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Location: Pennsylvania
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Supervise office staff -- 2 hours/day. prepare reports -- 1 hour/day. specify or approve purchases -- 1 hour/day. Locate and provide information to other departments -- 2 hours/day. Provide customer services -- 1 hour/day. Organize and lead special projects -- 1 hour/day.
Job Requirements
MBA program was a rigorous, totally online program from an AACSB accredited univeristy. Most of the classes were excellent, allowing for individual interests within the given courses to be explored more fully as part of the class work. Group work was a portion of most classes, requiring the development of many technology skills for the group to function in the virtual environment. Grading, professor interaction, and workload varied from class to class, but mainly fell within the expected tolerances of a superior MBA program. There were NO degree requirements to be hired into my current postion. Because I am employed by a small company, I chose to persue both my undergrad and MBA degrees to increase my personal skills and increase my value to the company.
Uppers
Providing super customer service that makes even the crabbiest customer happy.
Downers
Failing to apease a customer with a legitimate complaint.
Lifestyle
Be sure to have some IT skills along with organizational, people, and accounting skills before embarking on this type of job for a small company -- since most employees of small companies get to "wear many hats".
Compensation
This job pays on the low end of the managerial scale for the area. Bonuses and stock options vary per company policy. Company paid health insurance and paid holidays and vacation time are standard benefits
Advice to Jobseekers
Be sure to have some IT skills along with organizational, people, and accounting skills before embarking on this type of job for a small company -- since most employees of small companies get to "wear many hats".

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