Which one among MBA in HR and MBA in finance is better in terms of placement?

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Sunil Soni Management & IT Consultant | Scholar-Level 18

8 years ago

Both HR and Finance are good career specialisation for MBA graduation. Both opens different scope in respective functional area. MBA Finance faces challenges from CA, CFA and other financial professionals. In fact even after MBA Finance, you may have to gain such professional certifications for career growth. HR is now a business critical function of business management. Some HR professionals are moving up the value chain even to become CEOs. I will recommend HR over finance but from top B School only.

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Aarti Singh | Guide-Level 14

8 years ago

Shweta, both the branches are equally good. Finance can help you get jobs in banking sector. HR being the backbone of an organization, allows the candidate to work for hiring of the workforce, providing development & training, maintaining workforce regulation, assessment of their performance, providing compensation & benefits, motivating, relation with labour, health, welfare and safety assessment.
Personally, I feel you should go for MBA HR as we have seen many MBA HR people going to great heights in their career.
There are many good B-Schools with ACBSP approval that ate offering MBA with different specializations. Some offer admission

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The user recommends following institutes
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University

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Prateek Malpani | Contributor-Level 7

8 years ago

Hi Shweta, Both and any specialization are equal. It all depends on your interest and the college you end up doing your MBA from. A good college will get you placements on any specialization you do your MBA in.

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Srushti Patel | Contributor-Level 7

8 years ago

This is a brief comparison for you to decide, Finance or HR, which is just right for you.
study focus:
Finance :
investments, securities, market analysis, economics, costing etc.,
HR :
people management, human resource development, employee legal issues
eligibility:
Finance :
Graduation (any stream – preferably commerce)
HR :
Graduation (any stream)
Roles (head-to-head):
Finance :
• Finance team design strategies to raise capital from different sources for effective funding of projects
• It assesses risks and benefits involved in projects vis-à-vis market economics
HR :
• HR team delegates right person to the right job, which ensures smooth s

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This is a brief comparison for you to decide, Finance or HR, which is just right for you.
study focus:
Finance :
investments, securities, market analysis, economics, costing etc.,
HR :
people management, human resource development, employee legal issues
eligibility:
Finance :
Graduation (any stream – preferably commerce)
HR :
Graduation (any stream)
Roles (head-to-head):
Finance :
• Finance team design strategies to raise capital from different sources for effective funding of projects
• It assesses risks and benefits involved in projects vis-à-vis market economics
HR :
• HR team delegates right person to the right job, which ensures smooth sailing and stability to the organisation.
• It evaluates performance and design succession planning to create an equal balance and ensures retaining talents
work profile:
Finance :
• Compiling financial information
• Assessing feasibility of projects
• Raising funds
• Cost management
• Analysing legal and financial aspects of new investments
HR :
• Recruitment and selection
• induction, training and orientation
• Retention and succession planning
• Designing performance management systems
• career planning, counselling and appraisal etc.,
Career demand:
(no. of jobs vis-à-vis people required in an organisation)
Finance :
Medium
(though finance is the life-blood of an organisation, the team consists of less management personnel as compared to marketing / sales.)
HR :
Medium
(though it controls every staff across the organisation, the HR team consists few members – hence a smaller team)
Career risks:
Finance :
Medium to High
Finance jobs, esp. in investment companies, which are directly dictated by market conditions, are more risk prone, due to fluctuating marketing conditions.
However, they are far more secure in other industries.
HR :
Medium
HR jobs are not dictated by market conditions.
Hence, it comes with less risk and more job security.
skills & attributes:
Finance :
• numerical ability
• attention to detail
• good reasoning skill
• make and implement decisions.
• clear communication
• logical approach
• problem solving skill
HR :
• people management
• patience and perseverance
• outgoing personality with positive attitude
• clear communication
• logical approach
• problem solving skill.
Now you can decide what suites you. Best Wishes.

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This is a brief comparison for you to decide, Finance or HR, which is just right for you. study focus: Finance : investments, securities, market analysis, economics, costing etc., HR : people management, human resource development, employee legal issues eligibility: Finance : Graduation (any stream – preferably commerce) HR : Graduation (any stream) Roles (head-to-head): Finance : • Finance team design strategies to raise capital from different sources for effective funding of projects • It assesses risks and benefits involved in projects vis-à-vis market economics HR : • HR team delegates right person to the right job, which ensures smooth sailing and stability to the organisation. • It evaluates performance and design succession planning to create an equal balance and ensures retaining talents work profile: Finance : • Compiling financial information • Assessing feasibility of projects • Raising funds • Cost management • Analysing legal and financial aspects of new investments HR : • Recruitment and selection • induction, training and orientation • Retention and succession planning • Designing performance management systems • career planning, counselling and appraisal etc., Career demand: (no. of jobs vis-à-vis people required in an organisation) Finance : Medium (though finance is the life-blood of an organisation, the team consists of less management personnel as compared to marketing / sales.) HR : Medium (though it controls every staff across the organisation, the HR team consists few members – hence a smaller team) Career risks: Finance : Medium to High Finance jobs, esp. in investment companies, which are directly dictated by market conditions, are more risk prone, due to fluctuating marketing conditions. However, they are far more secure in other industries. HR : Medium HR jobs are not dictated by market conditions. Hence, it comes with less risk and more job security. skills & attributes: Finance : • numerical ability • attention to detail • good reasoning skill • make and implement decisions. • clear communication • logical approach • problem solving skill HR : • people management • patience and perseverance • outgoing personality with positive attitude • clear communication • logical approach • problem solving skill. Now you can decide what suites you. Best Wishes.

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Devesh Lathi Educational Counselor | Guide-Level 12

8 years ago

MBA finance has greater scope. There are a greater number of jobs and higher average salary for Finance graduates.
But may not necessarily be the right field for you. If you are amazing with numbers and patterns, then opt for finance. However if people and relations are your forte, you must go for HR.