jjanders wrote:
Riverripper, good luck with that. I spent 5 years at a consulting firm doing lots of policy analysis for the energy industry and electric utilities. We did a lot of leading-edge stuff, but I never really developed a passion for the industry.....part of the reason I just switched jobs and am now pursuing an MBA.
What I am passionate about is health/nutrition and fitness. I am interested in general management in the healthy/organic product/supplement area. I am not sure exactly what kind of role I want, whether it be marketing, brand management, or what, I just know what kind of companies I'd like to work for, eventually I may like to own my own health food/supplement store. However, I've also always been interested in investments so maybe I'll end up going the IB direction, who knows. For the purpose of my applications, I'm focusing on the first one, as I think it's the more likely choice for me and also a bit unique.
I am looking at it from the whole global warming angle. Its doesn't produce carbon and power companies are planning to build new reactors again. I don't know if I will end up going into the utilities side or the reactor construction side with someone like GE. It helps that it has the potential to be a high growth industry so people with an MBA from a top schools and previous work experience will have tons of opportunities in the future. I think you never know what you will like until you do it, I find it interesting but once I work there it might suck...at least with an MBA my options are a lot greater than being an engineer where you tend to get pigeon holed.
Organic foods are the new thing especially with all the tainted food and stuff we keep getting from China. My wife and I only buy organic food and now have started to buy local too. It makes shopping harder but at least you know where your food is from and that its not laced with some rat poison.