Overqualified

What can you say about this? If you have MA/MSc, you have better or worse chances to get a job? Labour market profesionals say you should wait and take Masters degree if you feel you need it after a couple of years. So isn`t it "stupid" not to listen to them and take it straight after BA?

Reply 1

Roll-The-Dice-And-Win

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Aistian

What can you say about this? If you have MA/MSc, you have better or worse chances to get a job? Labour market profesionals say you should wait and take Masters degree if you feel you need it after a couple of years. So isn`t it "stupid" not to listen to them and take it straight after BA?

you definitely have better chances of getting a job with an Msc. It also depends on the university, but an Msc definitely gives you a good edge in the competitive job market.

You could either do an Msc straight after your Bachelors, or you could go straight into the work force, gain 3 years work experience and then do an MBA.

Reply 2

ChemistBoy

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Aistian

What can you say about this? If you have MA/MSc, you have better or worse chances to get a job? Labour market profesionals say you should wait and take Masters degree if you feel you need it after a couple of years. So isn`t it "stupid" not to listen to them and take it straight after BA?

It depends what subject it is in and what area of work you wish to go into. There are many areas of employment where an MA/MSc or even a PhD are typical entry requirements.

I suspect, however, you are talking about postgraduate courses in business and management specifically.

Reply 3

Fluffy

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Also, you can be overqualified - for isntance it is a nightmare getting anyone to take you seriously if you apply for an 'entry level' job and you have more qualifications than the team leader...

Reply 4

Aistian

OP

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Yes, I`m talking about business studies

Reply 5

Ozziee

it depends on the institution as well i think.. if you study in a third class institution and still do your masters in a similiar level institution on the very same topic (lets say business studies). obviously your chances of capitilizing on your masters is very little. lets consider another situation, you go to an okay unviersity, and graduate with a very high GPA, which enables you to do your masters at oxbridge or LSE in a more specialized area, (such as Management in undergrad then finance in masters). then ofcourse you will be so much stronger in the job market.

i hope this gives you an idea about masters in business related topics. you cant generalize and say masters dont add much to you if you do it right after your degree.

Reply 6

The Boosh

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they key is the market you are applying to. if you intend on applying for jobs in a competitive market where nearly everyone has a university education then it may be safe to assume a masters will go in your favour - an academic specialism in the field you are applying to is going to look good on your cv. if you wish to apply for jobs where the majority of employees are not university educated then it may not be necessary to study an MSc (though i personally don’t think you will do your career any harm studying a masters - especially if you apply for the right jobs). it depends what your intentions are afterwards i guess. if you are deemed overly qualified for a job then perhaps you should apply to jobs where you are appropriately qualified (which logically – though not necessarily – implies a better job&#8230 :wink:

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