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Sharma RS, MBA MBA in Marketing, IIMT (2010)

Answered Jul 12, 2017 · Upvoted by Chaitanya Bedi, studies Master of Business
Administration Degrees at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2020)

MBA in Marketing :-

The single most popular specializations amongst MBA graduates in India, Marketing
is a hard-core front-end job and is meant for leaders. MBA Marketing is very dynamic
and competitive. You need excellent communication skills, resource mobilization
skills and an undying zeal to excel to make it to the top-level positions in the field of
sales and marketing.

"MBA Marketing offers you a fast-paced career - full of responsibilities, challenges,

and growth opportunities. From Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Consumer
Durables, Non-Durables, Advertising, Market Research, Media, Sales & Distribution to
Services Marketing, MBA in Marketing offers you excellent job options", says Hari
Mirchandani, marketing manager with five years of experience.

"Though MBA Finance has its own importance, MBA Marketing equips you better for
a very critical activity of any business. In financial services sector too, success of
products like loans and credit cards depends more on their marketing than their
interest rates and charges. In Finance, you might need additional professional
qualifications like CA and CS are needed to move ahead. In Marketing, it is the
experience and results that count ", says Sumit Chadha, who is pursuing MBA
Marketing.

If you have an outgoing and spontaneous personality, can influence people with your
words and actions, and live in the moment, marketing management might be your
cup of tea.

MBA in Marketing can lead you to fat pay packages as Brand Manager, Project
Manager, Sales Manager, Marketing Manager, Market Research Analyst,
Area/Regional Manager and even to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

A large chunk of CEO positions in top multinational companies are dominated by

people from the Marketing background.

For best results, join top B-schools that offer you an exposure to international
markets and global marketing techniques.

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calm of an able sea captain, technical know-how of all the processes you are
handling, and general ideal about manufacturing, sales, and distribution channels of
the company you work in. An MBA degree in Operations definitely helps you master
all this and equips you for future challenges", says Vikas Tripathi, who is a Plant
manager for more than a decade.

"MBA Operations open up career opportunities for you in the fields of material and
supply chain management, quality control, logistics, inventory control, and
production planning and improvement. However, people who are looking forward to
join IT industries should choose MBA IT instead. MBA Operations does include some
of the aspects of Software Project Management but only with a limited scope", says
Prof. Deen Dayal, faculty of a reputed management institute.

Business Operations offers a varied and fast-paced work environment. Operations

Management specialization can be further sub-divided into:

Production or Manufacturing Operations

Service Operation

Most candidates with engineering backgrounds go for MBA Operations, as it gives

them an edge over their peers in product development and designing, intranet
development and process optimization. Companies, too, give preference to MBA
Operations students with technical or engineering backgrounds during campus
placements. More about Operation Management

Operations Manager often reach positions like Plant Manager and Chief Operating
Officer (COO) and directly involved with process standardization, analysis and
forecasting. Those who choose to work as consultants can be seen involved with
outsourcing, resource management, customer service, pricing and manufacturing
optimization as well as marketing optimisation.

MBA in Human Resources (HR)

Human Resources or HR is one of the trickiest jobs in the corporate world. From
Recruitment and Selection of personnel to deciding Compensation to Employee
Training and Development to Job Analysis and Performance Appraisals, an HR
manager is the ringmaster in the business jungle. Besides, those who choose MBA in
HR can also develop themselves as Industrial Relations Manager or developing cross-
cultural working environment in multinational and global companies, which are
highly specialized jobs. More about career as HR Manager

"A Human Resources Manager is required by all the sectors, whether they are in
boom or gloom. HR Management is virtually a recession-proof job. Whether a
company is hiring more people to fulfill its expansion plans or firing people to cut
down on their costs, they will always need HR experts to help them with personnel
management",

"If you have good communication skills, have a charismatic personality, and are
dependable and confident, MBA with HR specialisation can help you launch a career
in human resource development, industrial relations, and personnel management. HR
is not only about common-sense. You have to have specific skills and aptitude for the
job. HR personnel are the first points of interaction between a company and its
employees and an efficient Human Resources department plays a critical role in
keeping business operations smooth and effective", says Lolita Sahni who has done
MBA HR from a reputed management institute.

Human Resources Management is concerned with internal marketing of a company.

The credit for how your employees work for you and how well they understand HR
policies of the firm depends on HR. Recently, India has noticed a big change in the
way people view HR professionals. Salary packages are getting fatter, and
educational institutions known for their Human Resources programmes are getting
adequate support from the corporate world.

XLRI Pune, IIM Lucknow, TISS and MDI Gurgaon reported 100% placements in their
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What is the best specialization to choose in MBA?
Your MBA specialization basically depends on your personality, skills, and career
goals. The traditional fields of Marketing and Finance will always remain popular. Which specialization is the best in MBA?
Those who prefer to crunch numbers and are comfortable relegating to the Finance/marketing/HR

background with balance sheets may do well with Finance specialisation. Those who What is better- MBA in marketing or MBA in
love to interact with clients, are creative and innovative, and can influence people finance?
easily can choose Marketing as their specialisation.
Which Additional course is better for HR students?
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Hafsa Samreen, Graduate Business Management & Human Resources (2017)

Answered Sep 20, 2018

Dear Shweth Ratheesh,

In my opinion,you should opt MBA(HR) only if you are passionate about it otherwise I
would suggest you to go for MBA(Marketing) as it has better future and it is also the
most interesting career field .See area of concentration of efforts are totally different,
though both have one common aspect of managing people.There are various
reasons why I suggest MBA(Marketing) over MBA(HR).I have just listed few below:

Chances of advancement in marketing are better.

It designs innovative promotional strategies that cuts across people and defy market
conditions to bring in profits ...(more)

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