Will my experience in Sales and Marketing be relevant if I apply for Industrial Engineering?

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I’m a Mechanical Engineering (Undergraduate) from India and I will have 18 months of work experience by Fall 2017. I work for one of the top lubricant manufacturing companies and handle B2B sales. Being a Techno-commercial professional, I touch wide range of Industrial applications during my work.

I would like to pursue MS in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Supply Chain Management. I’ve two parts in this discussion-

a) Will doing a Masters in IE add value to my profile in moving up the corporate ladder?
b) Will sales experience be recognized after completing Graduate degree?

Any insights would be highly appreciable.

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a) Yes, generally. Most companies appreciate an advanced degree relevant to your work.

b) Only if you are applying for a sales-related job. Which is not most engineering jobs.

3

Cosmicfish- Thanks for your response. A sales experience wouldn’t help even if I switch to SCM then?

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In SCM it might help little, but still probably not much.