luxury brand management
Posted Oct 15, 2011 18:58
Posted Oct 16, 2011 11:47
if you want to work in India, then study in India. The wages are low in the luxury industry (ironically) and you'd find it hard to pay off a US or EU student loan on an Indian salary.
I just did a search for people with MBA or PGDM degrees in India who work in the luxury goods industry. The top schools are:
# University of Mumbai
# Delhi University
# Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
# Amity Business School
# Indian Institute of Planning and Management
# Welingkar Institute of Management
# Symbiosis International University
# University of Pune
# Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
# University of Rajasthan
# Kendriya Vidyalaya
if you want to work in India, then study in India. The wages are low in the luxury industry (ironically) and you'd find it hard to pay off a US or EU student loan on an Indian salary.
I just did a search for people with MBA or PGDM degrees in India who work in the luxury goods industry. The top schools are:
# University of Mumbai
# Delhi University
# Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
# Amity Business School
# Indian Institute of Planning and Management
# Welingkar Institute of Management
# Symbiosis International University
# University of Pune
# Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
# University of Rajasthan
# Kendriya Vidyalaya
Posted Oct 27, 2011 20:32
Thanks for the reply , I thoroghly read the board. Well I totally agree on the low wages and high loans issue & I am comfortable working in India or abroad but I am a little worried as to during this time of recession will the asian students be offered good jobs in UK or US markets, secondly I wanted to know what kind of jobs are offered for luxury management course as I searched the job portals in India that shows scanty jobs opportunites that too majorly as store manager or sales executive jobs which I do not want to go for. Thirdly would my 2yrs work profile as a HR trainee enable me to get seleceted in good schools in uk or europe ? Please suggest
Thanks for the reply , I thoroghly read the board. Well I totally agree on the low wages and high loans issue & I am comfortable working in India or abroad but I am a little worried as to during this time of recession will the asian students be offered good jobs in UK or US markets, secondly I wanted to know what kind of jobs are offered for luxury management course as I searched the job portals in India that shows scanty jobs opportunites that too majorly as store manager or sales executive jobs which I do not want to go for. Thirdly would my 2yrs work profile as a HR trainee enable me to get seleceted in good schools in uk or europe ? Please suggest
Posted Oct 28, 2011 01:35
As you know, my observation is that there are very poor employment prospects from most luxury management courses. That's why there are so few of them. Managers in luxury have worked there way up. It's not like banking or consulting, were you need a lot of MBAs.
If the management opportunities are not there for you in luxury, perhaps you should consider looking for a HR role in the industry? Otherwise, look for the sorts of jobs that actually do exist in large numbers...
As you know, my observation is that there are very poor employment prospects from most luxury management courses. That's why there are so few of them. Managers in luxury have worked there way up. It's not like banking or consulting, were you need a lot of MBAs.
If the management opportunities are not there for you in luxury, perhaps you should consider looking for a HR role in the industry? Otherwise, look for the sorts of jobs that actually do exist in large numbers...
Posted Oct 28, 2011 20:43
Posted Oct 29, 2011 01:55
Very rarely you do find MBAs in the luxury goods and jewelry markets. When you do, they are generally graduates of strong, accredited, internationally known, schools. For example, in the UK, MBAs in the luxury market have typically studied at, in declining order:
# London Business School
# ESSEC Business School
# INSEAD
# The Open University
# Middlesex University
# University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
# Harvard Business School
# Columbia University - Columbia Business School
# IMD (International Institute for Management Development)
# HEC School of Management.
They are typically working as functional specialists, not as major business leaders. In declining order:
* Marketing
* Business development
* Sales
* Consultant
* Administrative
* Entrepreneur
* Finance
* Operations
* Buyer
* Creative
If you can get into a top luxury program, then you are not likely to get a great job in luxury -- but there is a chance. At a unaccredited school, I think it would not give you any real edge over an MSc:neither are very strong paths to a career.
Looking at the functional specialisations of MSc graduates in the UK luxury market, you see they are most commonly:
# Marketing
# Sales
# Administrative
# Entrepreneur
# Operations
# Finance
# Human resources
# Information technology
# Public relations
In terms of an MSc or MBA specialisation or concentration, therefore, one in marketing will be best: operations management and finance are next best. For you personally, with a HR background, HR is your easiest way in. However it is certainly not assured that you will find a role that will give you a high salary or a career path. There are few of those in luxury. Therefore I suggest you focus on a transferrable masters degree, rather than one focussed on luxury.
Very rarely you do find MBAs in the luxury goods and jewelry markets. When you do, they are generally graduates of strong, accredited, internationally known, schools. For example, in the UK, MBAs in the luxury market have typically studied at, in declining order:
# London Business School
# ESSEC Business School
# INSEAD
# The Open University
# Middlesex University
# University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
# Harvard Business School
# Columbia University - Columbia Business School
# IMD (International Institute for Management Development)
# HEC School of Management.
They are typically working as functional specialists, not as major business leaders. In declining order:
* Marketing
* Business development
* Sales
* Consultant
* Administrative
* Entrepreneur
* Finance
* Operations
* Buyer
* Creative
If you can get into a top luxury program, then you are not likely to get a great job in luxury -- but there is a chance. At a unaccredited school, I think it would not give you any real edge over an MSc:neither are very strong paths to a career.
Looking at the functional specialisations of MSc graduates in the UK luxury market, you see they are most commonly:
# Marketing
# Sales
# Administrative
# Entrepreneur
# Operations
# Finance
# Human resources
# Information technology
# Public relations
In terms of an MSc or MBA specialisation or concentration, therefore, one in marketing will be best: operations management and finance are next best. For you personally, with a HR background, HR is your easiest way in. However it is certainly not assured that you will find a role that will give you a high salary or a career path. There are few of those in luxury. Therefore I suggest you focus on a transferrable masters degree, rather than one focussed on luxury.
Posted Oct 29, 2011 11:40
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Posted Oct 29, 2011 12:14
Posted Oct 30, 2011 10:50
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