Score: 650 GMAT Classic
GPA: 3.09
Pre-MBA industry: Consumer Packaged Goods
Post-MBA industry: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
2 years ago
9 Sep 2023 06:09
After 1 year working in Advertising & 4 years in Brand Marketing in consumer goods (World top 10 dairy company), I'd like to step up my career from Brand marketing management toward Brand & Business management, specifically in Nutrition & Health field. I'm currently a Brand manager. Post graduate, I'd like to be a Marketing manager in pharmaceutical industry. Long term, heading to Marketing/ Business director & General manager in Nutrition & health care industry.
In terms of career, I guess you are going to recruit in CPG, staying in the same industry - that helps a lot having prior work experience, however, CPG is not a super popular track these days - few companies sponsor H1B's and the pay is not as good as Consulting or Tech or finance in the US at least. Just heads up but I think with your background it still makes sense to pursue as you will have the best shot at recruiting. It will be networking and recruiting on your own. I would recommend that you start now and reach out to students and try to connect with folks from CPG background or looking to get into this area - this will help in the long term.
One of the points makes me a little hesitant about my profile is the employability after graduate. Indeed the pay is not as good as Consulting/ Tech/ Finance & probably not a favorable profile that schools want. Yet I can't go away for the passion