Have you considered a DBA program?

Top schools rarely accept people who already have an MBA.

<blockquote>3. if i plan to do a major in finance and move to equity research...will that help or will i be awfully out of place
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If you want to move to finance then you need to start from the bottom of the ladder and its going to take you a good amount of time to work your way up.

With an engineering degree, 9 years of work experience, an MBA in Marketing, and an interest in a career shift to finance, you might consider the following:

* A program that has a global focus and a significant internship or consulting project included within the curriculum.

For example, a Global MBA with a concentration in international finance. Depending on how long ago your earned your MBA, within some programs you might be able to waive the core courses or take proficiency exams in them or substitute other upper level courses for the core. It depends on the school.

Career shifters often have difficulty with job placement because while they have the course work to gain the new knowledge (finance instead of marketing), all their experience is in another field (engineering and marketing). So, choosing a program that has a meaningful internship or consulting project included in the required curriculum, that carries academic credit but is also practical real work, would really benefit you. This will give you the work experience in finance that will help with your job placement upon completion of the your degree. When the internship is required and carries credit, it means the program is serious about this career relevant piece.You want to do an internship not where you simply go in and provide "extra help" or administrative help. As a working professional, even with a career focus change, you will be able to add much more to the compay in your internship. So, being in a finance internship, where you are responsibile for a significant project that adds value to the company, is important to the company and to your resume.

These are just some ideas to consider.

As Dean of MBA Programs and the Global MBA at Suffolk University in Boston, my advice is generic and should give you "food for thought" as you consider schools. There are many excellent programs that will value your experience.

You might like to check out www.globalmba.typepad.com - Global MBA interns in 10 countries are blogging about their experiences

www.suffolk.edu/globalmba will tell you more about the degree program Applicants must have at least 3 years of work experience for consideration; most have more. GMBAs do an intensive concentration in either international finance or international marketing, gaining a strategic understanding of international business and a functional expertise in finance or marketing. A full-time internship is required for full-time students: accounts for 6 credits, must be outside your home country, and must include a significant project in finance or marketing.

hiii sorry its not a reply but a query similar to the above i have done bachelor in agriculture which is a 4 year course and then i did post graduate diploma in management which was of 2 years and now i am working since 2 months for an industry in middle management cadre.i want to do one year MBA course from USA in any recognized university.what possibilities i have of getting into a B SCHOOL and what are the hurdles.please guide me.

Three hurdles:
- You'll need three years work experience to get into a good MBA
- There are very few one year MBAs in the US
- It's hard to believe that your first job is as a middle manager

Thank you Mr.Duncan for your kind reply but i want to assure you that my job profile is as Area Manager which according to my company comes in middle management.anyways this is another issue,i want to ask that is there any college who can offer one year MBA for only one year work ex. people.is it compulsory to have at-least 3years of work ex.? could you please guide me about the job opportunities after doing MBA from US for outsiders.
with regards
Abhishek Sinha

There are many unaccredited MBAs that will take almost anyone. Use the search: https://find-mba.com/search there are 246 one-year MBAs in the US, of which 158 have accreditation. If you focus on the remaining 88 then you can find one.

If you are interested in job opportunities, especially ones at the MBA level, then the two year programmes which require work experience are much better.

thanks a lot Mr.Duncan for guiding me and giving valuable information.now it became clear for me that if i want to excel in my career i have to wait for 2 yrs to do MBA from US.now 3 more query arises... 1) is there any specialized post graduate diploma programme in supply chain,marketing or project management which doesn't require work ex. 2) what are the prerequisites of executive MBA program in US.3) i want some insight about one year MBA from UK followed by job opportunities,coz i have heard that outsider freshers are not allowed to do job in UK.
with regards
Abhishek sinha

I'll answer these questions, but I must point out that they are all questions where you can find the answer using Google. Please use my time more effectively.

1. Yes. Those are called Master of Science degrees. Take a look at these schools: http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2011

2. they have different requirement at different schools. Normally one must be a US resident with several years of work experience.

3. Visa rules are always changing. At the moment, it's possible but not everyone can find work in the UK.