Hello everybody, I am a 28 year-old mechanichal Engineer (BSC+MSC) with 3 years experience as Project Manager for big projects in O&G industry in one of the major Oil companies.
For personal reasons, I would move to Switzerland to progress my career development. I would like to know if with my background (I have a b1 in German) could an MBA/EMBA a way to get into Swiss job market. I am open to move into a different business from O&G but I am not sure if my skills could anyway help me.
Thanks
Is an MBA in Switzerland worth to get a job in CH coming from O&G industry?
Posted Nov 22, 2020 17:50
For personal reasons, I would move to Switzerland to progress my career development. I would like to know if with my background (I have a b1 in German) could an MBA/EMBA a way to get into Swiss job market. I am open to move into a different business from O&G but I am not sure if my skills could anyway help me.
Thanks
Posted Nov 22, 2020 18:16
This really depends on your goals and the school you attend. Without a convincing set of goals, it will be harder for you to attend a good school.
Posted Nov 23, 2020 01:48
Thanks for the reply.
I understand from what I read that with the only goal to get a job in Switzerland is hard to convince good school to let me join MBA. The goal for me is to move away from the O&G market and potentially start a career in the operations field at a medium management level or moving to a different market like banking or consultancy also starting from a medium-low management level.
My question is:is the MBA a support to achieve my goals? If no what you suggest? if I should be able to join an MBA at HSG, could I have any chance to get a job in Switzerland or my background would kick me out from the swiss job market?"
Many thanks
[Edited by MM93 on Nov 23, 2020]
Posted Nov 23, 2020 09:01
This is exactly what top MBAs do, in Switzerland and anywhere else in mainland Europe. If you get into a MBA in the top 100 as a foreign student and can speak and write the local business language you are highly likely to get an excellent MBA-level job.
Posted Nov 23, 2020 11:10
Thanks! I have some doubts since I do not see how my skills could fit into a mainly heathcare/banking/pharma job market.
The challenge is the language,Can german b1 be considered enough to be considered a German speaker?
Thanks
Posted Nov 23, 2020 12:32
I can't think of any professional role in which B1 is enough. A semester studying German full-time in a state university, perhaps in Austria or Germany, might be a great preparation.
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