" In that survey, employers in the field of "Health Care and Pharmaceutical" were queried as to the "Top Five Skills That Are Attractive in MBA Graduates." Since my concentration is Healthcare Management, this portion of the survey is of keen interest. Those top five skills, which I believe I possess, include: 1) "ability to think analytically"; 2) "ability to think strategically"; 3) "leadership skills"; 4) "oral communication skills"; 5) and "interpersonal skills."

Moreover, among the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical skills that employers in this survey believe should "be strengthened" through MBA programs, are: "ability to make decisions with imperfect information"; "ability to think strategically"; and "written communication skills."

In conclusion, I wish to address another question which was posed for this essay, "What are your concerns about your ability to be successful in an MBA program?" My concerns are related to how high I can go in my MBA program scholastic achievement -- to what level of excellence I will achieve -- not whether or not I can succeed. I already have a positive track record in success and achievement in all jobs and responsibilities I have embraced, and I am confident in my ability to do well academically.

For example, I am presently a respected medical education research specialist for Optima Education Solutions in Chicago. My duties include project management, design, development and production of adult clinical education programs,...

Professional Sales Rep. / Medical Center Rep. -- with Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, I won numerous awards for my work. I achieved a 90% prescription market growth for our produce, Plavis; I also was able to engineer a 40% prescription market growth for Avapro/Avalide -- plus, a 103% increase in unit sales for Hyalgan, among other successes.
In the Web site www.MBA.com, alumni from the Graduate Management Admission Council listed the three "most important" MBA skills they use on the job, and I believe I have already proven, through my career experience, that I have proficiency in all three; they are, 1) "the ability to integrate information"; 2) "the ability to think analytically"; and 3) "interpersonal skills."

References

Graduate Management Admission Council (2004). Employer Assessment of MBA

Students. Retrieved December 26, 2004, from http://www.gmac.com.

Inside Yahoo Education (2004). MBA Skills: What do you need to succeed? Retrieved

December 24, 2004, from http://education.yahoo.com/college/essentials/articles/biz/mba_skills.html.

MBA.com (2004). Alumni on Post-MBA Employment: Job Satisfaction, Placement,

and Advancement; The Why, where, and What of Alumni Jobs. Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://www.mba.com/mba.