Please advise a management career which is not boxed out

I have read a lot of threads on this forum and find the members to have some good opinions, so i kindly request experienced members to provide any helpful advise.

I am currently in a technical field previously electronics now IT, and i am tired of the technical aspects of my career and dont want to spend the rest of my career boxed out in a cabin.

Q) Now i am planning on doing MBA i am planning on taking General Management, but i dont know what path of career should i look into for internships or after MBA.?

In the short term i thought maybe after MBA i could apply for a managerial position in JPM or MS and In the long term my plan is to become a VP or director. BUT i have no clue which area i should look into.?

I like advising clients, finding solutions to their problems and helping/watching their business grow and getting bonuses ofcourse but not as a technical guy.

I initially considered S&T or Finance but some of my friends said that given what i was expressing i would still be miserable in there as its mostly working on the computer and dosent involve much business handling.

Please fellow primates, help me.

 
Best Response

"I like advising clients, finding solutions to their problems and helping/watching their business grow"

Seems to me that management consulting is what you're looking for. Check out the websites of McKinsey/BCG/Bain or do a search on WSO to get a better feel if that's what you're interested in.

There is also a wharton case study somewhere on the net, perhaps that would serve useful as well.

What MBA programs are you looking at?

 

Thanks for the replies, What i meant by boxing out was i did not want my career to be my cubicle and as an engineer and IT professional i did not see anything except my pc everyday, i am tired of that kindof life and yes your right to say life is that way but i am creative and published a lot of research papers, i just dont want to think now that i am in mid 20. and that i would retire sitting in front of a pc all day. I hope you get the idea.

Regarding MBA programs i am looking at General Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship. in Cornell, Duke Fuqua, Tepper, Texas A&M.

Regarding Management Consulting, i heard it involves a lot of travelling 3-5 days/week and whats the point if your running your entire life from one place to another, nobody cares in the end right.

I was thinking i could join JPM or MS banks after an MBA as an Business Development Manager in Data Mining, Warehousing to provide insights into fraud and future investments because i know that area and i know the concepts well, i have a good grade in Masters C.S but i dont want to be doing the code work anymore. OR r u saying Management consulting allows me to join as a Manger, ->VP->Director and its applicable to other companies like if i left JPM i could easily transition as a GM in MS or some other company.

Really appreciate your time.

 
friendlymonkey:
Thanks for the replies, What i meant by boxing out was i did not want my career to be my cubicle and as an engineer and IT professional i did not see anything except my pc everyday, i am tired of that kindof life and yes your right to say life is that way but i am creative and published a lot of research papers, i just dont want to think now that i am in mid 20. and that i would retire sitting in front of a pc all day. I hope you get the idea.
It will be like that for a long time in industry.
Regarding MBA programs i am looking at General Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship. in Cornell, Duke Fuqua, Tepper, Texas A&M.
One of my friends got an MBA from Cornell. He now sits in front of his PC every day as a business analyst in my old group. Another friend graduated from Duke, made it into the front-office, and now sits in front of his PC all day working on M&A.

You might be a good fit for academia. Just a thought.

 

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