Hi..Lemme introduce myself as a postgraduate Msc International business management from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. I am currently working in the stock broking industry. I am planning to embark on a phd from UK. Was looking for some inputs from you on the cons of this decision!..Do you think there will be great opportunities following this degree??

too vague a question - what sort of opportunities in what sort of field - if you want to stay in stockbroking/finance don't bother with the PhD; if you want a career as an academic or in a research position then the PhD might be worth doing BUT as an overseas student it will be VERY expensive

Planning to pursue it in the field of human resource management..wondering the career prospects there on..

If you are looking for a career as a practioner in HRM, rather than an academic you are far better off doing CIPD training and I think there are MCIPD - management versions as well. A PhD in HRM would be pretty much ignored in the workplace.

Yes, you need to think carefully about why you want to do the PhD. I wouldn't bet on it bringing you better career prospects or higher pay etc in corporate HR, you'd be better off spending those 3 or 4 years gaining experience in the workplace. If you're considering academia or are desperately keen to do research in this area, then it's a different matter.

Thanx guys for those replies!!!..