Book description
Who needs a mountain of debt?
Each year, the nation’s top business schools are flooded with applications from people eager to pursue their MBA dreams. But those aspirations come at a steep price. According to U.S. News and World Report, the average debt load for graduates of NYU’s Stern School of Business, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and other top business schools exceeds $100,000.
Like most, author Laurie Pickard couldn’t shoulder that. But she faced a dilemma: despite two degrees and a Peace Corps stint, she needed a business education to land her dream job in international development. She decided to take her education into her own hands, and found that some of those same prestigious business schools offer MOOCs (massive online open courses) for low or even no cost. By picking the right classes from the best schools, she gained the skills — without all the debt.
In Don’t Pay for Your MBA, Pickard shows self-starters, career changers, and budding entrepreneurs how to navigate the expanding universe of online education. Building on her popular No-Pay MBA blog, Pickard reveals how to:
- Define your goals and tailor a curriculum that works for you
- Master the language of business
- Build a strong network
- Choose a concentration and deepen your expertise
- Showcase your nontraditional education in a way that attracts offers
Self-directed learning fills gaps in your training, positions you for promotions, and opens up new opportunities. Why pay exorbitant tuition when you can MOOC your way to success?
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction: MOOC Your MBA
- 1 Prep for Success: Administering Your Own Admissions Process
- 2 Meet the Modern MOOC: Attending Your Virtual Orientation
- 3 Lay Your Foundation: Learning to Speak the Language of Business
- 4 Sharpen Your Skills: Assembling Your Business Toolkit
- 5 Create Your Career: Charting a Professional Path
- 6 Meet Your People: Building a Business Network
- 7 Deepen Your Expertise: Establishing Your Professional Credibility
- 8 Graduate to the Next Level: Using Your Self-Directed Business Education to Advance Your Career
- 9 Learn Forever: Continuing Your Business Education Throughout Your Career
- Conclusion: Believe in Yourself
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A. Recommended Courses by Subject
- Appendix B. Sample Study Plans
- Appendix C. Sample Course Lists for Various MBA Concentrations
- Appendix D. For Further Reading
- Appendix E. Resources at NoPayMBA.com
- Notes and References
- Index
- About the Author
- Sample Chapter from Becoming Facebook
- About AMACOM
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Don't Pay for Your MBA
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2017
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814438497
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