Should I get an MBA?

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… and if you want a career pivot outside of advertising. If you get one go to the best school you can get into for recruiting and networking. But to rise the ranks in an advertising agency - no, not needed.

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No one I know who has one is using it.

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The primary value of an MBA is the network. Only get it if you believe that it’s going to give you the network you need to get the job you want, and give you a career that pays well enough to justify $100k in loans.

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Disagree with these takes. Why are you considering an MBA, OP? Can you fill the knowledge gaps in your current role or one you can easily get hired to? Can your network help you get to your next thing? Do you want to pivot significantly?

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Only if you have no existing student debt (or rich parents) and are confident you can get into a top MBA program so that you can escape advertising and work in consulting/boutique brand strategy firms. Don’t bother if your plans are to attend a mediocre program and/or stay in this industry.

Depends on the quality of OPs director level experience, I would generally agree tho if the current job market wasn’t as fucked as it is.

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