One of the guys who works for me pointed me to this discussion, since I'm not a regular slashdot reader.
I started out life as a unix sysadmin, and when the product manager quit and it was just me, I had to do things like write marketing collateral, do competitive analysis, trade show support, plan future releases, etc. It turns out that I had a flair for marketing, so I was advised to go back to school and get my MBA.
Fast forward 4 years and change - I've been doing this degree at night, at great personal and financial expense. Was it worth it? Well... I've learned a lot, and I hope to be able to put it to use in the near future. At the moment though, the job market seems to favor those with hands-on skills, and it seems that a CCNA is more marketable than an MBA. The other problem is that I make a decent living as a techie, so I would have to take a major pay cut to get into marketing, since I lack the formal experience most companies are seeking.
I want to be what this thread shows the market lacks - a marketing guy who understands his customers and can relate to them, not someone who is just pushing product into the channel.
As for the comment about just learning this stuff from books on your own - don't delude yourself pal, there is a reason it's 60 credits to get an MBA.
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One of the guys who works for me pointed me to this discussion, since I'm not a regular slashdot reader. I started out life as a unix sysadmin, and when the product manager quit and it was just me, I had to do things like write marketing collateral, do competitive analysis, trade show support, plan future releases, etc. It turns out that I had a flair for marketing, so I was advised to go back to school and get my MBA. Fast forward 4 years and change - I've been doing this degree at night, at great personal and financial expense. Was it worth it? Well... I've learned a lot, and I hope to be able to put it to use in the near future. At the moment though, the job market seems to favor those with hands-on skills, and it seems that a CCNA is more marketable than an MBA. The other problem is that I make a decent living as a techie, so I would have to take a major pay cut to get into marketing, since I lack the formal experience most companies are seeking. I want to be what this thread shows the market lacks - a marketing guy who understands his customers and can relate to them, not someone who is just pushing product into the channel. As for the comment about just learning this stuff from books on your own - don't delude yourself pal, there is a reason it's 60 credits to get an MBA.