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A very positive undergraduate experience at the School of Management provided one of the incentives for Rachael McGrath to take an MBA at Bradford.
Rachael, aged 34, is now Business Development Manager for a new European subsidiary of a large American health benefits company - a new start-up in a new UK market providing commissioning support to the NHS.
"I very much enjoyed my BA Hons in Management and Spanish, which I completed in 1996 and was impressed by the continued high ranking of the business school in the MBA league tables. The location of the School - being a manageable commute from my home town of York - was also a factor in choosing Bradford," said Rachael.
"I had a desire to learn and wanted to broaden my horizons and knowledge so that I could enhance my career. The MBA programme gave me confidence to take the lead in team situations which do not have a dictated hierarchy, and provided me with the experience of studying with students from more than 15 different countries.
"My MBA qualification has helped me to think in a more structured way - often by using matrices and frameworks to digest and understand information. It is also a door-opener and a great talking point on the CV and during job interviews.
"Since completing the programme, career highlights have included securing the first piece of business with a major new client, just before leaving my last job, and winning a company award for Outstanding Performance within the first six months of my current job.
"I would advise future MBA students to think carefully about whether they want to study full-time or part-time. In hindsight, I would have liked the opportunity to immediately practice some of the learning from the MBA. Also, the return to work after the full-time MBA was tough at first. In addition, consider the likely profile of the MBA intake and your expectations from your fellow students."
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