In the future I want to obtain a Managers position at headquarters of a Fortune 500 Company that manufactures Computers such as Apple/Dell/HP etc. I want a position who’s role is to read blueprints made by Engineers and bring them into reality.
I know I should obtain a MBA, I will pursue that after my Bachelors.
For my Bachelors I was thinking about majoring in Computer or Electrical Engineering but doing research on the courses it seems a little unattractive because it revolves around “Designing” Electronics which I don’t really plan on doing in the future. I’m more interested in “Electronics Engineering Technology” which revolves around manufacturing and repairing.
My question is, if I major in Electronics Engineering Technology would it be more difficult to obtain a Managers position that fits the description above? Would the CEO prefer to hire a different employee that has a degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering instead?
It depends on the company policy
I would not major in engineering technology. It seems like a lower level job. You might be more interested in an Informations Systems degree but you may want to pick carefully for one that is in a strong undergrad business school and/or one that has very good CS classes incorporated. I do know someone who wanted to be in management and that person did get an engineering degree but entered the management training rotation of a fortune 500 semiconductor and tech company and became a business unit manager and they paid for the executive mba. He never did work as an engineer but he had all the training, and did work on the technical side with customers at first.
Ah, this old debate again!
I think we need more detail on what position you are envisioning here. Taken most literally, you seem to be discussing a manufacturing engineer who is more focused on manufacturing processes and managing “blue-collar” staff, technicians and machinists and such. If that is what you want to do, then you can certainly get there with a Technology degree (or an IE degree!) and some experience. Just bear in mind that this is not a position with a ton of prospects, and is also the kind of position that is relatively easy to outsource!
Why? I literally cannot imagine any reason why you would need an MBA for that position. MBA’s are about dealing with money and business transactions, if your management position is not focused on those then an MBA will hurt you trying to get such a job.
You should be fine, but understand that the kind of position you describe is as much about experience as anything else. Your competition is not going to be some guy with an EE degree, your competition is going to be someone who has spent a decade using his associate’s degree as a technician.
Also, the CEO will not likely be making this decision. The position you are describing is pretty far down the management ladder, with poor prospects of climbing much higher.