Hello shankar245,
Thanks for considering applying to Owen! Regarding your question, I would say that as long as you have a good story of why you want to make the transition into operations and how your past experience and skills in risk management relate to that, there shouldn't be major difficulties on finding and internship/job. I mention this, because any company that interviews you will like to see how your previous professional knowledge fits with the position that they might offer to you. Also, you will have the opportunity to take some Ops electives before the internship time and may use that as support. On your 2nd year, you will also have the chance to take a Consulting Operations elective that includes a project with a real client, which you can discuss about in a job interview as part of your experience.
Companies such as Amazon, Kimberly Clark, FedEx and Nissan come every year with operations internship and full time offers. In addition to that, the staff at the Career Management Center will work with you on an individual basis since day 1 to help you achieve your career goals. Also, you can take advantage of the Operations Club's activities to network and know more about career options.
Operations Management Club
The Operations Management Club fosters understanding of the role of operations in corporations. We share knowledge and resources for exploring careers in operations, provide case experience with real-world operations scenarios, work with faculty to expand operations-related offerings at Owen, facilitate networking opportunities and help students develop operations-specific career and interview skills. Events include club meetings, guest speakers and tours, career development workshops, and operations projects with companies in the greater Nashville community.
Contact us at:
OpsClub@owen.vanderbilt.eduCareer Opportunities
MBA Operations careers include Operations Management (Service Operations, Manufacturing Operations and Logistics) and Strategy/Operations Consulting.
Selected companies that hired Owen Students - Operations include:
AgeMatrix, Eaton Corporation, Motorola, Amazon, FedEx Corporation, Nissan North America, Cummins Inc, HCA, Tennessee Valley Authority, Danone Group, Johnson & Johnson, The Methodist Hospital, Deloitte, Massachusetts General Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center