Personal/Career/CAT-job Dilemma Queries : A Repository

MBA CAT 2024
2721
Hi Puys
I have done B-tech in Computer Science( 2010 pass out)72%

1. Should I go for job Hunt, get placed, gain some experience and then come back to hit exams
or
2. I go on full length preparation of exams and give all the exams.


go for a job hunt, get placed, secure ur feet first and then balance exam prep with work.

you have a decent grad %, i know people with lesser % getting placed in IT who can barely write a factorial program in C. brush up a bit on engg. fundas, practice some apti quest, prepare for expected interview quest., there's no reason you won't land a decent job.

reason is, MBA entrance have no guarantee, there's a possiblity that even after preparing hard u screw up on the d-day. if that happens you'll have a long jobless gap that will further hinder your chances of getting a job in future as well as become a negative factor in MBA interviews. that will land you in deep s*** and you don't want that.
2722

Hello Puys,
I am contemplating to take a short term course may be for about 3 months in finance especially investment banking , before i kick start my MBA hopefully in a good college.Can i anyone suggest good insti for my criterion?
Thanks in advance ,BTW iam working

2723
Hello Puys,
I am contemplating to take a short term course may be for about 3 months in finance especially investment banking , before i kick start my MBA hopefully in a good college.Can i anyone suggest good insti for my criterion?
Thanks in advance ,BTW iam working


the only option you have is NCFM certis, but those are very easy to pass so won't add much value since anybody can do them, they are not a differentiating factor for admission, but if you are not bothered about that and want to gain some rudimentary knowledge, then you can go for a few (6-modules. its not a course per se, study and pass the exams, simple!

i don't think anybody can learn much about investment banking in such a short time as 3 month. finance is a field with great depth.

there's a course called certified financial planner (CFP), not anyway related to IB and it takes about 1yr (verify this pls).

one of the most popular IB related qualification is CFA, the level 1 alone will take around 6 months of dedicated study and exams are real tough.
2724

Hi ,

My past keeps on haunting me all the time and sometimes it saps me to the extent of demotivation. Below mentioned are my nemesis:

1) Just 68% in 12th(82% in 10th).
2) 3 years of gap between 12th and Btech.(for two years i
was pursuing BSC, have certificates to corroborate.)
3) Already of 25 years.

After discontinuing with BSC , i completed my Btech. from an NIT with CGPA of 7.35 and currently working with an IT firm for the last 1 year. Last season i had XIMB(XAT- 98.4%) and MDI(CAT- 98.20) calls but i didn't appear for the interviews as i was sure of not converting those calls and thought of working for sometime and build my profile(I have worked with CSR wing of my organisation and have few certificates too).

Below are my queries:
1) Is it possible to get into any of top 10-12 b schools of India with this profile?
2) If i get into any b school of above mentioned league how difficult it would be for me to get placed decently ?
3) Will my age take a toll on my placement prospects?
4) Do companies put some eligibility criteria for placements in b schools?
5) Will having CFA certification help me in building my profile and in getting into finance sector once out of b school ?

I expect someone from top 20 b school,who is well aware with b schools' interview and placement processes to answer my questions and help me out of this doldrums.

Regards,

2725
Hi all,

My past keeps on haunting me all the time and sometimes it saps me to the extent of demotivation. Below mentioned are my nemesis:

1) Just 68% in 12th(82% in 10th).
2) 3 years of gap between 12th and Btech.(for two years i
was pursuing BSC, have certificates to corroborate.)
3) Already of 25 years.

After discontinuing with BSC , i completed my Btech. from an NIT with CGPA of 7.35 and currently working with an IT firm for the last 1 year. Last season i had XIMB(XAT- 98.4%) and MDI(CAT- 98.20) calls but i didn't appear for the interviews as i was sure of not converting those calls and thought of working for sometime and build my profile(I have worked with CSR wing of my organisation and have few certificates too).

Below are my queries:
1) Is it possible to get into any of top 10-12 b schools of India with this profile?
2) If i get into any b school of above mentioned league how difficult it would be for me to get placed decently ?
3) Will my age take a toll on my placement prospects?
4) Do companies put some eligibility criteria for placements in b schools?
5) Will having CFA certification help me in building my profile and in getting into finance sector once out of b school ?

I expect someone from top 20 b school,who is well aware with b schools' interview and placement processes to answer my questions and help me out of this doldrums.

Regards,




I am also in same situation..........

please suggests...
2726

Hello....

I am an IT engg. working with an mnc.But i want myself to swith to the management world in the same IT sector..
So i want to go for mba.Can any body suggest me that which one will be better for me... regular mba or executive mba??
My career graph is not good( class 10th 76%,class 12th 52%, graduation with comp sc hons 63%(but aggregate 52%:oops:), MCA 7.8 CGPA which is equivalent to 78%). Is it possible to get a seat in any IIM with this career??

please suggest me what i need to do??


Thanks in advance,
Sweety

2727

hi..........
my profile....
10th 64%
12 59%
then i did diploma get 72%
and i now doing egg...last year(pune university)
i did lots of seminar in different colleges ...
but my academics very poor from start....(bcs village boy)
but my target on my B.E(I.T) average above distinction...(pune univ.)

i started preparation CAT from last year........i didn't gave Nov 2010 cat ..
i crack CAT IN ONE SHOT...........not round and round
IS it possible?
can my acced's will help on my interview and gd?
this thing get depressed me every time....
what i do?
i am from vernacular medium.....
very weak English....
MBA from top 15 colleges......in India...

REPLY

2728

Below are my queries:
1) Is it possible to get into any of top 10-12 b schools of India with this profile?
2) If i get into any b school of above mentioned league how difficult it would be for me to get placed decently ?
3) Will my age take a toll on my placement prospects?
4) Do companies put some eligibility criteria for placements in b schools?
5) Will having CFA certification help me in building my profile and in getting into finance sector once out of b school ?


Buddy,

I sincerely believe that you should have attended your calls last year.. no matter you would have converted them or not, atleast experience should have given you an idea about the areas where interviewer might want to grill you . Also, i suggest to never presume that you wont be selected... you never know what's the quality in you which interviewer might like and you get through.

Coming to your queries,
1. Leaving apart few IIMs and b-schools like S.P.Jain where good weightage is given to profile, i think you can make to top B-Schools.

2. Getting placed would depend on your performance in college as well and if you do well there then past profile should not be a big problem... though, there could be a fight for summer placements as it is based on past profile... for finals, your performance in college also plays a major role and by doing well there, you can overcome other drawbacks of past.

3. Age is not a factor to hinder placements.

4. Yes, few companies d have certain eligibility criteria.

5. CFA definitely helps in building profile and there are few banks which give preference to people who have cleared CFA during final placements.

Hello....

I am an IT engg. working with an mnc.But i want myself to swith to the management world in the same IT sector..
So i want to go for mba.Can any body suggest me that which one will be better for me... regular mba or executive mba??
Is it possible to get a seat in any IIM with this career??


Getting into few IIMs and b-schools which give lot of weightage to profile, might be slightly tough for you ... but, for other top league b-schools, you can always get through by performing good in mba exams and proving your mettle in GDPI.

Executive MBA shall be better option only if you have gained good amount of work experience and that too, when you want to pursue your management career in the same field where you have work experience.

i started preparation CAT from last year........i didn't gave Nov 2010 cat ..
i crack CAT IN ONE SHOT...........not round and round
IS it possible?
can my acced's will help on my interview and gd?


As replied to your post in other thread, it is possible to crack CAT in one go.

However, you will need to work to improve your weak areas like english ... and be confident that with some decent preparation and efforts, you can always crack CAT, no matter what has been your past record.

I will suggest to forget about past records... and start preparing and you will succeed surely.

Regards
Varun
2729

Hi Guys,

Need opinion from you all regarding how I should plan out the next phase of my career.

Brief Background

X:90
XII:78
College:IIT Kharagpur, 2nd in Department, internships in Australia, Germany and USA
Work Ex : 1.5 yrs
Profile : Senior Business Analyst with a major Analytics firm, currently onsite for 6 months as a Consultant with one of the world's biggest retailers.
Already earning >8 lpa and I know that with a change in job I will cross 10-11 lpa and also a promotion. Now, does it make sense for me to write CAT in 2011 or should I wait for 1-2 years and then go for ISB/IIM A PGPX?

Wrote CAT this year and not sure whether it would be prudent for me to go for IIMs below A,B,C and L. Someone please advice what would be best for me??

Thanks all!

2730

Thanks a lot Varun,


i have some more queries..

1>i want to persue my management career in the same IT sector only and i have 2 years of experience.
so will it be better for me to go for executive mba.I am in dilemma that i should go for cat preparation or not(because of week academic background)

2>is the syllabus for GMAT and CAT is same??

3>which is the right way to start the preparation??

2731

Hi,

I have an experience of 5 years with the leading IT services company of India. However, I want to shift my profile from technical to non-technical side, as am not inclined towards coding, etc but feel more interested in leading a team, talking to clients, understand their needs and give suggestions. It seems role of BA most closely matches my interests.
Please suggest as to how to move to a BA role; are their any courses that could be done, or any activities that could be pursued, or is MBA the preferred option to change role.

Thanks
Nirav

2732

I am a CA final student and my exams for CA final exams are in first 2 weeks of november 2011.I am doing B.Com(A&F;) from IGNOU and i will be qualified for the degree in march 2011.My internship of 3.5 years gets over in september 2011.

a)Am i eligible for CFA L1 exams?
b)Will i be able to prepare satisfactorily for CFA l1 exams in Dec2011 exams without hampering my CA final exams in november.
The syllabus for finances in CA is in IPCC level is http://220.227.161.86/14621IPCC_Syllabus.pdf (subject name:Financial Mgmt)
and in CA final is http://220.227.161.86/169final_new_syllabus.pdf (strategic fin. mgmt)


Or the next exams in june2012 exams.

c)Are the syllabus of the CA papers and L1 somewhat similar?

2733

Hi Puys,

These days I am quite a bit confused.So just want to hear views of U all.

I am currently working in software.Have 5 yrs of work experience.But slowly I have felt I am quite bored of the monotonous nature of my job.

I want to change the stream and wnt to do an MBA.THis means I have to prepare for MBA and ol.But I cant strt doing my MBA until next yr.By that time i wud have work expereince of 6 yrs.
Now I hear if I do an executive full time MBA,I cant change my stream ie I cant go to advertising/finance.

So my question is if I opt for a 2 yr full time MBA,will it be ok for me?I hope that I will not be a loser?or I shud continue with 1 yr executive MBA?

2734

Does any one know about CAPM certification... Also if there is a seperate thread for project management queries, then please guide me.

2735

hi
i am doing btech(final year) in computer science and have given cat exam(2010).i wanted to know about operations management.it would be really helpful if someone can answer these ques:
1)what is operations management linked to services sector?
2)since i have done btech in computer science,i would like to work in it sector.so what kind of job an operations manager does in it companies?
3)does operations manager have to do field job?
4)which are the best colleges for operations management in india which can help me become good operations manager n work in some it company?
5)which are the companies that mainly pick up operations managers?

i have tried to read about them but did not get any definite or clear answers to above questions.plz help.

2736

1)what is operations management linked to services sector?
2)since i have done btech in computer science,i would like to work in it sector.so what kind of job an operations manager does in it companies?
3)does operations manager have to do field job?
4)which are the best colleges for operations management in india which can help me become good operations manager n work in some it company?
5)which are the companies that mainly pick up operations managers?


Here goes the answers to your questions :)

1. Operations management is as important in services sector as it is in any other sector. Operations manager needs to deal with the execution of every project which a company from service sector takes up.

This includes taking up a project, deciding and telling the client about the number of days you will take up to complete project ( this is very crucial as per corporate policies and you need you are expected to be accurate in this else company suffers ), staffing of resources to any particular project, supervising the execution of project in the optimized manner, doing all the relevant planning and checking the in time delivery of expected deliverables to customers ... are few of the things expected from an operations manager in services sector.

2. Almost all major IT companies have COOs these days and these are the people who are responsible for execution of all undertaken projects in the best possible way. Coupled with the answer to the first question, i believe you now have a better idea of what operation manager is expected to do in IT. Though, during initial years of career, you will join companies at a position which won't have word 'operations' as such included in it but the work is related to operations and few years down the line, you have a career ladder which ends up making you COO 😃

3. Operations manager might be required to do field as well depending on the type of industry you join and profile you are being offered in it.

4. NITIE Mumbai, SJMSOM IIT Mumbai and S.P.Jain are the three most reputed colleges when it comes to Operations management.

5. All companies ranging from FMCG, Manufacturing, Telecom, services etc pick people for operations management. You name an industry and it will be recruiting people for operations management.

Hope this helps
Varun
2737

Hello every1,

I am an engineering student and i got placed in deloitte,india recently.My pkg is 4.43pa. I would like to know how is the career growth in the company and what abt the package ?will it increase in the future??
And if any one knows abt the company environment!!

THanks

2738
Hello every1,

I am an engineering student and i got placed in deloitte,india recently.My pkg is 4.43pa. I would like to know how is the career growth in the company and what abt the package ?will it increase in the future??
And if any one knows abt the company environment!!

THanks


Yes, the package will definitely increase over the course of time and so will the work pressure, the deadlines, the workload, BP, the number of abuses hurled at managers , coffee cups drunk and cigarettes smoked everyday ..

As for Deloitte as a company - I don't know. But one thing I know for sure - if you find it lousy then don't despair as all IT companies are lousy. I am not sounding bitter or sarcastic. All jobs are "bullshit" in one way or the other.
The trick is to to find a job where you find the "bullshit" tolerable.

You can groan at this post but please save it as within 2-3 years you will find that it is true.
2739

Hey, this is an engineer turned IT fresher this july got placed in an IT industry, tis 6months now. I appeared for cat in 2009, didnt really get time to study for cat 10 cz of deadly schedules during the training period, regular tests and shit.

percentiles in 2009 cat were like QA:96,VA:95,DI:36 OA:86

i didnt as i cudnt get into any of the (good)bschools and the dreams of getting into a bschool keeps haunting me evry nyt, waking me up saying what the hell are you doing in an IT company.. and all I can cock up is "Working(wasting time)"

please help with what and how shud I get about with my dream.

Thanks & Regards,

2740
Here goes the answers to your questions :)

1. Operations management is as important in services sector as it is in any other sector. Operations manager needs to deal with the execution of every project which a company from service sector takes up.

This includes taking up a project, deciding and telling the client about the number of days you will take up to complete project ( this is very crucial as per corporate policies and you need you are expected to be accurate in this else company suffers ), staffing of resources to any particular project, supervising the execution of project in the optimized manner, doing all the relevant planning and checking the in time delivery of expected deliverables to customers ... are few of the things expected from an operations manager in services sector.

2. Almost all major IT companies have COOs these days and these are the people who are responsible for execution of all undertaken projects in the best possible way. Coupled with the answer to the first question, i believe you now have a better idea of what operation manager is expected to do in IT. Though, during initial years of career, you will join companies at a position which won't have word 'operations' as such included in it but the work is related to operations and few years down the line, you have a career ladder which ends up making you COO 😃

3. Operations manager might be required to do field as well depending on the type of industry you join and profile you are being offered in it.

4. NITIE Mumbai, SJMSOM IIT Mumbai and S.P.Jain are the three most reputed colleges when it comes to Operations management.

5. All companies ranging from FMCG, Manufacturing, Telecom, services etc pick people for operations management. You name an industry and it will be recruiting people for operations management.

Hope this helps
Varun

thanks a lot for this detailed reply.