Question:
I am currently about to get my undergrad and i know for a fact that i want to end being a consultant. I am toying with two options. Option one is an industrial engineering degree with a minor in business admin. and computer science. Option 2 is a dual major in manegment science(business informations systems track), and international business and also includes a minor in computer science. Just in case it helps, i speak english, spanish, and portuguese, and would like to do consulting throughout latin america and the usa. Any thoughts on which option would be better?
Answer:
Wonderful thought but your sense of timing need to be a little more realistic. Your degrees are fine but unless you have the proper experience, your degrees does not worth much. An undergraduate degree and an MBA will get you a lot further (I have an Industial undergrad and an MBA). Then you need to work a few years and get some hands on experience of problem solving. You need to get a couple titles and a bunch of success stories to go with your degrees but you MBA will put you ahead of the pack. Just think about the possibility...the businessman needs some advice. He is losing his shirt and now you walk in with your brand new diploma and want him to spend another half a million to correct the situation and then to pay you as well. What do you think your chances may be?
I would go with option 2 there is a bigger market for those skills.
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