what competitive advantages can a graduate from chemical engineering has if she wants to work in marketing?
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here i will give u 1 tip in marketing. Never link up any thing like Ur background and Ur current field.never link up any facts in ur marketing also,take everything independently and handle them practically.maintain a very good public relations.\n\nBest of Luck!!
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chemists are 10 a penny. working as sales rep for chem company is best opion if money is your prime aim.  but remember a BSc is no longer regarded as a high level of educaton due to the large numbers who have them and this has pushed down graduate wages, science graduates are among the lowest paid.  avoid research work as it is low paid and short term contract in many cases.  you may wish to consider working abroad too. good luck
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Best advice is to finish school... your competition will. Try to get internships over summers if you can.\n\nAlso, I know it can be tough to get into the industry, but being "ready for back door" is NOT something you want to put on your resume...
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With a B.Sc., you can work in a lab or you can go to graduate school. You can also be a teacher (in the US, with additional training) or a chemical salesman.
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Chemical engineering is a great field to be in!\n\nThe work at manufacturing plants doing process design\n\nThey work as environmental engineers\n\nThe work at pharmaceutical companies doing development\n\nThey work for national labs creating new materials\n\nThey are never in the lab doing titrations, that's a chemist.
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Chem Eng is a good practical career and leaves you with lots of options e.g. Oil & Gas; Pharmaceutical; Food; Drink; Plastics; Medical Devices.\n\nCiv Eng I guess would also be a fair choice.\n\nEnglist Organisations like the IchemE & ICE describe both\n\nChem Eng will give you chance to travel internationally - here in the UK we are very short of Chem Eng'rs & the pay is therefore good!
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There are certainly opportunities in the pharma industry for an MBA who has done an MBBS. \n\nYou may enjoy the role of managing the research process of a lab, etc. This will put your managerial skills and skills & intuition as a doctor. This role will give you opportunities in product development.\n\nAlternatively you may opt for a role in the sales/marketing domain. For one you may manage the sales network of the organisation directly (say, manage sales executives who sell to pharmacies). You might also choose to be in-charge of managing a team of agents who call on doctors, and encourage the doctors to use products of the specific organisation. A role in marketing may also entail collection of primary data from outlets and doctors that will provide research inputs & requirements for the labs.\n\nYou indeed have several exciting opportunities in the field!
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It depends on what you are interested in obviously.  When I graduated I went directly into my field of study, but wish that I hadn't.  A friend had saved up all through college and took six months to drive around the U.S. seeing famous locations.  He loved it.  However after a few years in engineering, I switched and started my own business and I love every minute of it.  So I think that if marketing is something you enjoy then it'll be fun to be working in your field, but if it's just a job, take some time off.
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Advantages:\n\nCool\nHi Tech \nGood Salary\nNice benefits\nRelatively Secure\nEnjoyable\nGrowth prospects\n\nDisadvantages\n\nStress\nFamily life is somewhat compromised\nsometimes very monotonous\ntoo many engineers
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None of the above. \n\nSales Representative must have the complete knowledge about the product he is going to sale. All the technical features specified by the Manufacturer of the product. He can explain it in normal way by giving real life examples.He should have effective communication skills to convince the prospected buyer or consumer. He should be selfmotivated to earn as much as commission and to achieve the specific sales target given by the marketing manager.
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If there is a college near you could send out the word to the marketing, business management type majors that you are looking for someone to put together a battle of the bands.  Hopefully someone young and ambitios will reply and you can underpay them due to their eagerness to enter the market....\n\nJust a thought
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I have a BBA (Bachelor's of Business Administration) in Marketing. I am going back to get my MBA starting this fall.\n\nAs far as the classes go.  I found them to be very easy and I loved them.  However, it depends on the college and the professors.  The reading isn't bad, but you are expected to do a lot of reading in college.  That's college!  You will probably end up in some sort of sales position at some time.  But if you are determined, depending on the industry, you shouldn't have a problem.  Advertising, from what I understand, can be hard work but pay off in the end.\n\nIf you like working with a team and like being around people I think this major is the one for you.  But beware!  I've found that many of the marketing jobs that are open are entry level for those just getting out of college.  You have to work your way up through a company to get your dream job in marketing.  If you want to start higher up then I wouldn't recommend marketing as a profession because many jobs expect you to have experience to get the job.  But as many college students know, it's a double-edged sword.  You can't get the experience without a degree.  But to get a good job you must first have the degree.  Unless you do an internship while getting a degree it's hard to get the experience.  That's the way it is with many jobs.\n\nGood Luck!
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Ajith: Prior experience in a related field definitely helps one on the way to secure a job in a field of choice. If you don't have that, then the best of way of getting it is looking for an internship in the industry of your choice which will arm you with the relevant exposure to the industry. Also, do some field study and gear your academic projects towards the industry of your choice so that you can have something to show in an interview and impress the company. Lastly, subscribe to trade publications and stay on top of new developments and buzz words in the industry. Build you arsenal of knowledge so that you can talk in industry terms when you land an interview.\n\nNow comes the hard part... landing an interview... Hopefully your campus recruitment efforts will help. On top of that network. Join trade association as a member, network with people there, ask your professors to give you leads etc. I wish you the best of luck.
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I would said chemical Engineering is better  than mechanical production. In chemical Eng. you'll sure could go far in the future. Since chemical engineering is not just a small field it consist lot of industrial areas. from food to medicine, from chemical to petrochemical and lot more. compare to mechanical the coverage is much more smaller.\nAfter all up to your brain capacity both field are challenging muahahaha
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it depends.. if you are going to another company in the same industry.. your experience will be beneficial... \n\nbut if you are joining a different industry... then your experience might not be 100% applicable... however... soft skills such as interpersonal skills, good communication skills are useful everywhere... \n\nBesides experience.. employers are also looking for X factors, such as. a "CAN DO" attitude.. Team player... etc..
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The main advantages I can think of are:\n*  You get an idea of others  levels of expertise.\n*  Right through life you will be faced with some form of competition, even job applications are a competition of sorts.\nSo practise is a good thing.\n* Doing well in a competition can increase your self image. \n\nI can only think of one disadvantage - losing! \nBut even that is an experience.
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Learn the most fundamental of principles.  Learn down deep - do the hard science that others avoid because it seems too hard.  Get a minor in Mathematics instead of a minor in marketing.  Learn physics, the quantum mechanics of chip.  Then, when you present your self it will be that you are prepared for science, can sustain hard work and that you can pay attention.  Wouldn't you hire that person for any job in the industry? You know he'll catch onto any challenge