Is working, after MBA marketing will be like a salesman? If not, please mention the nature of the job?

991 Views|Posted 8 years ago
Asked by S K
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Ajitesh Kumaresan
8 years ago
NO. You will be working as an Area Sales Manager provided you clear all levels of Sales Trainee. After your effective completion of MBA/PGDM course in a B-School, you will be posted as a Sales Trainee to know about every nook and corner of the market. Then depending upon your performance as Sales T

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Kajal Kumari
2 years ago
Completing an MBA in marketing does not necessarily mean that you will be working as a salesperson. While sales can be a part of a marketing job, the nature of the job can vary depending on the company and position. An MBA in marketing provides you with a broad range of skills and knowledge related

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Ashish Shirsat
7 years ago
No, in marketing you may also work in Research, area sales manager, marketing head, business development officer.

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S
8 years ago
Dear, So far my knowledge goes, marketing and sales are inter related but not synonymous. In short, marketing deals with strategy and execution of promoting the products or services of a House whereas Sales objective is to execution of the Business Deals (of those products or services) with the cu

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Subhajit M
8 years ago
Yes, this is a harsh truth of getting 100 percent placement in average b-school. Even the core marketing profile is not available in an average B-School, so they foist you in hardcore sales by giving the assurance that, in future you will get better profile or if you make more sales you will get pro

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L
8 years ago
After doing MBA, at initial stage you'll get a job of a sales person. Not that door to door sales person, but B2C sales person. And then after taking some experience in that you can definitely switch to marketing profile.

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PREETI DIWAKAR
8 years ago
No. Sales man is one of the many profiles you get after doing MBA (Marketing). You can also go for advertising, media, digital marketing, etc.

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