Given a choice between HR and Marketing, which one would you choose?

Originally Posted by kmrjt

Two of the most prefered specializations that students choose in their MBA are HR and Marketing, other than Finance. Many students are skeptical about taking up Marketing as specialization as one does not become the VP of Marketing immediately after the course. There is a common perception that a student with Marketing specialization may even be placed as a sales representative in a firm, which is absolutely ridiculous considering the effort the student has to give to complete a MBA course. However, HR does not have any such options and the salaries for HR people are pretty good too. However, a science background is mandatory for HR. Which one do you prefer? Is one better than the other or are both of them equally lucrative?
How would you rate the following specializations on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best?
Finance
HR
Marketing
Information Systems Management

Lets talk about it guys!

I hv planned to choose Finance as major and Marketing as minor

i hv planned to choose Finance as major and marketing as minor

HR of course, what else? i'll rate HR 10
the pay is good.

hello...given a choice i wud prefer marketing as understanding the market(consumer behaviour) is the key for any organisation to succeed..

I think both are almost the same, as both has to sell. As an HR manager u r selling the product (employment) to client (prospects) who are willing to join generally which gives him/her the edge over his client whereas a sales manager has to sell it to client who has a lot of options (threat) which gives the edge to client instead of sales manager. I think that it makes thing quite obvious as to wat should be our preference if the choice is ours...

I prefer marketing because marketing is my passion. But never leave aside the HR angle too. For anyone to be a good manager, we need to be a good HR Manager first!

i would prefer choosing HR because i am good at interacting with other people, good in working as a team member and also understand human behaviour in different situations.

I THINK HR IS A BETTER OPTION THAN MARKETING

MArketing for sure.....HR tends to be a little monotonous.....atleast while studying

buddy......that totally depends upon your interest and the how much you want to struggle....Hardwork is required everywher...be it Fin. , HR or Mktg...