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Monday, November 4 - "Are There Too Many MBAs?"

Monday, November 4 - "Are There Too Many MBAs?"

Adam Phillips
November 04, 2024

Happy Monday!

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

New roles from a B-Corp who sells cosmetics.
Jon asks, “it feels like every university now has an MBA offering. Is the job market too saturated with MBAs??”

"Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about".

- Winston Churchill

IN HIRING

Davines Group

Think “good for the planet and stakeholders'“ but they sell make-up and cosmetics.
With offices around the world, Davines Group has positions in
Here are a few of the most interesting roles available
- Product Manager, Haircare - Click here for full details
- Commercial Planning and Strategy Manager - Click here for full details
- Inventory Planning and Forecasting Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Rohit asks, “one of my classmates who is way less qualified than I am got a job. What am I doing wrong?”

I think even people without MBAs wonder if there are too many sometimes…

Recommendation: Here are my thoughts in terms of the job market:

First, the MBA still provides much of what it is marketed as:
- Changing location
- Changing industries
- Changing functions or roles
Second, unfortunately all of those have become increasingly difficult. Even on location, governments are becoming less and less friendly to the global movement of talent as Visas increase in price or become more challenging to get.
Finally, While there are a lot of MBA students graduating or the holders of those degrees looking for work, many of them present a very similar profile of good companies, solid school, and some volunteer.
- If everyone is going one way, it provides the opportunity to stand out by doing something different:
  - Launch a company during the degree
  - Do consulting work for small businesses
  - Learn a language that would make you more marketable
  - Solve a problem in your life by coding your own product

Conclusion:

There are a lot of candidates in the market with similar degrees and stories. If you’re able to put aside some time consistently, you can do things that will help you stand out.