[itcareercoach]

Originally Posted by leslilucky9

Hi,This is lisa.I am a fresher and in that gr8 hunt for job.Finished my BE in electronics and telecommuniation.Just no jobs for freshers in delhi .Maybe my approach is wrong .Plz suggest me methods to be succesful in this gr8 HUNT for jobs.Am certainly not workin in a BPO.

Lisa,

Getting a job can be tough for freshers because the lack hands-on experience or skills and because their education is still too general after graduation!

It is tough for a freshers to get a job because they’re competing against other freshers with similar backgrounds and strong educational credentials and there isn’t much to differentiate them.

The first thing you have to do, is:

1. 
   Differentiate yourself from your competitors or follow job seekers
2. 
   Specialize in an industry by learning that the problems of that industry and the most effective ways of solving those problems
3. 
   Get lots of hands-on experience (even when you don’t have a job) … I know, that this is a catch-22 … the "classic chicken and egg which came first" problem!

[itcareercoach]

Originally Posted by anjali ddm

hi
i am new 2 d pg.i need advice n direction frm all u guys out there.

i did my Bsc in 98,Bed in 2001,Msc in 2005 and have just one yr of teaching experience. i want to give new direction 2 my career n want 2 persue MBA but people say now at this age n with this kindof profile its hopeless.
someone suggested me to sit for GATE n persue MTech/phd but as i am 30 now if i go for phd etc then by the time i'll apply foor job i'll be over age.what 2 do ?plz suggest me how can i improve my life .i don't want 2 teach though it seems that that's d only option.

Anjali;

First of all, your age is not a problem because it's never too late and you can never be too old to pursue your dreams for career sucess and happiness.

On the other hand, you have to ask yourself if an MBA is what you need to achieve career success or happiness!

Like a poster on this thread advised, an MBA by itself is not going to make over your career and you don't want to spend your life tying out different career tracks or things in the hope that something will work out!

You have to be more strategic. Here is how you can make your better career or life choices;

1. Figure out what you love doing. To be successful, you have to actually enjoy what you do and not be doing it just for the money.

2. Figure out what you're good at doing. There's a tool that you will learn in your MBA class known as SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). You need to do a SWOT Analysis on your own skills, strengths, background and opportunities and figure out the types of things that you're good at doing or that you can do better than others.

If you can figure out what you are good at doing, then you need to exploit, excel exceed at it!

If it happens to be that an MBA will enhance you based on your SWOT Analysis, then you should probably do it. It it isn't then don't force it. If you force it, you are simply doing it because others are doing it and nor because of any other reason.

3. Figure out a plan for achieving your career objective. Choose a career objective that matches your SWOT Analysis and then prepare a plan for achieving it. A plan gives you a means of monitoring or tracking your progress.

That's it in a nutshell ... what you need to do to take back control of your career!

[Ananda]

lopamudra0303 (Post # 585)
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i am a B.Tech grad and would like to pursue CA along with MBA. I want to join for MBA in 2010. I will write CAT 09. Is it possible for me to write CPT dec 09 and continuw with the course along with full time pgdm? wats the total duration of CA?
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@lopamudra0303 (Post # 585):

I assume time is on your side.

Would suggest you to drop plans for CA and try to get accepted at a top-rung B-School MBA course.
If you do not succeed do not bother, study to get the CFA charter from CFA Institute US.

CFA opens up multiple options including stuffs like "Quant-phynance" and that sould excite a B-Tech.

Best.

[passionharsha]

Hi frndz,

I am preparing for CAT NOV - 2010. I am currently working in a software company for past 1 year. I am planning to quit my job and prepare full time for MBA and get into a good B-School. I have started my preparations with CAT. I was informed by my friend that he is planning to go for GMAT - as he has started his prepaprations only recently and will not be able to give a full shot for CAT NOV-2009. He also said that he would have to wait for an entire year to give CAT again. By going with GMAT preparations he said he can give his shot by jan or feb (as GMAT is held round the year unlike CAT). He also said that there are good B-Schools that accept GMAT scores.

Now as i have also started my preparations recently i have a dilemma whether to go with CAT wait till next year NOV or instead choose GMAT and give my shot by feb or mar by quitting my job now and get into any top b-school within India. Please guide me which way i can choose as i am planning now to quit my job and start my full time preparations. Also tell me about the comparison between difficulty levels, scope, B-School choice that i can choose from if i go for CAT or GMAT.

I would like that i am not choosy or so specific about getting into IIMs alone. All i want is to get into a pretty good B-School, learn a lot, come out with a pretty decent salary package.

Also i would like to hear some useful suggestions from you. Thanks.

[Satwinder]

Originally Posted by passionharsha

Hi frndz,

I am preparing for CAT NOV - 2010. I am currently working in a software company for past 1 year. I am planning to quit my job and prepare full time for MBA and get into a good B-School. I have started my preparations with CAT. I was informed by my friend that he is planning to go for GMAT - as he has started his prepaprations only recently and will not be able to give a full shot for CAT NOV-2009. He also said that he would have to wait for an entire year to give CAT again. By going with GMAT preparations he said he can give his shot by jan or feb (as GMAT is held round the year unlike CAT). He also said that there are good B-Schools that accept GMAT scores.

Now as i have also started my preparations recently i have a dilemma whether to go with CAT wait till next year NOV or instead choose GMAT and give my shot by feb or mar by quitting my job now and get into any top b-school within India. Please guide me which way i can choose as i am planning now to quit my job and start my full time preparations. Also tell me about the comparison between difficulty levels, scope, B-School choice that i can choose from if i go for CAT or GMAT.

I would like that i am not choosy or so specific about getting into IIMs alone. All i want is to get into a pretty good B-School, learn a lot, come out with a pretty decent salary package.

Also i would like to hear some useful suggestions from you. Thanks.

Hey dude, how are ya??

Basically let me tell you, first of all that GMAT is mainly used to pursue a MBA abroad by most students. Though NRI's can also take it to pursue MBA in India.

As per your post, I suppose you want to pursue MBA in India itself. So via GMAT, there are very few good Bschools in India, which you can get admission in. Check the various websites for more information.

Some of the prominent Institutions in India to accept GMAT scores, are ISB, Hyderabad, and GLIM, Chennai. Though both of these require Work Experience(preferably at least 2-3 years).

But judging by your situation, I think CAT will be your best bet. Some of the main differences between the 2 exams are:-

1) CAT has a much higher difficulty level in QA, then the GMAT. Basically the sums asked in GMAT, can be solved by a schoolkid. For CAT, you need loads of preparation, and a definite strategy.

2) You can self study for GMAT, and still score quite high, just by following a few guides. Whereas for CAT, you will probably need to enroll yourself in a coaching center, give loads of mock tests, and do lots of planning.

3) By GMAT, you can get into a variety of good colleges abroad(not applicable to your case, I suppose), even if your score is not very high. But if you want to get into a good Bschool for CAT, you need to score quite high(basically quite a high level of competition).

So basically, in short, CAT is a much tougher and competitive exam than GMAT, and need careful planning and execution. But most top Bschools do not desire mandatory Work Experience via CAT. But by GMAT, Work experience is compulsory. There are other differences which you can find out on your own.

Besides, I would like to say, 'Why limit yourself to CAT? Especially cause IIMs are not your only destination.'

There are other MBA exams too, XAT, JMET, SNAP, IIFT, FMS, to name a few. I would strongly recommend you appear for all of these. And most have a similar pattern of syllabus. Its not that you have to prepare separately for all.

Anyways, decide after you think over this carefully. Discuss each aspect with your friends.

All the best...

[Sklar]

For Quantitative finance, you need to do a CQF or a MFE , not a CFA. More info on Quant finance can be found here

Quant finance is getting more interesting & sophisticated day after day.I wish i was a Engineer.

[Sklar]

lopamudra0303 (Post # 585)

i am a B.Tech grad and would like to pursue CA along with MBA. I want to join for MBA in 2010. I will write CAT 09. Is it possible for me to write CPT dec 09 and continuw with the course along with full time pgdm? wats the total duration of CA?

For Quantitative finance, you need to do a CQF or a MFE , not a CFA. More info on Quant finance can be found here

Quant finance is getting more interesting & sophisticated day after day.I wish i was a Engineer.

Hope this was useful.

[Prakash Bhargav]

Hey I have done correspondence BBA from SMU www.smudde.edu.in? Should I go for regular MBA or a distance MBA? I am also looking for a job, will I get with my current qualification...

[aviator1]

Hello people

I need to ask that what are the requisites for a NGO work experience to be counted as valid??

[BIskoolAspirant]

Hello Friends

I have an experience of 7 years in software industry and I am planning to do my MBA in the next couple of years.

At this juncture, I have to make a decision and I thought of getting suggestions from people who have done their MBA from top B Schools as it would help me a lot.

I have two options. I can either choose to stay in a technical path or move to managerial track at this point. Here are the two options with the pros and cons.

Can you please share your thoughts and which would help me in getting an entry into top B school and post MBA as well.

Technical Path
Pros: Very responsible (technical) position , International Exposure, May involve in product strategy.
Cons: A lesser known company, Only technical work, No client interaction, May not have chance to move into management path.

Managerial Path
Pros: Management position (line manager), Client Interaction, Well known company.
Cons: No International Exposure, May not be a key position.

My ambition is to complete MBA from top B school and later get into key management positions (like the delivery manager, director or such similar posts)

Thanks