have a Bachelors Degree in Business Management i have 6 straight years of work experience. I am 26 years old.?

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legal, real estate, investement firms...

Answer 1

Are you asking where to get a job?

What have your six years brought you so far? Have you worked in the same company this whole time? Have you enjoyed the industry? What parts of it? Where are your strengths?

If you're in the middle of some career choices, spend some time with Peter Drucker (probably start with the Effective Executive). You'll get very good career advice as well as general management advice there. He has other incredible books as well.

At 6 years, you're getting to the point where a law degree or an MBA could do you some good. Spend some time making sure you're near your ceiling first. Many people go into grad school a bit premature and don't get as much out of their degrees as they would have hoped. If I could do it again, I would have waited another 2 or 3 years before I started my MBA.

There was something on the Wall Street Journal's site about that today--an article about what companies are looking for from their new MBA hires. 5 to 7 years solid experience (preferably in their industry) is often asked for.

As far as real estate goes, you don't need all that much education, but it sure will help. Especially if you are working investments or developments. You may want to branch there and work for a year or two before deciding whether more education will assist you in that area. I've worked this area and had some really fun/big deals in it. My MBA assisted a lot there. If you're thinking about taking this avenue, find The Real Estate Game by some Harvard professor. It's the simplest, clearest book I've read about real estate that doesn't give you the hype that's often found in the industry.

If you decide to branch into investments, another degree may give you some more credibility, but you're still going to face the five-year commitment to build your business up no matter what, so you might as well jump into it now if you have the desire to go there.

Start with Drucker though. You've got to know your strengths really well before you jump into your next career move. You may also want to invest in the new Effective Executive journal they've just published that will give you a field guide for the place you are in your life right now.

Good luck, feel free to contact me via Yahoo! Answers.

Answer 2

I worked in Real Estate for several years with the same qualifications. Now I work in investing, it is a toss up. You get much more freedom working in Real Estate, but I really enjoy the stability of Investing. Either way would be a good path.

Answer 3

you should mention your work experience for the last 6 years.