Mba Admission Essay

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POINT PARK UNIVERSITY M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONCENTRATION
Statement of Purpose For a business person to succeed in today’s global marketplace, a strong understanding of all aspects of international business is paramount. Furthermore, with the current political uncertainty, many international businesses will need to rely on skilled and knowledgeable staff to make sound decisions to remain competitive on the international stage. Therefore, I am choosing to pursue an M.B.A. with an International Business Concentration at Point Park University. With my years of business experience and successful completion of a Bachelor’s in Accounting at Point Park University, the next logical step is to continue with a Master’s in Business Administration, as well as, sitting for my Certified Public Accounting exam. …show more content…

I will use my M.B.A. in International Business to further my career goals in the areas of international tax accounting, an area that I feel would make me stand apart from the crowd in the Pittsburgh employment arena. In fact, I was laid off from Giant Eagle while completing my bachelor’s degree, so I have begun job searching these last few months. It has become very apparent to me that an accounting individual needs to not only have a master’s degree and a CPA license to be successful, they also need a skill that gives them an edge. I decided on the concentration of international business after completing some international courses taken as part of my bachelor’s degree. It was very evident to me that Point Park University has many exceptional international professors that would provide the utmost in quality education for this field of

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