Comments on: Financial Samurai $1,000 Giveaway & Your Chance To Make Millions Over Your Career! http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How To Make Six Figures A Year At Any Age | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-14823 How To Make Six Figures A Year At Any Age | Financial Samurai Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:08:20 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-14823 [...] with your career or your profession.  You’ve got a second chance by simply going to business school.  Again, you can’t just go to any business school, you’ve got to go to one of the top [...] [...] with your career or your profession.  You’ve got a second chance by simply going to business school.  Again, you can’t just go to any business school, you’ve got to go to one of the top [...]

]]> By: Tuition Hike For The Poor Is Like A Tax Hike For The Rich | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-2218 Tuition Hike For The Poor Is Like A Tax Hike For The Rich | Financial Samurai Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:03:15 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-2218 [...] the reason why many of these fine students attend the UC system is because of cost.  Students from UC Berkeley or UCLA, for example, can easily get into many of the best private schools in America.  But for [...] [...] the reason why many of these fine students attend the UC system is because of cost.  Students from UC Berkeley or UCLA, for example, can easily get into many of the best private schools in America.  But for [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 admin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1750 Geek - It's a good question, and it depends on how far you want to go. A lot of the managers actually don't respect tech folks either. They just see the tech folks as drones to do the tech grunt work for them, largely b/c the managers themselves don't know how to do it! In the Bay Area, there are a TON of tech/engineer types. They make a healthy $100-150,000/yr, but after that, they're kind of stuck. That's why 60% of Berkeley's part-time MBA class, for example, are filled with engineers and tech types! They want to break that glass ceiling, and try and take a next step to the $300-500,000+ range. That's where the MBA can help, b/c it gets you on that management path. It's all what you want and are happy with. Like you said to me before, you love tech and are happy with it, so definitely no need for you! Best, FS Geek – It’s a good question, and it depends on how far you want to go. A lot of the managers actually don’t respect tech folks either. They just see the tech folks as drones to do the tech grunt work for them, largely b/c the managers themselves don’t know how to do it!

In the Bay Area, there are a TON of tech/engineer types. They make a healthy $100-150,000/yr, but after that, they’re kind of stuck. That’s why 60% of Berkeley’s part-time MBA class, for example, are filled with engineers and tech types! They want to break that glass ceiling, and try and take a next step to the $300-500,000+ range. That’s where the MBA can help, b/c it gets you on that management path.

It’s all what you want and are happy with. Like you said to me before, you love tech and are happy with it, so definitely no need for you! Best, FS

]]> By: Geek http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Geek Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:50:08 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1749 The tech people don't respect the MBA. The other managers do. But it is not necessary in the tech field to earn lots of money (you can just be pretty smart and be getting 6 figures in < 5 years easily with no MBA. My question is, for someone already earning around the "average" MBA pay, what is the benefit? The tech people don’t respect the MBA. The other managers do. But it is not necessary in the tech field to earn lots of money (you can just be pretty smart and be getting 6 figures in < 5 years easily with no MBA.

My question is, for someone already earning around the "average" MBA pay, what is the benefit?

]]> By: And The First $1,000 MBA Giveaway Winner Is……….. | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 And The First $1,000 MBA Giveaway Winner Is……….. | Financial Samurai Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:01:20 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1445 [...] A Special Thanks To The Following For Retweeting: [...] [...] A Special Thanks To The Following For Retweeting: [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1321 admin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:16:11 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1321 Hi FB - How come you know so much about the French system? Are you French by any chance? :) I vacationed there for 10 days several years ago and I absolutely LOVED it! The culture, the food, Roland Garros, and the friendly people! Thanks for highlighting a different perspective. It's funny you say the tech field does't respect the degree, yet 60%+ of my MBA class came from tech! Might be a double standard of thinking one way, and actually doing another. Might just be the product of my surroundings. So many of my engineering/tech classmates were "stuck" making $120-150,000 a year doing the same old things and no longer wanted to be one of the tech drones under some guy in management. Can't blame them, b/c the tech guys are often the brains with the super hi GMAT's and GPAs. The tech classmates all wanted to move into management, to strategize and tell the tech folks what to do. Besides, management pay was double+ theirs. Getting a chance, a foot in the door is half the battle. I believe many people can be successful if they only had a chance. Best, FS Hi FB – How come you know so much about the French system? Are you French by any chance? :) I vacationed there for 10 days several years ago and I absolutely LOVED it! The culture, the food, Roland Garros, and the friendly people!

Thanks for highlighting a different perspective. It’s funny you say the tech field does’t respect the degree, yet 60%+ of my MBA class came from tech! Might be a double standard of thinking one way, and actually doing another. Might just be the product of my surroundings.

So many of my engineering/tech classmates were “stuck” making $120-150,000 a year doing the same old things and no longer wanted to be one of the tech drones under some guy in management. Can’t blame them, b/c the tech guys are often the brains with the super hi GMAT’s and GPAs. The tech classmates all wanted to move into management, to strategize and tell the tech folks what to do. Besides, management pay was double+ theirs.

Getting a chance, a foot in the door is half the battle. I believe many people can be successful if they only had a chance. Best, FS

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:03:55 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1318 I want to note that in France, after secondary school, some head into what's called "prep school" for 1 year or 2, to try and get into a business school. After going to business school, they get the MBA right away. It isn't considered an undergrad degree, because the time and sheer amount of sweat and work spent studying in prep school, is considered to be equivalent to an undergrad (which, by the sounds of prep school students' lives, I agree with) Other students after secondary school who don't want to (or cannot) get into a business school, go to university/college and take a degree there. That, is considered an undergrad. I am still not sold on getting an MBA, especially since I am in a field that doesn't respect it (Tech), but I do agree that going to the right school helps for 2 reasons: 1) the connections you make with your peers, who will also have good jobs is invaluable. In other schools, you WILL find exceptional candidates, but there's an undoubtedly higher percentage of those with more connection/pull are more likely to be in the big name schools 2) you will get a privileged foot in the door for the interview over other candidates, but the rest is up to you to close the deal and get the job After that, it's luck, humility, hard work and how the cookie crumbles. :) I want to note that in France, after secondary school, some head into what’s called “prep school” for 1 year or 2, to try and get into a business school.

After going to business school, they get the MBA right away.

It isn’t considered an undergrad degree, because the time and sheer amount of sweat and work spent studying in prep school, is considered to be equivalent to an undergrad (which, by the sounds of prep school students’ lives, I agree with)

Other students after secondary school who don’t want to (or cannot) get into a business school, go to university/college and take a degree there. That, is considered an undergrad.

I am still not sold on getting an MBA, especially since I am in a field that doesn’t respect it (Tech), but I do agree that going to the right school helps for 2 reasons:

1) the connections you make with your peers, who will also have good jobs is invaluable. In other schools, you WILL find exceptional candidates, but there’s an undoubtedly higher percentage of those with more connection/pull are more likely to be in the big name schools

2) you will get a privileged foot in the door for the interview over other candidates, but the rest is up to you to close the deal and get the job

After that, it’s luck, humility, hard work and how the cookie crumbles. :)

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/10/26/financial-samurai-1000-giveaway-and-your-chance-to-make-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 admin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:56:46 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2172#comment-1270 <a href="#comment-1247" rel="nofollow">@Joshua Wong </a> Josh, I think you're right about the "X Factor" i.e charisma and having an edge. The edge is often times connections, b/c in a see of sameness, you need someone to pluck your resume out. Good luck in your summer associate position hunt for next year, and hope to see you around more often! FS @Joshua Wong
Josh, I think you’re right about the “X Factor” i.e charisma and having an edge. The edge is often times connections, b/c in a see of sameness, you need someone to pluck your resume out.

Good luck in your summer associate position hunt for next year, and hope to see you around more often!

FS

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