Wharton for non-finance job

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<p>I have heard that Wharton is heavily focused towards finance jobs. Can any current Wharton students support/refute this?</p>

<p>Having spent my high school years in a variety of business extracurriculars, I realized that I would like a job dealing with people (ideally HR). For this reason, would Wharton not be a good fit? And what resources does Penn offer for those who are not gunning for a finance job?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your feedback!</p>

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<p>I thought this was a very good thread that touches on your question.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/902457-wharton-mythbusters.html?highlight=wharton[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/902457-wharton-mythbusters.html?highlight=wharton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/Class2011CareerPlans.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/Class2011CareerPlans.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Check out the 2011 Wharton career survey for detailed statistics on post-graduation employment. The survey says 33% went into finance and 19% went into consulting. That means 48% of grads are in other industries such as healthcare, technology, education, and non-profits.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the links! </p>

<p>zooview, your link was especially helpful in alleviating my worries; never knew Penn published these statistics before. It was particularly eye-opening for me, since I was previously convinced that (almost) all Wharton grads went into finance/consulting.</p>

<p>Guess it’s time to study up! :smiley: Thanks again for the help.</p>

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<p>No problem alluriste. Glad you found the report useful. When I was at Wharton, I also used these reports to think about different career options. </p>

<p>Make no mistake, finance and consulting are extremely popular and it seems like everyone is going after the same thing, but students interested in other areas are definitely able to branch out into other careers (I’m proof of this). </p>

<p>Happy to share more about my experiences. Feel free to PM if you have more questions.</p>