Melbourne Business School (MBS) Australia

[tammireddy]

Hi All,

Let me introduce my self. I am Krishna Tammireddy, currently heading Operations and Strategy for a next generation MVNO gametel (www.gametel.com). I am currently pursuing my studies at Melbourne Business School. Its great very tough. I just want to meet other B-school mates to find out how different is the teaching etc.

Please feel free to touch base.

I also want to start a new thread on starting a new venture, lets discuss on it.

I am pasting my signature below, so you can contact me anytime.

Looking forward to hearing from you all,

Thanks and Regards,
Krishna Tammireddy
Operations and Strategy Manager
gametel Australia

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[crackedbyCAT]

Hi Krishna,
Could you share some info about MBS? Following are the specific questions about MBS:

• Does it provide campus placements like B schools here in India?
• What is the brand value MBS enjoys?
• How do recruiters perceive MBS?
• Is it worth the money?
• Is an Australian MBA considered at par with other MBAs around the world – most importantly, an American or an Indian MBA?
• What about opportunities in IT consulting – how is the consulting scenario at MBS and in Australia (both strategy and IT)?

Thanks
Kshitiz

[pranks]

well adding onto kshitiz ques
can a fresher who is a plain grad in bsc wid no work ex et al is eligible to get in..
wat kinda profiles u find in the college n well how to proceed further if a fresher can apply ???

kindly reply..

[tammireddy]

I decided to post some material which i think is usefull.

If you still have some Q's please don't hesitate to ping me an email.

Sorry that i confused most of you. Yes i am currently studying aswell as working. I am studying part time as i am heading the position of Operations & Strategy here at gametel (www.gametel.com).

Luckily my employer is paying for my fees, based on my credits each semester.

Let me answer your questions individually.

1. Does it provide campus placements like B schools here in India?

Ans: Absolutely yes, well most of the time even before you finish your garduation you are picked more often in your internship.

Since most people who study at MBS already have atleast 3-10 years of work experience, the opportunities for networking are so high, that anyone would have little difficulty in finding the right job.

I would strongly recommend FRESHERS not to think of doing the programme at any of the IVY league schools, as it will not add any value. This is a programme designed based on your daily experiences at work place.


2.What is the brand value MBS enjoys?


Ans: Its an Ivy League school. MBS is 55% owned by Corporate business houses, so most of the teaching in highly practical. Its rated No.1 by financial times. MBS is rated higher than AIM (Asian Institute of Management), IIM's in India, Hong Kong School of Economics etc in the Asia Pac.

Also forbes has rated MBS and AGSM as one of the top programmes in Asia pacific ahead of AIM, HSE.

Well Melbourne Business School stands on equal footing with INSEAD, LBS, STERN, IMD or any IVY leauge school.

If you take UK immigration departing giving special quota for students who study in the top 50 business schools in the WORLD. That will assist you in benchmarking the school.

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pre_budget_report/prebud_pbr04/assoc_docs/prebud_pbr04_admba.cfm

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/F2F/24/pbr04_50mbas_50.pdf

I hope the above 2 links will clear your doubts.

So that gives you an indication.

Yes if you study full time MBA at Melbourne Business School (MBS) then u will have good chance of getting a PR.

http://www.mbs.edu/main.cfm?pid=775


3. How do recruiters perceive MBS?

Ans: I would say quite highly as ordinary recruiters dont come here, its all done by executive recruiters like Hewitt Associates, Morgan Banks etc.

4.Is it worth the money?


Ans: I think based on the info, it does. I would also advise you to browse MBS website thoroughly as most of this is there.

They even have the placement statistics.

5.Is an Australian MBA considered at par with other MBAs around the world – most importantly, an American or an Indian MBA?


Ans: Once again if you look at the student exchange programs of MBS, it gives an indication. As Ivy League schools only exchange students from other Ivy League schools.

6.What about opportunities in IT consulting – how is the consulting scenario at MBS and in Australia (both strategy and IT)?


Ans: The current market scenario looks good. If you are planning to join Lehman Brothers/Booz Allen Hamilton/Goldman Sachs etc.

I am coming to India on March 24th, 2006 and will be there untill April 14th, 2006, if you would like to catch up just ping me a call on +91-94407-22999.

I hope i am able to assist most of you guys.



Thanks and Regards,


Krishna Tammireddy.
h/p: +61-439756433

[StigmaticSaint]

Originally Posted by tammireddy

I decided to post some material which i think is usefull.

If you still have some Q's please don't hesitate to ping me an email.

Sorry that i confused most of you. Yes i am currently studying aswell as working. I am studying part time as i am heading the position of Operations & Strategy here at gametel (www.gametel.com).

Luckily my employer is paying for my fees, based on my credits each semester.

Let me answer your questions individually.

1. Does it provide campus placements like B schools here in India?

Ans: Absolutely yes, well most of the time even before you finish your garduation you are picked more often in your internship.

Since most people who study at MBS already have atleast 3-10 years of work experience, the opportunities for networking are so high, that anyone would have little difficulty in finding the right job.

I would strongly recommend FRESHERS not to think of doing the programme at any of the IVY league schools, as it will not add any value. This is a programme designed based on your daily experiences at work place.


2.What is the brand value MBS enjoys?


Ans: Its an Ivy League school. MBS is 55% owned by Corporate business houses, so most of the teaching in highly practical. Its rated No.1 by financial times. MBS is rated higher than AIM (Asian Institute of Management), IIM's in India, Hong Kong School of Economics etc in the Asia Pac.

Also forbes has rated MBS and AGSM as one of the top programmes in Asia pacific ahead of AIM, HSE.

Well Melbourne Business School stands on equal footing with INSEAD, LBS, STERN, IMD or any IVY leauge school.

If you take UK immigration departing giving special quota for students who study in the top 50 business schools in the WORLD. That will assist you in benchmarking the school.

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pre_budget_report/prebud_pbr04/assoc_docs/prebud_pbr04_admba.cfm

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/..._50mbas_50.pdf

I hope the above 2 links will clear your doubts.

So that gives you an indication.

Yes if you study full time MBA at Melbourne Business School (MBS) then u will have good chance of getting a PR.

http://www.mbs.edu/main.cfm?pid=775


3. How do recruiters perceive MBS?

Ans: I would say quite highly as ordinary recruiters dont come here, its all done by executive recruiters like Hewitt Associates, Morgan Banks etc.

4.Is it worth the money?


Ans: I think based on the info, it does. I would also advise you to browse MBS website thoroughly as most of this is there.

They even have the placement statistics.

5.Is an Australian MBA considered at par with other MBAs around the world – most importantly, an American or an Indian MBA?


Ans: Once again if you look at the student exchange programs of MBS, it gives an indication. As Ivy League schools only exchange students from other Ivy League schools.

6.What about opportunities in IT consulting – how is the consulting scenario at MBS and in Australia (both strategy and IT)?


Ans: The current market scenario looks good. If you are planning to join Lehman Brothers/Booz Allen Hamilton/Goldman Sachs etc.

I am coming to India on March 24th, 2006 and will be there untill April 14th, 2006, if you would like to catch up just ping me a call on +91-94407-22999.

I hope i am able to assist most of you guys.



Thanks and Regards,


Krishna Tammireddy.
h/p: +61-439756433

Hi Krishna,

I just hope you are still in touch with this thread. I gave my GMAT 2 weeks back and got a 720 score. I will be applying to MBS soon. I have a 4 yr. exp in the outsourcing industry. I wanted to know whether they will be interested in my profile as an outsourcing profile may not be a major value-adder to a MBA program(for them) plus there may not be many BPOs in Oz. I am actually looking for a career(domain) shift? How difficult/easy would it be?

Thanks,
Stigmatic

[tammireddy]

Originally Posted by StigmaticSaint

Hi Krishna,

I just hope you are still in touch with this thread. I gave my GMAT 2 weeks back and got a 720 score. I will be applying to MBS soon. I have a 4 yr. exp in the outsourcing industry. I wanted to know whether they will be interested in my profile as an outsourcing profile may not be a major value-adder to a MBA program(for them) plus there may not be many BPOs in Oz. I am actually looking for a career(domain) shift? How difficult/easy would it be?

Thanks,
Stigmatic

Hi,

Firstly congratulations in achieving such a great score.
If you are having such a good score and would like to change domain, i would suggest London Business School, INSEAD. You have to understand MBS job placements are heavily done thru networking.
As many people concentrate on academic excellence than job placements.
The new head of careers, Mr.Michael Toohey from Harvard is changing this, but will take another 18 months to implement new strategies.

On the other hand if you are looking to get into Stern/ Columbia, London Business School/Chicago Business School using MBS, thats fine aswell i guess.

It all depends on your priorities.

Remember any partner school you study for a tem during exchange, you become an alumni of that school, so you will have complete access to job networkings of that school.

Any thing please dont hesitate to contact me directly @ tammireddy@gmail.com

Good luck and all the best,

Thanks and Regards,

Krishna Tammireddy

[StigmaticSaint]

Originally Posted by tammireddy

Hi,

Firstly congratulations in achieving such a great score.
If you are having such a good score and would like to change domain, i would suggest London Business School, INSEAD. You have to understand MBS job placements are heavily done thru networking.
As many people concentrate on academic excellence than job placements.
The new head of careers, Mr.Michael Toohey from Harvard is changing this, but will take another 18 months to implement new strategies.

On the other hand if you are looking to get into Stern/ Columbia, London Business School/Chicago Business School using MBS, thats fine aswell i guess.

It all depends on your priorities.

Remember any partner school you study for a tem during exchange, you become an alumni of that school, so you will have complete access to job networkings of that school.

Any thing please dont hesitate to contact me directly @ tammireddy@gmail.com

Good luck and all the best,

Thanks and Regards,

Krishna Tammireddy

Thanks Krishna,

I'll definitely let you know if I need help. Really appreciate that you could take out time to answer my queries.

Stigmatic

[nihit]

hi krishna...

- It it mandatory to have 2 yrs work exp for MBA in MBS
- Does MS in MBS also holds a good value.
- Do MBS provide scholarship for MS/MBA to indians and how much is the chance of getting the same.