What does it take to become a consultant? Should you pursue an MBA? Banking or consulting? What should be your future career and how to figure it all out? These are just some of the questions you may have wondered about during your MBA journey at some point. If you want answers from the horse’s mouth, check out this video featuring Anirudh Tara, Director, and Partner at BCG and IIM C alumni. Find out how and why this Delhi College of Engineering graduate chose to pursue an MBA and what advice he has for budding aspirants.
Summary
In this video, Anirudh answers various questions related to pursuing an MBA. He shares how and why one should decide on a future career. He talks about how one should take time and dabble in different things before deciding on a future career. He talks about how career dreams can change and evolve with time. He talks about how working at something you love always makes it more fulfilling.
Anirudh shares how one can figure out their future career, by being self-aware and taking stock of their success. He shares how working with the eight people makes one more productive. He talks about finding a job and pursuing an MBA during recession and how one should focus on sharpening his or her own skills.
Finally, he talks about how you can develop their skills and be more visible to recruiters. He shares how consulting companies look for spikes in your CV, even if you are a late bloomer. If you want to know what it takes to make your MBA count, check out this video.
Key Takeaways:
1. Don’t decide on a career path too early. Your interests and preferences will change over time and so will your career choices.
2. Go and explore everything that an MBA offers before zeroing in on a career.
3. There is a very strong correlation between 'do you enjoy your job?' and 'are you good at it?'.
4. Be self-aware and take stock of how fulfilling and satisfying your work is. If it isn’t, leaving or changing your job can be a good decision.
5. Working with the right people makes you more productive.
6. What makes one person successful and others not, is no longer templatized after b-school.
7. India is a talent constrained market - good people will always find a job, the not so good will not.
8. If you’re a late bloomer but want to be a consultant, the only thing you should focus on is what is your spike.
9. Ask for a lot of opinions; You make the decision.
10. Doing an MBA can add a coveted b-school brand name to your CV, broadening job possibilities.
11. Doing an MBA provides you with the skills to succeed.
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