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Who for works for a non for profit / government agency?

Last year I graduated from college w/ a Business Management/Entrepreneurship degree. After reviewing my resume an accounting professor offered me a FULL RIDE for a Master of Science in Accounting & an assistantship due to my lack of accounting/finance experience & course work.

For now, I know that I would like to go into Non for profits as a Business Developer/Manager, Operations Coordinator, Program Assistant, which I have realized that some of them want accounting/finance experience … how extensive I’m not sure yet. But I do know how to use Excel.

I’ve researched a bit of why people get a MSA’s and I don’t want to be an accountant or deal w/ only numbers in my future career. However, I feel that the MSA could make me a more knowledgeable manager, more competitive if I chose to work internationally and would prepare me to take the CPA exam so I would always have that to fall back on.

On the other hand I don’t want to appear as being over-qualified once I make the transition into non-for-profits/government agencies.

So should I take the FREE MSA ?

I welcome all advice, suggestions and/or questions.

Thanks!

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Answer #1

Hi,

Since the MSA is offered free, I would do it without hesitating. Even if you don’t specifically need the MSA for what field you want to go into, it will be extra knowledge that you can put on your resume and make yourself even more valuable to an organization.

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