Over the last few months, Business Schools across the country have been concluding their Placement Season. Graduating MBAs are busy doing the math to determine the likely ROI of the past two years in context of their Confirmed Job Offers. Many are struggling with the disappointment of having failed to secure the elusive “Dream Job”. …
This is that time of the year when first year MBA students are stepping into their Summer Internships. For many without prior work experience, it will be a first taste of the corporate world which will be home for another thirty-five years. Making the experience memorable and valuable is what all students hope for. Many …
Some of my MBA students don’t entirely appreciate the value of the corporate world’s jargon and resist learning it. There is scepticism that it is in fact used in the real world. If I insist on the use of appropriate jargon, during say a case study discussion, the class splits into complete naysayers, engaged adopters …
It’s that time of the year when students around the country are getting admission letters from Business Schools. Amidst all the celebrations there is also, for some, a feeling of uncertainty. Like venturing out into the dark. Lots of unknowns and questions, but whom to ask? As I teach at a Business School, many prospective …
One question I love asking my new MBA students is what they want from the program. The first answers are usually about gaining knowledge, understanding the principles of management and adding to their professional qualifications. Then a few bold souls will candidly talk about getting the right job, starting their career with a dream company …
“What women want” is a subject that has been debated at length since the beginning of time and I understand that the jury is still out. A relatively simpler but equally important question, one I feel better qualified to speak about, is what companies look for in the MBA students who apply for entry level …
In the MBA world, this is the most critical and challenging time of the two-year programme. This is placement time. For many students, it will be the culmination of twenty-four months of intense hard work, accelerated learning and the start of a dream career with a company they have aspired to work for. Equally, some …