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Originally Posted by rajaramvarun
Hi all.I finished my B.Tech in the summer of 2008 from NIT,Warangal. Currently working with Crompton Greaves at Vadodara.Its been and year and I've been appraised and hold a highly important portfolio in the company.
But its been tough off late handling classes and work.I have made up my mind to quit next week and focus on cat prep for the next 4 months.Will this affect my CV in future?Just a bit apprehensive.A number of my colleagues have advised me against it and an equal number support it.
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Regarding your question first ... No, I dont think a career gap affects your chances of making it even to greatest of the B-schools....But you shouldnt take a decision before doing some research and there are a few things you should be clear with.
Why do you want to study MBA?.. and why quit job for the entrance exam? ....a question commonly asked in bschool PIs .. but the only difference is, here you have to answer it to yourself
Is it because you are disatisfied with your job and want to get out of the place so badly that you have no problem taking admission in a decent B-school. If this is the case, you apply to many schools, you have more options and it is a fair risk to take..
Another case is that you are looking at MBA as a career booster, having only a few elite institutes in mind and if, upon failing to make it there, you will be giving another try..you have no issues with the job. in this case, quiting job is not a good idea.. reasons -
lot of uncertainty, lot of competition, and increased pressure to perform because you have nothing to fall back upon..
Case 3 is that you believe that the only way you can make it to even a decent bschool is through focused approach and hard work. So even if the situation is not that bad on the job front, thoughts of quitting job for CAT keep crossing your mind.
But an interesting situation may arise here!, and I am telling you this out of personal experience ... you think you belong to case3 before quiting job, so you quit and aim at decent schools.. but as you work hard, you improve a lot, %tiles in mocks increase. now you want to get into the 2nd category of candidates, sadly you dont have a back up plan..
I was exactly in the same position as you, last year ......And I did just what you are thinking of doing right now.... ie quit job for CAT prep...
My advice would be wait for some time and start with prep.. ( I understand that managing prep and work is tougher in case of some jobs..
and btw I was working with Greaves Cotton which is of the same group as your co... ).. speak with people who have tried the exams and not colleagues who havent and then decide for yourself..
I am not demotivating you.. the only thing is you shouldnt find out things after quiting job but before if and then decide if its a good enough risk to take..
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