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Richard Clark Richard Clark, Part-time/Full-time MBA
Gaining an MBA from Bradford School of Management enabled Richard Clark to move on in his career to much more senior roles and is now Operations Director for the fifth largest law firm in the UK.
Since achieving his MBA, Richard, aged 37, has enjoyed professional highlights such as designing and implementing an off-shore operation, and incorporating a scanning and workflow processing model into a traditional system to great cost savings - both for his current employer - and developing and implementing a direct telephones sales-based mortgage advice service which took advantage of legislative changes and cut costs of existing operational areas by 55 per cent at the same time as improving customer service levels, for his previous employer.
"While I had progressed well in my career prior to the MBA, I could see that to gain senior management or board positions I needed to understand a broader range of disciplines in order to work across an organisation. I believed an MBA could give me this and improve my effectiveness and my network," explained Richard, who initially studied part-time before completing the final six months via full-time study.
"The choice of Bradford School of Management was largely helped by my employer of the time, who I had been with for 14 years. They recommended Bradford, Manchester and Cranfield. Bradford was attractive for me as it provided a wide-ranging course, whereas Manchester felt too financially focused. Bradford was also more flexible than Cranfield, which required significant weekend commitments. Bradford's part-time model was more flexible and the School was consistently ranked highly in the league tables. I knew, therefore, that it would be respected in the eyes of employers as a quality business school, rather than some institutions which appear in the tables for a few years before disappearing again.
"I was able to benefit from a large network at Bradford and broad experiences gained from a wide cohort of different disciplines. The programme also gave me a greater awareness of working and managing across different cultures. It was a great experience.
"To others thinking of taking an MBA at Bradford I would say that it is as much about understanding experiences and different cultures from your colleagues as it is about completing and passing the course. Take the opportunity to challenge yourself by studying new areas rather than just doing what you do every day - so, for example, if you are a marketing practitioner don't just opt for the marketing courses."
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