[raghav507]

Originally Posted by deepak12

Hi Puys,
I need some advice here.

Time is running out for me (pressure from parents too) and I am in a dilemma.
At work, pressure is increasing due to current IT scenario (read more work, less salary).
So, planning to quit in next 2-3 months and start prep for CAT08.

Any other thoughts?

hi Deepak,
i am also working with a major software MNC, although i took CAT for the first time...i scored a mere 92 %ile after 2-3 months of regular prep...
now as all the results have come in finally...i was also in the same dilemma as you are in at present...but everyone suggested me not to leave the company just for prep purposes...what my seniors have suggested me is to take CAT once more and if the result isn't positive, go for GMAT if you are such an MBA freak.

that very senior of mine is himself pursuing his MBA from US after 4 years of work ex in my company itself.

so i would suggest you not to be so desperate for it...its not the only thing left in the world...and might be possible the pressure you're feeling right now will hamper your performance in coming CAT.

so bindas ho kar CAT do... as if you don't pay a damn to the world...

Originally Posted by tzsrivastava

and above all its VA that requires actual prep....Qa and Di can be done in 2 months...so start wrking on VA...and yes plz note that all this is my personal opinion...:smile:..rest is ur call.....

also i agree completely with tzsrivastava that VA requires actual prep...not QA and DI...they can be easily prepared in 2-3 months

[tzsrivastava]

Originally Posted by raghav507

hi Deepak,
i am also working with a major software MNC, although i took CAT for the first time...i scored a mere 92 %ile after 2-3 months of regular prep...
now as all the results have come in finally...i was also in the same dilemma as you are in at present...but everyone suggested me not to leave the company just for prep purposes...what my seniors have suggested me is to take CAT once more and if the result isn't positive, go for GMAT if you are such an MBA freak.

that very senior of mine is himself pursuing his MBA from US after 4 years of work ex in my company itself.

so i would suggest you not to be so desperate for it...its not the only thing left in the world...and might be possible the pressure you're feeling right now will hamper your performance in coming CAT.

so bindas ho kar CAT do... as if you don't pay a damn to the world...

well said raghav.....keep the high spirits flowing...even my journey ended before it was destined to begin...but now i have decided not to look back...focus CAT 2008...and not only crack it but kill it this time when it comes....;-)

tarun

[msr.712]

Originally Posted by tzsrivastava

frnds,
i m attaching a doc containg sum frequently used words...btw as i had mentioned in this post i will try to post word meanings in the above format...becos i firmly believe that slow & steady wins the race...[/left]

hii dude, good work . plz keep it going.

[shaky_143]

hi guys ,

hope u all are doing well. I desperately need this thread , finally got it ,
please make me count.

While every one is here to inspire others this is really a great platform to keep ur fire burning, I really appreciate u guys. but some time i think that its easy to give advise but difficult to adopt. i am also planning for this damn cat 08 very frst time.

have 2 yr Banking IT exp in a nationalized bank, i dont know how much it will count, but about one thing i m sure that these days every second guy has IT exp so exp in IT is not a star power these days . m i right ?

one more thing i felt that some time it can be worse to show exp if u dont have enough guts to match that exp too.

I got interview with ICICI bank, obviously with some Management experts , i didnt get that bcoz of my natural answers , i told wt exactly I am .

Is it gud to be natural in interviews or try to cheat them to show ur interest passionately? bcoz one who can tell wrong things in right manner is
always get selected , i also got selection .

wt u think puys?

[sumitrocks]

Originally Posted by shaky_143

hi guys ,
Is it gud to be natural in interviews or try to cheat them to show ur interest passionately? bcoz one who can tell wrong things in right manner is
always get selected , i also got selection .

wt u think puys?

In my opinion, in an interview, it is important to be your natureal self. However, this has to be done in a way that makes your personality pleasing. If you come out as a rebel, things might not go too smoothly. Still, one must not try to 'cheat' the panel coz they're intelligent folks, who'd have seen thousands of candidates. So, I guess it is important to prepare for a few common questions, and structure your responses before you walk in to the interview room.

[raghav507]

Originally Posted by sumitrocks

In my opinion, in an interview, it is important to be your natural self. However, this has to be done in a way that makes your personality pleasing. If you come out as a rebel, things might not go too smoothly. Still, one must not try to 'cheat' the panel coz they're intelligent folks, who'd have seen thousands of candidates. So, I guess it is important to prepare for a few common questions, and structure your responses before you walk in to the interview room.

i completely agree with Sumit on this issue.
most of the times the interviewers are an experienced lot and can catch the wrong one very easily...especially when it is the case for any B-school interview.
so it becomes quite necessary to give them a true picture of oneself...otherwise they may reject one's candidature on the basis of the difference they find in their assessment and the picture presented by the candidate...
although i also got two job offers from campus on the basis of the same effort as shaky_143 has elaborated... still i wont advocate to follow those practices...

regarding the IT experience as mentioned by shaky_143, i completely agree with him that it doesn't matter that much in today's scenario...as every third person is one or the other way related to IT...

[sairam123]

Hi,

I do agree that we have to study hard to bell the CAT....Me too a CAT 08 aspirant...let us discuss pertaining to CAT...Hope this thread will help us....

[tzsrivastava]

Originally Posted by sairam123

Hi,

I do agree that we have to study hard to bell the CAT....Me too a CAT 08 aspirant...let us discuss pertaining to CAT...Hope this thread will help us....

as sriram quoted...
we shud start our prep 4 CAT 08'....attached along is a doc containing the analysis of VA/VR section of last CATs ..hope u all will find it useful in strategizing and setting priorities....also there is a thread on VA prep http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/englis...-2008-a-3.html (VA Guide for CAT 2008)
kindly pour in ur inputs there.....

rgds
tarun

PS: QA analysis wil be posted soon

[raghav507]

Originally Posted by tzsrivastava

as sriram quoted...
we shud start our prep 4 CAT 08'....attached along is a doc containing the analysis of VA/VR section of last CATs ..hope u all will find it useful in strategizing and setting priorities....also there is a thread on VA prep http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/englis...-2008-a-3.html (VA Guide for CAT 2008)
kindly pour in ur inputs there.....
PS: QA analysis wil be posted soon

just had a look at this thread and the attached doc file...
the foremost thing this doc file suggests is the drastic shift in the CAT pattern towards a reasoning based one.

[tzsrivastava]

here's the QA analysis...


we can clearly make out which are the imp topics and the topics which we can safely forget(P&C,probability etc) ..hope will help u puys....

rgds
tarun