Cranfield has a much wider reputation in aerospace than Warwick. Focus on your goals.
Hi Duncan,
I have rejected Edinburgh for price reasons as Cranfield and Warwick have both offered me a quite competitive scholarship.
I am honestly struggling to see clearly where I should go. Regarding to the structure and program content, I am much more likely to go to Cranfield. The program is wider than Warwick’s and there are some subjects that I find more interesting too.
I am not looking for switch into consultancy, nor finance or fintech. I want to work as operations manager, or head of procurement or something related to procurement but managing people.
Of course I have some target companies, but they are different companies and some of them appear to hire more people from Cranfield, and other more from Warwick.
Forgetting about brands, what really worries me is finding a job in the Uk after graduate. I am more fixed to get in some of those roles in the english market than getting into a particular company directly after graduate. After all there are many ways to get into a big company. What I expect is to boost my career and find a job in the Uk after graduate (London or somewhere around) where I can put into practice what I have learnt.
I know that Cranfield is more popular in the aerospace sector, but what I am going to do is a general MBA, is not a Msc in engineering so what I need to know is, how good both schools are regarding this specific type of master. Plus, I am not engineer.
What makes me hesitate between both schools is the reputation. It is well known that Warwick appears in many rankings while Cranfield not that much, but regarding the syllabus I have the impression that Warwick is more focused to financial and consultancy people (it is just an impression maybe I am wrong)
My doubt is so, if I choose Cranfield would I be reducing my choices of being hired in the Uk because of the lack of brand equity that Warwick provides? If my CV was competing with another CV with the same experience but that person had gone to Warwick, would my cv be dismissed? To what extent does the reputation and rankings matter for recruiters in the Uk when they are looking for people to call to come to the interviews?
Does any of those universities open (or close) more doors than the other?
Please Duncan I would appreciate your insights. I have to give a response before monday.
Thank you