putting MBA on your business card? yes or no?

[funboi22]

I have known people that have an MBA degree and they put it on their business cards. I mean, seriously, an MBA is just a university degree and not a professional designation. You don't join a professional organization. You might as well put your undergrad degrees too!.

[Takami]

Likewise, a professional designation is just a combination of exams and professional working experiences, while the human being is just a series of metabolome.

[Jabb]

Even if you have just a BA, it is acceptable to put "BA" after your name.

[Qu4rk]

i put my bmath on my card, nothing wrong with that. When i m done my mba, it's gonna go on my card as well.

i can't wait to have MBA on my card! it's something to be proud of.

[UrbanPoet]

how about GED?

just kidding. I know some wiener is gonna flip

[Powder + park raider]

how about ged?

just kidding. I know some wiener is gonna flip

lol

[mma01]

I have known people that have an MBA degree and they put it on their business cards. I mean, seriously, an MBA is just a university degree and not a professional designation. You don't join a professional organization. You might as well put your undergrad degrees too!.

I put my professional designation (CFA) on my business cards but I choose not to but my degrees. I dont think its odd to put undergrad or post-grad degrees on your business card depending on the industry. I work for an investment mgmt firm and a lot of my colleagues who are ex-lawyers tend to put their undergrad degrees on their cards if they are related to business, i.e. bcom's

[taxman007]

I personally find it funny when real estate agents "put John Doe, Bsc or Msc"

Im glad that my real estate agent is familiar with the science of protons and neutrons.

case in point....

http://www.mcdadi.com/images/header.jpg

[Takami]

I personally find it funny when real estate agents "put John Doe, Bsc or Msc"

Im glad that my real estate agent is familiar with the science of protons and neutrons.

case in point....

http://www.mcdadi.com/images/header.jpg

You know, a person with a math or computer science major can also have a BS.c :D

[taxman007]

You know, a person with a math or computer science major can also have a BS.c :D

ok well then Im also glad he can add and subtract, and calculate the shortest distance to drive to and from work from my home! :lol:

OP, if the letters behind your name are relevant to your job, then it is ok. In most cases, you should ask your boss what is acceptable to do in the company you are working for.

[Takami]

http://www.mcdadi.com/images/header.jpg

On a side note, McDadi (if pronounced as Mc-Daddy) would be an awesome surname.



In most cases, you should ask your boss what is acceptable to do in the company you are working for.

+1, if it is common practice for your colleagues to put MBA, MA, B.Comm, CA, CFA on their title, you should do it too.

[CrackBaby]

i plan to put my degrees on my business cards but that's just because i have two different undergrad degrees, and will have a masters and want to show that i know a range of things.

in practice you have no idea what somebody learned. B.Sc list on their resume "Bachelor of Science" and imply that they know about pharmaceuticals if they're applying for that job, even if they took it in environmental science or something and just looked at maps and watershed numbers all day.

universities will spit out to the HR department just that you have an Honours Bachelor of Science at many places and not specify anything else.

i dunno if it matters beyond the hiring though as i know if i was offered a good enough job in a field i didn't really know that much in i'd make sure i knew the material really well when making all decisions.

[sxz]

On a side note, McDadi (if pronounced as Mc-Daddy) would be an awesome surname.

No, McLovin would be an awesome surname.

[flexwong]

why not? it's quite an accomplishment, if you've got nothing else to put, why not put what degree you have?

[Tomy]

i want to put NBA fan bside my name

[bobbings]

I'd rather put my networth after my name. Bobbings, $200 Billion

[Yu_Qing]

i thought it was considered too much to put undergrad degrees?


like if a person were a lawyer, wouldn't it just be

"jane smith, JD" or "jane smith, LLB"


cause if you do "jane smith, BA, JD" then it looks kinda weird cause if you have a JD, it's implied that you should have a BA (or something) no?


btw OP, i have seen people put "jane smith, MBA" alone.

[Rehan]

I personally find it funny when real estate agents "put John Doe, Bsc or Msc"

Im glad that my real estate agent is familiar with the science of protons and neutrons.

case in point.... :lol: Being in Mississauga, that's the first person I thought of when I saw this thread.


On a side note, McDadi (if pronounced as Mc-Daddy) would be an awesome surname. Hey, it's easy to change your name. That's what McDadi's father did when he moved here from the middle east. I don't think he had "mac daddy" in mind, though. :razz:


Anyway, whether you put MBA or whatever after your name, it depends on the target audience. For some people, I guess it matters.

[Octavius]

i thought it was considered too much to put undergrad degrees?


like if a person were a lawyer, wouldn't it just be

"jane smith, JD" or "jane smith, LLB"


cause if you do "jane smith, BA, JD" then it looks kinda weird cause if you have a JD, it's implied that you should have a BA (or something) no?


btw OP, i have seen people put "jane smith, MBA" alone.

I've seen many different lawyer's business cards. Some range from BA, LLB, to LLB to simply no degree designation after their name at all.

Personally, I don't think I'd put my undergrad on my business card if I've got an LLB or JD.

John Smith, LLB

v.

John Smith, BA (Hons.), LLB


Perhaps if the BA was more "exclusive" I'd consider putting it down, but honestly, it seems like everyone and their dog has a BA nowadays. It's the new high school diploma. I don't see the point in including it.

The LLB or JD would indeed imply that you already have some other undergrad degree. Although there are some people who don't, the fact that they don't isn't really relevant.

[bobbings]

I've seen many different lawyer's business cards. Some range from BA, LLB, to LLB to simply no degree designation after their name at all.

Personally, I don't think I'd put my undergrad on my business card if I've got an LLB or JD.

John Smith, LLB

v.

John Smith, BA (Hons.), LLB


Perhaps if the BA was more "exclusive" I'd consider putting it down, but honestly, it seems like everyone and their dog has a BA nowadays. It's the new high school diploma. I don't see the point in including it.

The LLB or JD would indeed imply that you already have some other undergrad degree. Although there are some people who don't, the fact that they don't isn't really relevant.

But as a lawyer, wouldn't the profession itself imply that they have their JD or LLB? Same goes for a doctor. No need to put MD after the name.

[webdoctors]

I think its sufficient to put your last degree....
I put Ph.D. at the end of my name, but dont list MS, BA, etc. that's redundant, or put Dr. in front of my name (titles are nonsense )

[nauru]

I personally find it funny when real estate agents "put John Doe, Bsc or Msc"

Im glad that my real estate agent is familiar with the science of protons and neutrons.

case in point....

http://www.mcdadi.com/images/header.jpg

How do you know a B.Sc. is irrelvant to real estate, when many people have a B.Sc. in economics? How do you know an M.Sc. is irrelevant to real estate, when many people have an M.Sc. in finance, economics, or even real estate finance?

[sucka]

I'd rather put my networth after my name. Bobbings, $200 Billion

Sucka, 9"

[devil2k]

I put mine on my business card simply because my previous supervisor did the same. Not a whole lot of co-workers even have undergrads, most of them have 2-year college so I might as well distinguish myself. When I get my master's in admininstration I will also put that on my car because I have a bachelor in computer science which is a different area of study.

I guess I will have something like
XXX XXX, M.Admin, B.Sc.

[Takami]

Sucka, 9"

Takami, 10"... dating Jenny, 36D








































We are talking about shoe size right?

[bobbings]

Takami, 10"... dating Jenny, 36D








































We are talking about shoe size right?

I thought we're talking about degrees and designations... :confused::confused:

[Takami]

I thought we're talking about degrees and designations... :confused::confused:

Jenny, 36D
or
Jenny, Ph.D

who will u hire?

lol :D I joke I joke.

[Canuck32]

like if a person were a lawyer, wouldn't it just be

"jane smith, JD" or "jane smith, LLB"


I don't put LLB after my name. I find it pretentious. If I decide to pay the sixty bucks and "exchange" my LLB for a JD, that won't go on either. My card says "Barrister & Solicitor", which means I must have a degree in law.

I also have a B. Com which doesn't go on either. It's not relevant to my job.

MBA doesn't seem like something that needs to go on a card. Your title is what matters.

[manho]

I personally find it funny when real estate agents "put John Doe, Bsc or Msc"

Im glad that my real estate agent is familiar with the science of protons and neutrons.

case in point....

http://www.mcdadi.com/images/header.jpg

apparently, according to some marketing studies, clients/customers usually dig sales people with some (if not more) designations, for whatever unexplainable psychological reasons.

i've even seen real estate agents that was "John Doe, P.Eng" :confused:

[bobbings]

apparently, according to some marketing studies, clients/customers usually dig sales people with some (if not more) designations, for whatever unexplainable psychological reasons.

i've even seen real estate agents that was "John Doe, P.Eng" :confused:

If you put it that way, I'm putting EVERYTHING behind my name.

Bobbings, Highschool diploma, Scouts, Metropass and Go Pass holder, YMCA, G driver's license, PS3 160 gig, had eggs for breakfast, Single and looking :D

[whatsinaname]

I don't put LLB after my name. I find it pretentious. If I decide to pay the sixty bucks and "exchange" my LLB for a JD, that won't go on either. My card says "Barrister & Solicitor", which means I must have a degree in law.

I also have a B. Com which doesn't go on either. It's not relevant to my job.

MBA doesn't seem like something that needs to go on a card. Your title is what matters.

Did I miss the sarcasm or is there really a fee to change from LL.B to JD?

[Octavius]

Did I miss the sarcasm or is there really a fee to change from LL.B to JD?

If you graduated with an LLB and if since that time the law school has changed over to awarding JD's, then some law schools will charge a fee to change your LLB to a JD.

You don't need to do it if you don't want it. It's simply a name change.

Some law schools have even used the switch in name from the LLB to the JD, as a fundraiser. They gave their alums the option to switch over, but at a fairly high price (I think it was something like 1K at UofT, but I could have misheard this story or the person telling me it could have been mistaken).

[Canuck32]

Did I miss the sarcasm or is there really a fee to change from LL.B to JD?

Octavius explained this pretty well. American schools had been awarding the Juris Doctor, or JD, as opposed to the more traditional common law degree, Bachelor of Laws, or LLB, for a number of years now. These are undergraduate degrees as they are one's first degree in law (much like how an MD is also an undergraduate degree). American and Canadian law degrees, however, differ from other common law jurisdictions (such as Australia and, I think, the UK) as they are, in the vast majority of cases, not one's first degree (in all cases some university education is required). To recognize this, Canadian schools slowly began to follow the American schools and award the JD, or allow students to choose which degree they would like awarded. There was a lot of debate both ways when schools started discussing making the switch. For all intents and purposes the degrees are the exact same thing (although I've heard that some international firms pay a bit more for those with a JD as opposed to an LLB).

The change applies retroactively to those who graduated before their school made the change. Those who want to change usually pay an administrative fee and are awarded the new degree.