Hi there,

I'm about to start an MBA at Cornell this fall. I've written a few posts, asking questions about different industries. For now, I'm setting out to do an MBA in Brand Management. I did an undergrad degree in life sciences, and then after my undergrad, I did sales for a finance media firm.

Post MBA, I want a marketing or sales job. Probably sales, b/c 1) I'm a people's person and I like to be in the front office, 2) I like the success of making profit from introducing a product to a target market and 3) sales make good money. 

Originally, I was thinking of pharma/biotech, based on the simple reason that everyone needs to take their pills at the end of the day. However, I do realize that there are a lot of other issues, i.e. high costs of R& D, patent expiry, etc.---which altogether, may contribute to the fact that pharma/biotech sales/marketing have high, but not the highest, average salaries, compared to other industries.

Now I'm wondering if sales for an investment bank is the way to go if my goal is to make a lot of money? I know some of you may ask---why not just concentrate on Finance? But I know myself---I would not want to deal with spreadsheets and crunch numbers. I hate that stuff, so I know I should stick wtih marketing/sales.

From my current job right now, I am in touch with high level managers in the investment bank/hedge fund industry so I have **somewhat** of a network. But (pardon me if i sound dumb), will the salary level still remain at a similar level after this market bounces by approximately 2011? Also, if I do an MBA in Brand Management, and take some sales and trading focused courses, will this suffice for entry into a top tier investment bank?

Thanks for your input