Vorskl wrote:
GoBruin wrote:
I would not necessarily break it down that way since "General Management" is very broad and is also contained in other areas. These are students self Identified. Example: product manager at P&G or Apple can be marketing or general management.
Product Manager at Ford Global Product Strategy can be marketing, operations/engineering, or general management.
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Thanks! That partially answers my question. But I am still wondering about job offers/opportunities.
The reason for my curiosity is: I was chatting with some students and they told me that GM positions are normally filled PREFERABLY with US citizens because in that way US companies don’t need to spend intl workers quote on somebody who is in great supply anyhow. The companies would rather use their limited quotas to attract scarce hi-tech or unique specialists.
Another view is that GM positions (unlike those in finance or MC analytics) require much stronger people skills AND great knowledge of local culture (well, everyone heard about Britney Spear, but what if your department is filled with 40+ men who listen to country music you never heard about??)
That is why I'd like to get a Rossian's view on the GM opportunities.
This is like a very multi-part question and the answers would differ greatly. I will try to answer from my perspective as a Ross Student non-international. (My response will probably be applicable for GM recruiting for most schools)
Preferably is not exactly how I would put it. If you are invited to interview, you should have equal chance of getting the job. With that said, the difficulty will lie in getting to the interview. Companies are basically, no sponsor or will sponsor, and they say it right off the bat. In fact, at Ross when you apply it's highlighted in BIG RED LETTERS.
Unfortunately, many US companies do not sponsor. I will randomly throw out a number I hear, about 30-40% non-consulting/non-finance companies will sponsor internationals. You can verify it by visiting the webpages of companies you are interested in. With consulting almost all major firms (except Accenture) and I believe nearly all Investment Banks will sponsor. This is not a Ross thing. This is a company thing. So it will be the same for Kellogg, Booth, etc. (There can be exceptions to this rule, but those are very isolated cases)
With the second comment about GM requiring more people skills, I wouldn't really say that's a quality of GM that stands out. GM is very broad, but for the most part, consulting and marketing would require more soft skills than general management. P&G spends a great deal of time focusing on personality and communications skills. As a group, General Management is not the hardest to get into if you just want a GM position. IB/Consulting/Marketing are probably harder based on competition. However specific popular industries may be harder if you don't have any background in the field, such Tech, Healthcare, etc.
I think if you're really interested in General Management, you should research specific industries rather than group GM as a whole. It's almost like the catch all bucket. (This is true for most other schools too).