@kshitijsharma : Thanks for the quick reply 😃
@shayon62 its a big amount for me too, otherwise why would I have been making so much of inquiries for the same....
@kshitijsharma said:@Muhilan1990Marketing of Finance. I'd say Marketing because we do get companies offering Pre-Sales and Sales profiles in the IT domain, which from your post, you prefer. Also, in case you somehow come to realise that IT isnt for you, other avenues would be open as well. But also do read what Nikhil mentioned a page earlier. Do not make hard-set decisions and come for your MBA. You only narrow your own scope
But Sirji are u sure that IT companies hire marketing guys??
becoz i have mostly heard that they get their work of promoting & bidding for any contract by IT engineers guys working there itself.
Also most IT companies that come at SIBM B are interested in FINANCE (& HR very little).
Also the no. of FMCG & telecom companies are very less at SIBM B (placement report on website)
i interpreted above 2 information during sibm b ge/pi, and if somewhere i am wrong then kindly correct me.
@ronnyking
nothing like that. Its the profile which matters. Pre-sales and sales for IT products also need recruitment, is it not. Companies open positions for those profiles as well and visit the campus. Some of my friends from the marketing batch got into awesome pre-sales and sales positions.
At the end of the day, the choice is yours. Once you get in, you dont need to choose your specialisation till the 2nd year. You can assess the placement scenario of your seniors and take a call.
@kshitijsharma
I have a question- Is it wise to pick a specialization on the basis of the current placement scenario or which companies are likely to visit the campus?
For example, I'm interested in HR and I've heard that the pay packages in this field aren't as high as, say, Finance or Marketing. But then again, I wouldn't want to get stuck in a field that fails to stimulate me intellectually and/or I find boring as hell. Would love to get you take on this.
Also, since you're an alumnus of SIBM-B: How's the placement scenario for HR? Also, do HR Managers really get paid less than their counterparts or is it just a myth?
I have a question- Is it wise to pick a specialization on the basis of the current placement scenario or which companies are likely to visit the campus?
For example, I'm interested in HR and I've heard that the pay packages in this field aren't as high as, say, Finance or Marketing. But then again, I wouldn't want to get stuck in a field that fails to stimulate me intellectually and/or I find boring as hell. Would love to get you take on this.
Also, since you're an alumnus of SIBM-B: How's the placement scenario for HR? Also, do HR Managers really get paid less than their counterparts or is it just a myth?
Hi! Firstly, in an ideal situation, I'd recommend that you do not pick a specialization just based on the placement scenario. Life does become a little crazy when you juggle so many subjects simultaneously but if you're in a field you're not convinced with, it's probably not going to get you anywhere in life.
As for HR, the placement scenario is not bad. The HR batch at SIBM-B is typically a small batch (based on what i know from the last 2 years). That said, the placment coordinator in my batch was from HR. Even my junior batch has a placement committee member from the HR. The problem with HR though is that you most probably will dream of roles in the field of Compensation & benefits or Recruitment or Training (meatiest roles) but it is really tough for companies to hand such roles over to freshers or untrained recruits. Most probably you might get an initiation into training or people analysis or consultancy and then move on to bigger roles with time.
As for this batch's HR scenario, I'm not very well versed with the figures. Nikhil might clear that up for you.
Also i forgot to mention but the life of an HR manager can turn out to be a really cushy, comfy job. Everybody is afraid of the HR in any company across the world :)
@kshitijsharma
Thanks for the prompt reply!
I'm thoroughly convinced that I'll pick HR but I just thought that it'll be wise to get input from people who've already gone through the process of picking up their respective specializations. Also, since it's general MBA, I'll have one whole year to dwell upon my options, so I guess I should refrain from joining any B-School with concrete notions.
And I'm OK with not getting the meatiest roles in the beginning. From the little bit of work experience that I have, I have figured out that every job profile has a learning curve. Instead of getting a comfy post I'm clueless about, I'd much rather start from the proverbial bottom (OK, maybe not the bottom
) and learn the ropes as I go along.
Thanks for the prompt reply!
I'm thoroughly convinced that I'll pick HR but I just thought that it'll be wise to get input from people who've already gone through the process of picking up their respective specializations. Also, since it's general MBA, I'll have one whole year to dwell upon my options, so I guess I should refrain from joining any B-School with concrete notions.
And I'm OK with not getting the meatiest roles in the beginning. From the little bit of work experience that I have, I have figured out that every job profile has a learning curve. Instead of getting a comfy post I'm clueless about, I'd much rather start from the proverbial bottom (OK, maybe not the bottom
) and learn the ropes as I go along.
That would indeed be the best route forward. The point is to not enter the halls of an institute thinking that this specialization would take me here and that specialization would take me there. Those are highly idealistic situations and might or might not always pan out the right way or the way you intend them to turn out.
Also, in HR, you would indeed start at the proverbial bottom because unlike other fields, HR does not require coders/operators/processors. But on the flipside, in HR it is not very far to the top. In fact barely a few positions. It's all bout how much experience you gather in that field.
Finally, SIBM-B has the concept of visiting faculty and the faculty for HR are experienced HR managers from various fields. Nobody hesitates in talking about their work so what you could do is to have an informal chat with the faculty about your options. Nobody stops you from doing that. In fact, you're encouraged to go ahead and make an educated choice about your specilization.
@kshitijsharma
The reason why I'm adamant about a certain amount of clarity when it comes to my choice of specialization is because the same would define which field I'll carve out a career in.
I'm an Engineer and I still have vivid memories of being utterly clueless about my options when I'd graduated from 10+2. As naive 17 year olds, most of us fail to comprehend that each and every field in Engineering is completely different- Civil is a far cry from CSE, ECE and Mechanical are completely diverse and so on.
There is a reason why our country is littered with innumerable Engineering colleges and even more, a plethora of mediocre Engineers.
A field which has the potential to offer high-end jobs and fat pay-checks doesn't guarantee the same for every candidate in that particular field. The probability of a person earning well in any lucrative field can be directly co-related with one simple fact- does that particular field coincide with that person's passion, inclination and calibre.
I guess it boils down to one simple thing- As a young adult, I don't have the excuse of my naivety to fall back onto. MBA, as a degree, would define the rest of my career and I can't afford to take my choices lightly.
Anyway, like you'd pointed it, irrespective of the college I end up graduating in, I'll have ample guidance and resources to ensure that I make an informed decision.
P.S- I probably sound naive, inarticulate and pseudo-idealistic. I would probably gain more perspective and insight when I actually start studying management and figure out what each specialization is all about.
Thanks for your take on it though. I appreciate it.
The reason why I'm adamant about a certain amount of clarity when it comes to my choice of specialization is because the same would define which field I'll carve out a career in.
I'm an Engineer and I still have vivid memories of being utterly clueless about my options when I'd graduated from 10+2. As naive 17 year olds, most of us fail to comprehend that each and every field in Engineering is completely different- Civil is a far cry from CSE, ECE and Mechanical are completely diverse and so on.
There is a reason why our country is littered with innumerable Engineering colleges and even more, a plethora of mediocre Engineers.
A field which has the potential to offer high-end jobs and fat pay-checks doesn't guarantee the same for every candidate in that particular field. The probability of a person earning well in any lucrative field can be directly co-related with one simple fact- does that particular field coincide with that person's passion, inclination and calibre.
I guess it boils down to one simple thing- As a young adult, I don't have the excuse of my naivety to fall back onto. MBA, as a degree, would define the rest of my career and I can't afford to take my choices lightly.
Anyway, like you'd pointed it, irrespective of the college I end up graduating in, I'll have ample guidance and resources to ensure that I make an informed decision.
P.S- I probably sound naive, inarticulate and pseudo-idealistic.
I would probably gain more perspective and insight when I actually start studying management and figure out what each specialization is all about.Thanks for your take on it though. I appreciate it.
Beautiful words. It's the exact problem plaguing Indian engineering students. I'm an Engineer as well and whenever someone asks me why I didnt pursuer a career in Engineering, I never have an answer to that particular query. I can't explain the fact that as a 19/20 year old, all everybody wanted around me was that I get placed somewhere. That their child gets placed held a special charm to my immediate relatives little aware of the fact that the job profile wasn't what I was looking to get into or one that I was interested in. Peer/Parental pressure is the Malaise of the Indian Higher education system.
As I mentioned earlier, once you're into a college, there will be unlimited opportunities to review or revisit your decision, nearly infinite resources at hand in the library and countless experiences and knowledge to be shared in the form of seniors, alumni or the teaching staff. At the end of the day, it should be your decision and yours alone. When I chose to take on Finance as a specialization, I didnt inform my parents. It was a pretty big step and a somewhat scary prospect considering my Engineering background and zero knowledge of the markets but it was a decision i took purely based on the fact that I wanted to make a life in that field.
I was blessed with an amazing group of friends and we all helped each other out whenever we needed it. My engg skills came in handy with any/all kinds of calculations and numerical based subjects and the theory was taught to me by friends who were exponents in the field. The end result being I'm satisfied with what I'm doing with my life.
@kshitijsharma: out of 20 marks alloted to academic and work experience....what is the individula distribution....Is it
10-5 Marks
12-5 Marks
garduation-5Marks
work ex-5 marks
or something else..
please guide....
@kukreti1989
I'm an alumnus and it wasn't the same in my year. I'll let Nikhil answer that. Send him a PM if you need the info urgently.
@kukreti1989 said:@kshitijsharma: out of 20 marks alloted to academic and work experience....what is the individula distribution....Is it10-5 Marks12-5 Marksgarduation-5Markswork ex-5 marksor something else..please guide....
Hey, in a couple of days you will get to know your final result... Why bother about these intricacies when it is not going to change your scores in any ways.. Try to use these few days before joining MBA fruitfully (read: party hard) so that you have enough energy for a rigorous time ahead.
Also, as of now we can tell you only this- 40% SNAP score and 60% for GE/PI.
Now the 60 % of your GD and PI are evaluated according to parameters set by the institute- which we cant tell obviously. Just know all your past acads, work ex, performance in GD and PI including your SOP and Extempore are evaluated with certain weights .
All the best is all I can say as of now 😃
@nikhilbrad said:Hey, in a couple of days you will get to know your final result... Why bother about these intricacies when it is not going to change your scores in any ways.. Try to use these few days before joining MBA fruitfully (read: party hard) so that you have enough energy for a rigorous time ahead. Also, as of now we can tell you only this- 40% SNAP score and 60% for GE/PI. Now the 60 % of your GD and PI are evaluated according to parameters set by the institute- which we cant tell obviously. Just know all your past acads, work ex, performance in GD and PI including your SOP and Extempore are evaluated with certain weights . All the best is all I can say as of now
Thanks ....:)
@kshitijsharma
It's great to hear that you've carved your niche!
I struggled for years to fit into the mould created by a series of people around me. And ironically, these people had the craziest (not to mention ill informed) reasons behind their opinions- "Engineering has a very bright future. Fir kisi IIT-ian se Shaadi karwa dena", "M.Tech karwa do. Lectureship is a 'safe' option for girls", "She should do IAS. That's what Mrs X's daughter is doing". (I'm not exaggerating either
)
It baffles me how I even listened to this mind numbing drone for years before I came to my senses. I guess most Indian middle class families tend to co-relate your education with:
It's great to hear that you've carved your niche!
I struggled for years to fit into the mould created by a series of people around me. And ironically, these people had the craziest (not to mention ill informed) reasons behind their opinions- "Engineering has a very bright future. Fir kisi IIT-ian se Shaadi karwa dena", "M.Tech karwa do. Lectureship is a 'safe' option for girls", "She should do IAS. That's what Mrs X's daughter is doing". (I'm not exaggerating either
)It baffles me how I even listened to this mind numbing drone for years before I came to my senses. I guess most Indian middle class families tend to co-relate your education with:
1. What the neighbour's child chintu is doing.
2. The potential marriage prospects related to a particular degree.
2. The potential marriage prospects related to a particular degree.
3. What the other neighbour's child pintu is doing.
On a serious note, I thought long and hard before narrowing down my choices of a Post-Graduate degree to MBA because it actually encapsulates what I want to do.
And most importantly, I turn a deaf ear to people who give baseless opinions. I've finally come to the realization that people are always going to judge the choices that you make. But their insecurities, fears and mistakes don't have to define your life.
Even though it makes me sad that it took me so many years to finally take the reins of my life in my own hands, I can't help but feel liberated by the fact that I've discarded herd mentality and my decisions are the result of a rational thought process.
Einstein would've sucked as an artist, Michelangelo would've been a lousy writer and Shakespeare would've flunked Physics. They wouldn't be who they were if they hadn't followed their instincts and chosen a profession they found intellectually stimulating.
There is nothing noble about being one of the many clueless Engineers and Doctors our country is already overflowing with.
I'm genuinely glad that you're fiercely following your goals; re-instills my faith in our generation.
On a serious note, I thought long and hard before narrowing down my choices of a Post-Graduate degree to MBA because it actually encapsulates what I want to do.
And most importantly, I turn a deaf ear to people who give baseless opinions. I've finally come to the realization that people are always going to judge the choices that you make. But their insecurities, fears and mistakes don't have to define your life.
Even though it makes me sad that it took me so many years to finally take the reins of my life in my own hands, I can't help but feel liberated by the fact that I've discarded herd mentality and my decisions are the result of a rational thought process.
Einstein would've sucked as an artist, Michelangelo would've been a lousy writer and Shakespeare would've flunked Physics. They wouldn't be who they were if they hadn't followed their instincts and chosen a profession they found intellectually stimulating.
There is nothing noble about being one of the many clueless Engineers and Doctors our country is already overflowing with.
I'm genuinely glad that you're fiercely following your goals; re-instills my faith in our generation.
@ Seniors
Heard someone telling me today that he'd done his MBA in finance and he ended up getting a job in HR.
I'm clueless about the existence of this trend in reputed B-Schools, so I guess my question is- Does it actually happen?