<p>How far can you get in the marketing world with only a bachelor's?</p>
<p>My parents think that you can't get very far if your undergrad major is business. Is this true?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>who the hell would answer no to your top question? you can't be serious, are you.</p>
<p>your parents are correct, undergrad biz major sucks ass becuz it's too general and what you learn in there has no intelleutual value or whatsoever. </p>
<p>if you want to be sucessful right off the bat, i suggest you go for engineering, medical, statistics, computer science, economics, math. If you're just not smart enough for those and want to stay in business, do accounting or finance, at least these 2 will land you a job that you could not have gotten if you didn't go for college.</p>
<p>Wow....first of all easy on the language....and I'm not asking to be successful off the bat, I was curious.</p>
<p>Medical is now undergrad. Math majors top the list of must successful right of the bat? BS</p>
<p>I wouldn't say you can't go far in Marketing without a BA. I work in Customer Marketing at P&G and I'm 22 with no MBA. Most of my Leadership Team in Market Strategy don't possess an MBA.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say it's ABSOLUTELY necessary ;).</p>
<p>Oh that's cool, does anyone in your team plan to get a MBA?</p>
<p>whether you need an MBA in business really depends. There are some companies that will require you to do so in order to get a promotion. However, in some jobs if you perform extremely well you'll be able to bypass the MBA all together because they'll feel that losing you for 2 years is not worth it and will promote you.</p>
<p>you are treating these corporate jobs like it is ib. Very few companies require an MBA, rather they create programs allowing easier access to management positions through MBA schools.</p>
<p>Easy there ABCBoy you seem to know tons about the job market, whats your internship or current work experience? I'm working for Deloitte as an intern right now, how about you? I'm not successful though because I'm an accounting major from a top 20 USNews School. I only chose it because I knew I couldn't have a higher GPA than you in whatever superior major you've listed above. You must be making mad money right? I'm only making a crap 24 an hour with time in a half overtime. Shucks, why'd I chose this stupid major that every unintellectual human being can get a 3.7+ in. I HATE MY LIFE!</p>
<p>Oh to sum it up, all I'm saying is you don't know a damn thing child. Stop spouting off nonsense. Theres a lot of factors in the job market besides what you major. He can very successful if he wants to be regardless of what major he chooses. Great, you are a college student, but what do you really know about how to be successful in a job? Certainly not your damn major.</p>
<p>guys just ignore abcboy, he's an idiot and your only giving him power by responding to him/taking him seriously</p>
<p>Does he does this in every thread? Thanks for the warning.</p>
<p>"If you're just not smart enough for those and want to stay in business, do accounting or finance, at least these 2 will land you a job that you could not have gotten if you didn't go for college."</p>
<p>My first thought after reading this: WOW! HOW INSIGHTFUL;)</p>
<p>"Oh that's cool, does anyone in your team plan to get a MBA?"</p>
<p>Some of them do. Chicago is a popular destination, seeing how it's not too far from P&G. But like I said, it's only for personal value sometimes.</p>
<p>My parents and uncles think the same thing that undergrad business will not take anyone far because it does not provide a base. but it depends what you consider successful. If success to you is $50,000 a year than its good, but most CEO's were never business majors but economics/statistics major (my majors), which is why I am doing double major in the two. I firmly believe in my parent's point of view and have to agree with abcboy70 on this one.</p>
<p>well then you're wrong, you can most definitely be successful majoring in business undergrad. no one can say differently.</p>
<p>Honestly, there are many fields where an MBA can either make no difference in pay or prestige, and/or "over qualify" you (manager speak for we don't want the upward pressure on your salary when a bachelor's degree holder is willing to work just as hard, get the same results, and demand less pay). Like many have said, I think it depends on your aspirations, and no... your undergrad major is not life or death as many of you will find out once you actually start working in a professional position. </p>
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That will significantly drop, until you have been there for ~2 years, if you accept a salaried position. I think the big 4 is good at playing the hook, line, and sinker with their recruits---getting them used to the money as an intern, and then buy your soul with a salary.</p>
<p>"My parents and uncles think the same thing that undergrad business will not take anyone far because it does not provide a base. but it depends what you consider successful. If success to you is $50,000 a year than its good, but most CEO's were never business majors but economics/statistics major (my majors), which is why I am doing double major in the two. I firmly believe in my parent's point of view and have to agree with abcboy70 on this one."</p>
<p>Majors aren't everything. The best CEO, as rated by CEO magazine?</p>
<p>AG Lafley, P&G.</p>
<p>Major? History from Hamilton College.</p>
<p>Other past CEOs:</p>
<p>John Jack, CEO, Morgan Stanley, BA, History</p>
<p>Judith Mcgrath, CEO, MTV, BA, English Lit</p>
<p>Carly Fiorina, Ex-CEO, HP, BA Philosophy</p>
<p>actually most CEOs are business majors, 31% in total for the S&P 500, with social sciences being second with 24%. Tushar, if you do not grow from your position when hired for 50 grand of compensation out of undegrad, then you need to find another job/career, etc. It will not stay out 50k. Just staying out a big 4 accounting firm will give you a higher salary than the average compensation of the mid tier and near elite regional biz schools. MBA = networking degree (at least somewhat), something many can do competently on their own.</p>
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actually most CEOs are business majors, 31% in total for the S&P 500, with social sciences being second with 24%. Tushar, if you do not grow from your position when hired for 50 grand of compensation out of undegrad, then you need to find another job/career, etc. It will not stay out 50k. Just staying out a big 4 accounting firm will give you a higher salary than the average compensation of the mid tier and near elite regional biz schools. MBA = networking degree (at least somewhat), something many can do competently on their own.
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How do you get that 31% of S&P CEOs have undergraduate business degrees?
<a href="http://content.spencerstuart.com/sswebsite/pdf/lib/2005_CEO_Study_JS.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://content.spencerstuart.com/sswebsite/pdf/lib/2005_CEO_Study_JS.pdf</a></p>