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Industry/Sub-Industry - Have you thought about it? [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 13:16
I've been thinking that most of us want to get into industries like consulting, IB or capital markets etc. How many of you know which sub-industry you'd ideally like to work with or in.

So the choices are (straight from Vault):

Consulting
Consumer Products & Retail
Construction
Education
Energy/Oil & Gas
Engineering
Fashion
Finance
Government & Non-Profit
Health/Pharma
HR
Law
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Real Estate
Sales
Tech
Travel & Leisure

Where do you guys fit? Please mention sub-industries, eg Consulting could be in Health care, Engineering, Oil & Gas etc).

If there are any others that are left out, please point it out.

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 [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 15:45
I have always looked at Heavy Construction as the industry I'd like to be in post-MBA, with Oil & Gas as a strong 2nd choice.

In terms of function, I would like to get into project finance and general management.
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 [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 16:41
artshep wrote:
I have always looked at Heavy Construction as the industry I'd like to be in post-MBA, with Oil & Gas as a strong 2nd choice.

In terms of function, I would like to get into project finance and general management.


Are you talking heavy construction like Halliburton/KBR/Fluor or CB&I or as in Tall High Rises and Large complexes?

What sort of schools are you targeting?
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 [#permalink] New post 28 Mar 2007, 10:09
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artshep wrote:
I have always looked at Heavy Construction as the industry I'd like to be in post-MBA, with Oil & Gas as a strong 2nd choice.

In terms of function, I would like to get into project finance and general management.


Are you talking heavy construction like Halliburton/KBR/Fluor or CB&I or as in Tall High Rises and Large complexes?

What sort of schools are you targeting?


My first preference is in true heavy construction - bridges, roads, runways, underground utilities, etc...However, I would also consider large-scale residential construction and the oil/gas industry.

Halliburton/KBR and Bechtel are both on my short list of companies I would like to work for post-MBA. Exxon and Fluor are also on that list.

I'll be attending Chicago GSB this Fall, where I'll concentrate on Finance and General Management and look to land a finance management internship and subsequent position at one of the companies on my list.
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 [#permalink] New post 05 Apr 2007, 05:16
hotel/gaming industry should be mentioned here
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Healthcare Baby! [#permalink] New post 14 Apr 2007, 09:11
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hotel/gaming industry should be mentioned here


I'm interested in the healthcare sector. Within this sector I'm attracted towards biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. I have experience in specialty chemicals at the R&D, product development and manufacturing level and so working either as a product manager, or in consulting or IB roles/functions would be fun.
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 [#permalink] New post 19 Apr 2007, 15:34
I am looking at consulting or general management in green energies, specifically nuclear. (sorry to any environmentalists who don't view that as a green energy)
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 [#permalink] New post 19 Apr 2007, 19:37
I have no clue, which I why I'm pretty sure I'm headed for consulting.
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 [#permalink] New post 20 Apr 2007, 05:18
I know I want to work in the Restaurant/Hospitality industry, ideally consulting/business strategy. I would be happy working at a home office of a major brand working with business growth and operational issues for quite sometime. :-D
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