Executive MBA Programs Can Help You Become a Business Consultant

Want to become a business consultant? An executive MBA may be the best way to live the dream.

by Craig Friesen
MBA Business Schools Columnist

The world of business has always been highly competitive. Consequently, corporations must strive to ensure high efficiency within the organization. Business consultants use knowledge gleaned from MBA programs and business experience to help organizations maintain a well-oiled machine.

Business consultants (also known as management consultants or management analysts) can be found working to improve businesses all around the globe. Many business consultants have followed MBA program degrees with years of business experience. Some for consulting firms while others freelance for specific corporations or government agencies. Their job is to observe every aspect of a company—from management to support and service staff—and then work with executives to suggest changes to organizational structure.

Not all sectors require completion of an MBA program to get an entry level consulting position. Many government agencies will hire applicants with a business or organizational bachelor’s degree. However, competition for top executive consultant positions is high in the corporate world, so many would-be consultants find an MBA program essential to success. Executive MBA programs are popular with working business people because they give credit for experience and are typically conducted evenings, weekends, and online. If you want to become one of the more than 605,000 executives in this growing field, looking into a quality MBA program is a good place to start.

Craig Friesen is a freelance writer and self-employed entrepreneur living in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

“Management Analysts,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Posted on July 03, 2007 at 03:19 PM

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