Is it a mistake to continue with MBA?

I am undertaking an MBA following 5 yrs doing the job in a front place of work purpose at a compact financial commitment lender in London. I wished to broaden my selections and choose time out to obtain a diploma, which appeared like a great contact owing to the pandemic.

But I believe it was a slip-up. The target for most students is acquiring into financial commitment banking or consulting, neither of which I am fascinated in. Specified my history, would it make extra feeling to drop out, help you save the charges and invest a yr interning at distinct firms to obtain assorted encounter, and then use for a corporate growth/finance purpose? Nameless, 20s

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Jonathan Black is director of the Professions Company at the College of Oxford. Just about every fortnight he answers your thoughts on personalized and vocation growth, and doing the job existence. Do you have a question for him? Email [email protected]