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We caught up with Salles to see how choosing a targeted field helps students find better employment and more satisfaction.
Name: Greg Salles
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Current Location: Boston
Advice to Online Students: "For those shifting from traditional to online [education] it will take some adjusting, but over time you should be OK."
School: University of Phoenix Online
Target: Master's in Organizational Management, 2007
Tell us a little bit about the field organizational management. Why did you choose this field?
I chose organizational management because among the masters programs offered at the University of Phoenix, I found this to be the most appealing in terms of its macro approach toward managing the different and diverse facets of the organization.
I figured that since I already have my transactional skills honed on the job, I found it more important at this point in my career to focus on "organizing the transactions," finding bigger challenges in rallying everyone else to a common goal that there are in merely "doing the job."
Have you been promoted or gotten a pay raise since getting your Master's degree?
Better yet – I got a new job!
I wouldn't say that pay wasn't part of my decision to accept this job, but looking at it in the long term, I would be benefiting from this on all aspects, pay, job security, longevity, job knowledge, and organizational skill sets. Over time, I am pretty much guaranteed pay raises, recognition, and accolades.
What was your favorite course and why?
Within the program, my favorite course was ethics. I found it truly fascinating how easily we are torn between doing what is right and doing what is good-this always makes for good class discussion.
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