What to choose Finance or Marketing?

It is a very important question which my friends also ask me very often. I think it all depends on your interest. If you think that you are good with calculations and can handle the finance than you should go for it, If you like talking to other people and have a zeal to sell products and be creative than you should take marketing.

Choose a program that suits your goals, interests, and talents. One can have meaningful success with a specialization in finance or marketing, but you personally will have the most long-term success in that field which excites you most, is best aligned with your skills, strengths, and future career goals...and, of course, brings you the most happiness.

So, please go by your strengths and weaknesses instead of just going by word of mouth about the current trend and good pay package. Pay package depends on your performance. And trend is temporary. So, plz note that MBA is a good investment for future and do not take it casually.

MBA marketing Careers

Some of the top MBA marketing jobs and careers include the following:

(1) Public Relations Specialists – The professional in this position is responsible for managing communications between business and customers. The average salary for a Public Relations Specialist is typically $51,000.

(2) Market Research Analysts – In order to influence marketing strategies, the individuals in this position conduct public opinion surveys to maintain a customer base. The average salary for this position is $61,070.

(3)Advertising Manager – The people in this position oversee various promotional campaigns in order to attract a new customer base. Additional duties include monitoring the marketing methods from other companies in order to stay ahead of the competition. The average salary for this position is $80,220.

(4) Marketing Manager – Responsibilities for a Marketing Manager position include finding new markets, watching new trends, and recognizing . new products and services. In the end, managers in this position help companies gain a better understanding of how customer demand can affect the company’s profits. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for marketing managers is $113,400 as of May 2008

MBA finance Careers

Some of the top finance jobs and careers include the following:

(1) Fundamental Analyst: The job of a fundamental analyst is to follow a list of companies, which typically belong to the same industry, and provide regular research reports to the firm's clients. As part of that process, the analyst will usually build models to project a company's financial results. To develop a comprehensive picture of an industry, an analyst interacts with a company's customers, suppliers, competitors, and other sources with knowledge of the industry.

(2) Technical Analyst: A technical analyst is a researcher who analyses investments based on past market prices and technical indicators. They believe that short-term price movements are the result of supply and demand forces in the market for a given stock. For them, the nature of the security is less relevant than the current balance of buyers and sellers.

(3) Fund Manager: A fund manager is responsible for implementing a fund's investing strategy and managing its portfolio trading activities. Now, investors choose to invest in a fund (e.g. a mutual fund) in order to leave the investment management function to a professional who knows what to buy when and when to sell.

(4) Portfolio Manager: One of the most coveted careers in the financial industry is that of the portfolio manager. Portfolio managers work with a team of analysts and researchers, and are ultimately responsible for making the final investment decisions.

(5) Merchant Banker: A merchant banker deals mostly in (but not limited to) international finance, long-term loans for companies and underwriting. Merchant bankers do not provide regular banking services to the general public. They provide advice on initial public offerings (IPOs), mergers, stock repurchases and corporate refinancing.

(6) Forex Trader: Forex markets can be an exciting and lucrative market to trade if you thoroughly understand how to buy and sell currencies. Forex jobs are fast-paced and involve strange work hours and long work days. That's because forex markets are open 24 hours a day, for five days a week. Forex traders require knowledge of, and compliance with, laws and regulations governing financial accounts and transactions

(7) Risk Manager: A risk manager is involved in analysing, controlling, or assessing various types of potential risks such as credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk as well as non-market related financial risks. They perform a broad variety of functions related to risk management within investment banks, asset management firms, as well as in corporations and Government agencies.