Icehawk posted...
Yeah, it is hard to "teach" business. If everyone used the same method to their business (ie. what is being taught in schools) then nobody would be successful. It takes a business mind to succeed in a business, not someone who is like "I learned this in business school!"
what the hell. no seriously, what the hell. where the hell did you pull this statement from? Do you have any idea what you are talking about?
if you are starting a business, I'd have a hell of a time doing it on my own if I didn't take classes. You could have a brilliant idea, but that doesn't necessarily gain you immediate funding. Being about to form a business plan and analyze the plausibility of any idea you have are key assets, and it's quite helpful to learn about them in a class.
If you are gaining a job in business, there are plenty of common practices (like SWOT analyses, for example) to the point where having some idea going in definitely helps. Obviously there is going to be plenty of stuff you learn on the job, but unless you are an accountant or something of that nature, thats how most places are going to be.
The way it was put to me was simply businesses dont really care too much what you major in. business majors have their skills, people from other disciplines have theirs.
Above all businesses want to hire intelligent people who can contribute to what they want to accomplish, regardless of skillsets.
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