in life and then decide.
No it isn't worth it. Even if it is M7
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Depends on your goals and where you’re at now
Part time from top mba also worth it these days
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Wasn’t at all for me. 5 yoe making 300k+ relatively low stress
2 year banking, 2 years strategy and 1 year M&A
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