[imadreamer]

guys,

any threads on discussing PhD options here?

Thanks.

[kalyanJvn]

Hi baccardisprite ,U r posts are really good.Appreciate u r efforts in helping & advising every1.

I am eng. graduate with 6.5+ IT exp. in Indian MNC .I am stuck at project Lead for almost 2 yrs ,i am planning to take MBA because of long term goal of grwoing to a high position in organization & once we reach at specific levels we need to play a integration role understanding business & delivery.My understanding is that not all will grow in the organization ,say to reach Technical manager or Group Heads to Vice presidents.To grow to such levels we need to have good qualification (read good MBA) + Experience.
If i want to do MBA which courses should help me in building my career ?
Many a times i questioning my self do i need a good MBA degree or not ?

[nemo1]

hi baccardisprite,
firstly, your thread is something akin to GOD-send to me! thanx a million for coming up with this!
as for me, i am an EEE with almost 4 years in the IT industry as a software consultant! i am desperate to get out of this mess that is the indian IT services industry! i am very keen on majoring in Finance, preferable an MS/MSc in Finance. i have an admit offer from Queen's University, Belfast for their september 2009 intake in their MSc in Finance course. what i would like to know is, with the global recession still going pretty strong & with no tangible sign of abating, what would be my prospect after i finish my MSc from Belfast? how is the job scenario out there vis-a-vis finance? it would be great if you could throw some light on this! am not really in a position for an MBA in Finance from abroad because of the financial investment involved. looking forward to hearing from you on this. thanx in advance!!

cheers

[baccardisprite]

Originally Posted by sandhya1.jain

Hi baccardisprite,
I m currently running up my own web venture and would be appearing for GMAT soon..I just wanted to know..does learning a foreign language enhances your profile...??nd if yes which one to go for (French/German/Spanish) or may be you can tell us what are the points which one should consider before choosing the language..
Please help!!

Considerations - what country do you intend studying in? Which industry do you want to work in - for example if it's automotive, precision engineering, technology, pharma & life sciences (German would be helpful). If it's luxury brand management (French) and if retail then french or spanish... Industry, company, company language, country you want to live and work in... etc....

[baccardisprite]

Originally Posted by nemo1

hi baccardisprite,
firstly, your thread is something akin to GOD-send to me! thanx a million for coming up with this!
as for me, i am an EEE with almost 4 years in the IT industry as a software consultant! i am desperate to get out of this mess that is the indian IT services industry! i am very keen on majoring in Finance, preferable an MS/MSc in Finance. i have an admit offer from Queen's University, Belfast for their september 2009 intake in their MSc in Finance course. what i would like to know is, with the global recession still going pretty strong & with no tangible sign of abating, what would be my prospect after i finish my MSc from Belfast? how is the job scenario out there vis-a-vis finance? it would be great if you could throw some light on this! am not really in a position for an MBA in Finance from abroad because of the financial investment involved. looking forward to hearing from you on this. thanx in advance!! cheers

Stick where you are for now because finance is not the place to be right now, and an unknown school like the one you're talking about is a definite no no. Either stick some time with your current job until the economy improves a bit or try getting into a better college.....

Cheerz & Good luck

[baccardisprite]

Originally Posted by kalyanJvn

Hi baccardisprite ,U r posts are really good.Appreciate u r efforts in helping & advising every1.

I am eng. graduate with 6.5+ IT exp. in Indian MNC .I am stuck at project Lead for almost 2 yrs ,i am planning to take MBA because of long term goal of grwoing to a high position in organization & once we reach at specific levels we need to play a integration role understanding business & delivery.My understanding is that not all will grow in the organization ,say to reach Technical manager or Group Heads to Vice presidents.To grow to such levels we need to have good qualification (read good MBA) + Experience. If i want to do MBA which courses should help me in building my career ? Many a times i questioning my self do i need a good MBA degree or not ?

Mate.... I can't tell you which courses would help you! You need to understand:

- What you want to do (functionally) after an MBA? No matter how good your MBA, you ain't becoming a big-shot in a company tomorrow. You need to continue in a functional domain (possibly a more marketing / customer focussed one) to complement your previous technical experience... But you have to decide what it is.

- What industry / what sort of companies do you want to work for?

- Where do they recruit and what sort of skills do they look for?

Get these things right first and then decide your future course of action. You might find that a pure MBA is probably not what you need.

Cheerz, happy easter and good luck.

[baccardisprite]

Originally Posted by imadreamer

guys, any threads on discussing PhD options here? Thanks.

You're welcome to do so. I can't claim much knowledge on PhDs, but would try answering your questions or at least point you in the right direction. If you have knowledge about it - then please feel free to use the thread and share with any other posters who might ask questions.

[baccardisprite]

Originally Posted by najmuddin

Stanford - Management Science and Engineering
MIT - SM in Engineering Systems (the 'normal' MS program of ESD)
Manchester business school - MSc Management of Science, Technology and Innovation
LSE - MSc Management and Strategy
"the brand name of a college is more important than what program have you studied there. The kind of experience that I am going to have a top college and the kind of people, student as well as faculty, that I am gonna meet and make valuable contacts, would be an invaluable experience. No matter how good a program is at a mediocre or a lesser known university, the above things will always be missing. And for entrepreneurship, these are the things that matter the most. Also, the first thing VCs and the angel investors will look at, is the brand name of university on my resume. As these are the people who wud probably help me achieve my dream, this further increases the importance of university brand name." eg. look at the stanford website. Just going thru the details of all the entrepreneurial activities going on there makes my hair stand out. This is the stuff I am talking abt. (Don’t know whether I'll be really going there, even if I get the admit, there is no funding and I am broke :( )

Even in my Stanford and MIT essays, I have poured my heart out and only talked about my passion for entrepreneurship. Don't know whether it'll carry me through or not.

Don't know whether I am making any sense or not, but this is what I am.

I would agree that a top-school ~ a degree of professional credibility. But no more!! Whatever your education, IF you end up speaking bulls*** to an investor / VC - you ain't getting the money.

No - your education is NOT what the investors will look at first. Your history of professional success, your experience in making and marketing the products or services you want your entrepreneurial company to deliver + the competence of the team that supports you + the depth and success potential of the idea (IRR) are some of the things that come ahead of your educational pedigree!

A top school is a top school for many reasons - educational quality, superb faculty and career oriented services that less-than-top schools would envy; enabled by immense endowments, and the success enjoyed by graduates over a long period which feed back to endowments and so on.... Reputations are gained over a LONG period by the university... a very small % of which you carry on your shoulder / CV! The remaining large % is all you!

To put it in perspective - will attending Stanford be your life's biggest achievement or a stepping stone to your life's biggest achievement? If the answer is the latter - you'll do just fine. If the answer is the former - then you have a problem!

All the best and happy easter.

[gautamexplorer]

Originally Posted by parul agrwawal

hey thanks a lot for your reponse.... but tell me one thing is there no course related to just marketing.... dont want just to specialise in retail....

Hey Parul,

there is no specilization course in Europe for marketing.All good university gives you MBA degree in the last two term you will have to select electives form 35-50 options.Its your call wheather you wana make ur career in srategic management or in International marketing or in supply chain management.The only thing which will affect your career is exposure.In european B school you,ll get good exposure in comparison with india B school.Try to get into any good B-school which ranked in FT Top 100 MBA school ranking.What is your GMAT score? what r u planning for this year. Have u started application process this year for europe.Deadline for most of the europe schools is in may 09 for Sep 2009-10 batch.

Gautam

[gautamexplorer]

Originally Posted by sharma22r

hi

I have a work x of around 3 years in quality assurance with very good MNCs. Can someone suggest me, if doing MBA makes a sense with this experience, and is there some course across the globe pertaining to this experience????????
I have done only my BSc, could it be a hurdle????

Hey Sharma,

Which course you wana do? i mean you wana make your career after MBA 1st let me know your interest than only i can tell you.There r lot of MBA course where your work experience will work well.

Gautam