[the_phantom]

Originally Posted by ravi chhabra

Hello Sir

Now Sir my next target is best B-school mostly abroad
The doubts are
1. The kind of work-exp.
Here in the threads of MBA abroad it was written that there are lot of applications from software guys with 2/3 yrs exp.
So I worked hard to get into electronics hardware industry.
Now I got all this but I am not sure if it's worth. I was even called by a start-up company offering me Business- Analyst post. I turned down the offer since they were paying comparatively less and that too in Bangalore:.

What shud I do?///:tellme:
where shud I step???:2gunfire:

2. I have a lot of time. What shud be done? I mean to make the application more convincing.// like some online courses or languages///

Hi Ravi,

Congratulations on bagging these offers!

Firstly - you are on the right track..As you have realized, most of the apps abroad for MBAs are with an IT profile - hence differentiation becomes very difficult (for both the school and the applicant)..So getting into Freescale is a step in the right direction..In addition to getting yourself a different profile, freescale will be a good brand on your resume..

Some things you can do during the course of your work

1) Learn learn and learn..Try to outperform peers and try to get yourself a name in the company..Show some career progression over the months/years..It is a gradual process but you should work hard for it everyday...
2) Develop any 1/2 real extra interest..In case you used to play Cricket in college, try to get into the corporate team over there (and become the captain ) etc
3) Learn one foreign language over the next 1/2 years..
4) Community service..Try to develop some interest here and do not do it just to improve your profile..Although this is why most would do it

My 2 cents..

[ravi chhabra]

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[ravi chhabra]

Sir the query continues !!1
Please tell me which foreign language should be learnt?:tellme:
with pros and cons !:sad:

[kill_the_cat]

Originally Posted by ravi chhabra

Sir the query continues !!1
Please tell me which foreign language should be learnt?:tellme:
with pros and cons !:sad:

for more info regarding foreign languages please visit this link

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/chit-c...-anyone-8.html (foreign languages anyone??)

Cheers

[ravi chhabra]

well what do you say regrding the job-experience !
regarding Business Analsyt vs. Hardware Engineer !

[kill_the_cat]

Originally Posted by ravi chhabra

well what do you say regrding the job-experience !
regarding Business Analsyt vs. Hardware Engineer !

Well that is a tricky sort of a question.

Because you see it does not really matter what has been your job profile out of the two rather what will matter is how you present them.

For example:-

In case you become a business analyst and end up worling on Excel sheets and do nothing else aprt from that then it will be not of much use.

On the other hand if you end up as a hardware designer and dont do anything substantial then you will be on slippery ground again.

In simple words what matters is your actual job function and how you present it in front of the interview panel. The designation/ post name/label is of the least imprtance. If you are unable to substantiate what you have done and/or fumble on the fundamental questions about your job, job function etc then there will be a problem.

Rest I think you can look at the profiles of students selected by your target Bskools. That may also give you a good enuf direction.

At the end of the day it is your career so the decision of what to do should also be taken by you keeping lots of things in mind.

All the best

[virus03]

hi...i m a btech ece student recently completed my 4 sems...i want to know what are the special extra courses availiable in the core which are benificial for the placement ??

[ravi chhabra]

well see it all dpends upom the company you are targetting !
so please make ur query more specific !

[diablorulez]

Originally Posted by ravi chhabra

well what do you say regrding the job-experience !
regarding Business Analsyt vs. Hardware Engineer !

well Kill_the_cat has been right in a perspective
as IMHO one has to show himself different in 1000s of applicants and the job profile will matter if they recieve hundreds of BAs resumes and one Hardware engg resume obviously it will attract attention.
right now IT guys r flocking the foreign univ like anything and there is a tendency among universities that now frown seeing them..
yeah it does matter how you justify ur future plan in ur essays with ur job profile so thats really important along with profile
so think and decide

[ravi chhabra]

Originally Posted by diablorulez

well Kill_the_cat has been right in a perspective
as IMHO one has to show himself different in 1000s of applicants and the job profile will matter if they recieve hundreds of BAs resumes and one Hardware engg resume obviously it will attract attention.
right now IT guys r flocking the foreign univ like anything and there is a tendency among universities that now frown seeing them..
yeah it does matter how you justify ur future plan in ur essays with ur job profile so thats really important along with profile
so think and decide

Like my job is a pure techie job !!! so does it puts wrong impression ?

Also, one of my senior from INSEAD told me that it's better to work with a start-up company ! What exactly the colleges are looking for ?

I, incase, wish to switch from this field and i present the same in my letters // So again does that stands against me?