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Concentration: General Management, Strategy
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Re: Automotive/Engineering and Operations Firms Post-MBA
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09 Jul 2012, 07:38
It's a great question to consider prior to applying to b-school. If you are looking into the operations (vs. finance) side of automotive business, the best bet is to get into one of the LDP for automotives. Through my knowledge I believe there are 3 automotive LDPs out there, and a rough list of "core" schools they recruit at:
Ford: Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Virginia
Nissan: Duke, Northwestern
Toyota: Michigan, UCLA, USC
Your best bet is to go to one of these core schools. Your chances of a managerial position post-MBA in automotives will be significantly better.