hi puys,
I am a doctor working for apollo hospitals and taking CAT 2010...
i am working in shifts and i am finding it very difficult to prepare, more over i wont get more than 4 holidays per month.
i am thinking of quitting the job and dedicate the time solely for preparation itself, but i am confused about it as being idle and studying solely will have a negative impact in the interview...
is it true that i ll also be considered on par with other working professionals(as i belong to a different breed(mbbs+mba) which is quite rare). And does quitting the job will have as big negative impact on me as others..pls help me in sorting this out..
my CAT 09 score:91.72 %ile
i am getting good score in botha aimcats and CL mocks...
regards,
pradeep
Hello
I am Computer science eng
Fresher
Want to pursue MBA
Did appeared in CAT09 and all other but can't make it.
Now I am very confused what to do
Job or go for CAT10
if I go for Job then how much year of work Exp would support me better for the selections.
I will suggest you to look up for a job & concentrate on Cat side by side,& give Cat this year itself.That way you will be more secured,if by any chance you results in Cat & other exams are not upto the mark,you will always have the option to write Cat again,since you will be having job in your hand.:)
hi puys,
I am a doctor working for apollo hospitals and taking CAT 2010...
i am working in shifts and i am finding it very difficult to prepare, more over i wont get more than 4 holidays per month.
i am thinking of quitting the job and dedicate the time solely for preparation itself, but i am confused about it as being idle and studying solely will have a negative impact in the interview...
is it true that i ll also be considered on par with other working professionals(as i belong to a different breed(mbbs+mba) which is quite rare). And does quitting the job will have as big negative impact on me as others..pls help me in sorting this out..
my CAT 09 score:91.72 %ile
i am getting good score in botha aimcats and CL mocks...
regards,
pradeep
Hi pradeep,first of all I will like to tell you that you will always be treated at par with other working professionals,& though nowadays many doctors are looking for MBA,but still it is rare than other professions,so you can expect a slight edge over others.:)Now regarding your job,yes having a job in hand is always beneficial,& also it does help in interviews,but if you feel your job is hampering your studies,then you can quit it,& concentrate on studying for Cat solely.It will not have a negative impression,if you can get a good score,since you can always mention in the interview that you were concentrating on studying solely thats why you quitted your job.:)And seeing you have scored a decent percentile in last attempt,you have a bright chance to score very hight,even reach the IIM's.So take an informed,but mind you study should be the first priority before job.All the best:thumbsup: Hope I have helped you.:)
vinz007 SaysSince the problems are medical and not just related to office boredom, I would advise you to quit and concentrate fully on MBA entrances so that your performances in these tests are not hampered.
Thanks for the advice!!
ateet4everurs Sayscan u elaborate upon pros and cones of infy and ibm .in infy they are providing us training for 7 months and if i want to prepare, i guess ibm wll be better....M i not correct in saying thiss ??
Have a look at this article ....
'IBM is legacy, Infosys is the future'
Hi All,
I'm physically handicapped and currently working in TCS for the past 1.5yrs. i'm confused as to which PG course to go for.
i'm from ECE background and been working in IT field. So will it be worth if I go for Mtech from any of the good institutes in the country. Also, how are the placements in IITs for Mtech students ?
I'm not very much interested in doing MBA but looking at the current scenario (placements and no. of good colleges) also gave a thought of doing it. I'm planning to take Finance stream if I go for MBA. Can you please let me know the prospects in this field and also the likely work profile I can get? As i'm physcially handicapped, will it create any issue during the placement process?
I'm very confused and looking forward to your useful responses.
ateet4everurs Sayscan u elaborate upon pros and cones of infy and ibm .in infy they are providing us training for 7 months and if i want to prepare, i guess ibm wll be better....M i not correct in saying thiss ??
being an ex-IBMer , i would suggest to go for IBM. The brand name IBM helps..it helped me in getting the best of companies' calls when I wanted to switch. Infy being no less is a top class Indian MNC. But I would have preferred IBM over infy anyday.
Good luck dude
ateet4everurs Sayscan u elaborate upon pros and cones of infy and ibm .in infy they are providing us training for 7 months and if i want to prepare, i guess ibm wll be better....M i not correct in saying thiss ??
If you plan to stick around for long, I would recommend IBM. Unlike Infosys, IBM is technology firm having foothold in many areas apart from IT. It has a long history behind itself and engages in active research in multiple and diverse domains apart from just computer science and engineering.
Do you think that doing MBA is must ?? I mean I have heard that there is a lot of money in IT also once you start getting projects......M i right or is it just that IT is glamorous from outside but from inside its not worth working in IT ????
ateet4everurs SaysDo you think that doing MBA is must ?? I mean I have heard that there is a lot of money in IT also once you start getting projects......M i right or is it just that IT is glamorous from outside but from inside its not worth working in IT ????
MBA is never a must but has become so common that people think its an compulsion.You can find the details about WHY MBA here -->
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/why-mba-25025178
MBA is never about money !!!:nono:
IT jobs are lucrative because of the handsome pay and the nature of work but a times comes in everybody's lyf when the growth stops and your career comes to a standstill.You ask to yourself "What Now?"..This is wen some people decide to do things differently.Some opt for entrepreneurial ventures ,some switch jobs for a different profile whereas other look out for MBA/MS ...
The point I want to put forward is that its never the money which will motivate you for an MBA...........
hi puys,
I am a doctor working for apollo hospitals and taking CAT 2010...
i am working in shifts and i am finding it very difficult to prepare, more over i wont get more than 4 holidays per month.
i am thinking of quitting the job and dedicate the time solely for preparation itself, but i am confused about it as being idle and studying solely will have a negative impact in the interview...
is it true that i ll also be considered on par with other working professionals(as i belong to a different breed(mbbs+mba) which is quite rare). And does quitting the job will have as big negative impact on me as others..pls help me in sorting this out..
my CAT 09 score:91.72 %ile
i am getting good score in botha aimcats and CL mocks...
regards,
pradeep
puys i am looking for more opinions...
pradeep sundar Sayspuys i am looking for more opinions...
First of all I will never advice quiting jobs unless and until, the situation is very dark,
Secondly , u work in shifts that is quiet normal as 50 % of software junta works in shifts, and they also are short of holidays
and most importanlty u r work ex is the thing which differentites u from others, and it will help u a lot in getting callls as u are not an engineer
so hang up and perpare with as much tim as possible and think +ve about the job
Puys I need your sincere advice.....
I used to work in a well known Rating Agency but then I left
to prepare for enterance tests now I havn't got the colleges I
wished to be in so I am considering working for more time as
well. My problem is I have some offers from some big MNC's but
they are located far from my place and will leave me little time to
prepare, I also have an offer from not so well known CA firm which
is near to my place and has fixed timings.....Should I go for job in
that CA firm or should I go for Big MNC's???? Do B-school consider
work ex only from Big listed firms or do they also consider small
firms also and considering the fact that I had previously woked with
a well known Rating Agency, will my joining a small firm will be
considered ok or will it be a problem?????
Please Advice Puys....
Sorry to post this again but plz could someone help me with this.
Hey all,
I am an IT engineer.I am having 1 and a half year experience in testing in Financial services domain.
I would like to do a career in testing/QA(want to become a QA manager in a good company).
I want to know how should I shape my career from now on to become a QA manager effectively and quickly.Already 24 years old.
Can a MBA in Finance help me achieving this?
Or only systems/IT MBA help me with this?
Also want to know whether doing MBA from a good college can give me placement in such kind of role.If yes can it be any Finance or only Systems/It.
Being a BE IT,would prefer a MBA in systems/It but only in Mumbai.
Are there any good colleges for MBA in systems/It in Mumbai.
In Mumbai only Finance MBA is comman.Dont know whether this will help me becoming QA manager.Also,if possible, dont want to change my line to Finance.
But if Finance MBA can give placements in IT companies in such kind of role then ok with me
Plz all I need your expert and proper response to my queries.
Am confused a lot.Some say even MBA is not required just keep on giving testing certifications ISTQB,CSTE etc.some say just Part time MBA(are there any good part time MBA colleges in Systems in Mumbai?)
Plz give your suggestions so that I can decide for next CAT,CET.
Thanks a lot.
Puys I need your sincere advice.....
I used to work in a well known Rating Agency but then I left
to prepare for enterance tests now I havn't got the colleges I
wished to be in so I am considering working for more time as
well. My problem is I have some offers from some big MNC's but
they are located far from my place and will leave me little time to
prepare, I also have an offer from not so well known CA firm which
is near to my place and has fixed timings.....Should I go for job in
that CA firm or should I go for Big MNC's???? Do B-school consider
work ex only from Big listed firms or do they also consider small
firms also and considering the fact that I had previously woked with
a well known Rating Agency, will my joining a small firm will be
considered ok or will it be a problem?????
Please Advice Puys....
Hey bro,
First of all would like you to think , whether you want to progress in the current profession of yours and will joining the Big Companies would help you in that matter. Also do consider the quality of work you will do in the respective firms, if the exposure level and active learning is good then go ahead and join any of them.
As you said that due to workload you might not be able to adjust your studies with work, then you can join the smaller firm. But do remember many times in smaller firms , workload is more as the responsibilties are higher, and always more effort is expected from each individual
Brand Name of a company does help , in buliding up of your profile , but the kind of work you do, the knowledge you have , will also be judged by the interviewers .
So its a trade off between what you want and how much are you willing to sacrifice for it.
I am not giving any particular direction to you, but giving you pros and cons of the various alternatives you have.
Hi!
I have a very fundamental query. Recently I graduated and completed my Engineering. Now I got a job somewhere that doesn't really pay well but is of my interest (technical field, non-IT) and I am certain that I can probably keep doing it for a very very long time. My question is related to firstly the eligibility for CAT (IIMs) or other top B-schools. The problem is that I do not satisfy the minimum criteria of 55% (or even 50% for that) to appear for CAT. Why I did poor in academics is a different story. Even though my academic performance in Engineering was very poor, I have decent percentages in 10th and 12th boards (in the 80s overall in both in CBSE). Firstly, I want to ask: Am I eligible to do MBA from these top B-schools? Or is there any good MBA school which doesn't give too much weightage to the mistakes made in graduation, where I could probably do MBA later in life after some work experience?
The second question is related to the basic need of doing MBA itself. For example, I know some examples of Engineers who graduated a decade or two ago, and went onto their core field (whether mechanical, civil or chemical or any other), gained work experience and are today having managerial positions in their companies and salaries that are literally as high as 30 LPA. So, for them MBA wouldn't really add too much of value at this stage where they have learned much more through experience and enjoy great responsibilities in their companies. Of course, in this global business age, MBA can really add credentials to your profile (although whatever learned in MBA could still be learned by other means - experience or self-study). But I somehow believe that not having MBA isn't that bad after all.
My question is : is there any managerial course (let alone MBA) from a reputed or good institute which I could pursue later in life after some work experience in my present job, without having to face the screening of graduation grades criteria?
Thank you.
in continuation with my query(http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/intern...9.html#1871539) and baccardisprite's reply to it, it would like to ask another question..I applied for the Chinese Scholarship Council govt scholarship and got a 1 year full scholarship to study chinese at tsinghua(the top university in China). Along with that,I could only manage to get admission into the masters in international business program of Delhi School of Economics in DU. Now I am facing a big dilemma as to what to do..
I dont know why but I can't control the sinophile in me. I am just damn attracted towards china and seriously believe that my long term future is related to it.I am a bit too curious to explore that country in a greater detail and the best thing to start with is to learn mandarin, which I am already doing.. I dont know how this proclivity towards china going to shape my future. But I dont have any answer to the question of my family as to "what is the benefit of going to an alien country for 1 year and learning their language and then coming back home"......
On the other hand, my family is pressurising me not to leave DSE as it will secure my future and would help me land a good job,after which I could do whatever I want to do in life,go to china,taiwan,north korea or any other f****** place...they are also right in saying that thye knowledge of chinese would be an excellent complement to my degree in international business..so i should wait for two years,complete my masters and then apply for a scholarship again...
Again I am so confused..I believe that real knowledge comes outside the classroom,when you live with differrent people and cultures and learn from then,the opportunity for which this scholarship provides me..but then my family's point of view is also not wrong..should I invest my 2 years in MIB and then go to china or should I listen to my heart and go out for a risky adventure to learn the real meaning of life???I AM DAMN CONFUSED
puys plzz helpme..i am in a very confused state..i dont know what to do,..what should be my next step i am really confused.....i did my graduation(BBA) from ip university delhi..in 2009 then i took a gap of one year to prepare for the entrance tests but cudnt get thru gud b schools...now i hve one last option left mba from ip university..which is not a good option at all.i want to make my career in finance.now plz suggest me should i go for an mba from a low grade b school or should i try to gain work ex and then try for mba?
basically i am confused between these two
1.i am thinking to do 1 yr diploma in finace and pursue mba from distance mode.
2.pursue mba from ip univ and in the meantime prepare for cfa.
ps:if u suggest me to gain some work ex.i would like to add one thing that whenever i try to look for a job all i get is marketing.they say this is the only job for a bba graduate :-(:-( and i dont want to go in marketing.
Hey bro,
First of all would like you to think , whether you want to progress in the current profession of yours and will joining the Big Companies would help you in that matter. Also do consider the quality of work you will do in the respective firms, if the exposure level and active learning is good then go ahead and join any of them.
As you said that due to workload you might not be able to adjust your studies with work, then you can join the smaller firm. But do remember many times in smaller firms , workload is more as the responsibilties are higher, and always more effort is expected from each individual
Brand Name of a company does help , in buliding up of your profile , but the kind of work you do, the knowledge you have , will also be judged by the interviewers .
So its a trade off between what you want and how much are you willing to sacrifice for it.
I am not giving any particular direction to you, but giving you pros and cons of the various alternatives you have.
Thanks alot Bro for putting in your genuine perspective. My only concern is to prepare well for CAT and for that I have to devote quality time to it. I am aware that a quality work ex will always be useful and that a bigger brand plays a decent role. I want your advice in the same related field.
My Query is if I join a not-so well known firm and get some certifications like NCFM etc will it be helpful to make a decent profile???
Secondly, which Top schools according to you give profile based calls apart from SCMHRD & SP Jain???
Thirdly Suppose, If I don't join any of the companies and do some of NCFM Modules and take 1 year PG Diploma course side by side, would that be better considering that interview panel might ask questions Like you worked in a company in xxxx year, then you left your work altogether and started studies, is it ODD???
Fourthly, I have an option to join my Dad's Firm also. He is also a practising C.A and would further help me to devote quality time as the office is hardly a K.M from my place, but again the question comes will the Top 30 B-schools consider this as a valid work ex as they might consider it a Fake certi?? I donot want to give a fake certificate as it will do more harm than good and might reduce my chances in final selections and would thus prefer to show nothing than showing something fake.
Thanks alot for reading my queries patiently.I am just exploring all my options and so want maximum views. Will be grateful if you try to put
your perspective to all my mentioned queries. Thanx Again.
puys plzz helpme..i am in a very confused state..i dont know what to do,..what should be my next step i am really confused.....i did my graduation(BBA) from ip university delhi..in 2009 then i took a gap of one year to prepare for the entrance tests but cudnt get thru gud b schools...now i hve one last option left mba from ip university..which is not a good option at all.i want to make my career in finance.now plz suggest me should i go for an mba from a low grade b school or should i try to gain work ex and then try for mba?
basically i am confused between these two
1.i am thinking to do 1 yr diploma in finace and pursue mba from distance mode.
2.pursue mba from ip univ and in the meantime prepare for cfa.
ps:if u suggest me to gain some work ex.i would like to add one thing that whenever i try to look for a job all i get is marketing.they say this is the only job for a bba graduate :-(:-( and i dont want to go in marketing.
Hey Bro, though I may not be the best person to answer all your queries as I myself looking for some answers, to relate with you, I am also a BBA graduate and want to have my career in finance field only. I know that at graduate level you will not be getting a good oppotunity and the only thing that comes to you would be BPO Jobs or sales & mktg of Mutual Funds, Insurance, Equity etc which you are not interested to do, my advice to you for your question about Doing MBA from a low grade college now or get work ex is that first of all you have to decide when you want to do MBA?? If in any case it is next year positively, then hardly 4-5 months are left for Next CAT and allied entrance test to happen, you can choose to prepare well for them starting now and simultaneously do some Diploma or other certifications.
I would not suggest you to take admission in any college this year: Reason is even after you get your MBA from these places, probability is quite high you won't land into profiles which you might be interested in(I am assuming that you want to get into Investment Banking, Credit Rating, Venture Capital etc which is only about Finance) and you would have to still start from the same level which you are getting after your graduation. I am not denying the fact that people from Low rung colleges have also made a mark but I believe it is true that if you are from a known college, you will get better opportunities & probably in your field and your marketability rises.
These are all my opinion, do take your decision wisely as future depends on what we do now.
Hey Bro, though I may not be the best person to answer all your queries as I myself looking for some answers, to relate with you, I am also a BBA graduate and want to have my career in finance field only. I know that at graduate level you will not be getting a good oppotunity and the only thing that comes to you would be BPO Jobs or sales & mktg of Mutual Funds, Insurance, Equity etc which you are not interested to do, my advice to you for your question about Doing MBA from a low grade college now or get work ex is that first of all you have to decide when you want to do MBA?? If in any case it is next year positively, then hardly 4-5 months are left for Next CAT and allied entrance test to happen, you can choose to prepare well for them starting now and simultaneously do some Diploma or other certifications.
I would not suggest you to take admission in any college this year: Reason is even after you get your MBA from these places, probability is quite high you won't land into profiles which you might be interested in(I am assuming that you want to get into Investment Banking, Credit Rating, Venture Capital etc which is only about Finance) and you would have to still start from the same level which you are getting after your graduation. I am not denying the fact that people from Low rung colleges have also made a mark but I believe it is true that if you are from a known college, you will get better opportunities & probably in your field and your marketability rises.
These are all my opinion, do take your decision wisely as future depends on what we do now.
bro thanks a lot for ur valueable reply but i cant afford to lose 1 more year.o\
anyways i gt your point you are absolutely right.
if i go for 1year diploma in finance and mba from correspondence meanwhile preparing for cfa which is covered in the syllabus of 1 year pgdf what do you think would it be a right step?