Both job are fairly specialised, so interest is very important -
guess that's the general well advises so far.
For maritime, a ship broker need not be a uni grad to make it
big. Thus, the culture can be fairly diversed. This is not an
elitist statement - pls dun get me wrong; what I am trying to say
is, when everything else is constant, communication, business
style, leadership, management, etc.. are very crucial to a great
working environment.
I have many frens who are doing very well in maritime....but
sometimes they do complain of 'cowboy' mgr or mgr who lacks decent
managerial skills - purely focus on sales sales sales.
That said, I'm not saying Pharm is all glossy and
'sophisticated'. It has its own share of crap peeps - they are
everywhere for that matter. Just that so far I have not met an 'old
school', 'Open- U' mgr in Pharm. So much for my twarted hasty
sample survey.
Like everything else, as long as you are in the top echelon, you
will be well rewarded. So, close your eyes, listen to your heart
and do your best.
Good luck!