I don't know what I want to do.....

a classic.. hope it helps some of you.

Thanks for bumping this one, Praetorian! A great read!

Thanks for all the wonderful info guys!
Special mention for Praetorian for digging out the thread!

bump..

Great thread. Can we get a few post-MBA experiences here?

Yeah, that would be awesome! Where did you all net out??

Currently in my 1st year of MBA program. Going in, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do (I had only ruled out Finance/Ibanking) and what I want to do is still subject to change. However, for my internship, I wanted a taste of something with autonomy and responsibility for innovation or new product launch. Prior to school, I was on an innovation team at a CPG and I liked the work itself but felt it was too slow-moving for my preferences. I think I will be much more successful in a fast-paced environment.

So, I am going to Amazon this summer for a Senior Product Manager internship. I am really excited and I know it will be a very different experience, allowing me to 'triangulate' what it is that I want to do after graduation.

Super! good luck and do let us know how it went.

Is it pretty much the same with your classmates as well? Are people headstrong on what they want to do now - as compared to what they were when they came in ?

Most people are confident in what they want to do for their internship. Some people are still looking for internships and/or still trying to figure out what they want to do full-time once graduation comes (e.g. people who want to intern at startups haven't really even started recruiting yet).

For me, I still think there are a few areas (healthcare and energy come to mind) that I haven't been able to spend the time investigating because they were interesting to me but not at the top of my careers list.

I am looking forward to hearing about my classmates' summer experiences and seeing how many people have a totally different career goal after getting a taste of their target industry. After going through the internship recruiting process for a company and talking with 2nd years who interned there, alumni who work there, and the recruiters of the firm, there really shouldn't be any big surprises but I am sure there will be.

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