Literature Graduate At TISS - The Many Roads To An MBA - Akshita Saini
What made you decide to take the MBA leap?
What made you decide to take the MBA leap?
On November 26, 2008, Mumbai was held hostage. Gunmen stormed into many prominent places in the city and shot down people. One of these places was the Taj Mahal Hotel. Stories of exemplary courage and sacrifice emerged, as ordinary citizens of Mumbai stood united in the face of terror.
“May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and purer. “
Two years ago, I was at every startup conference. I’d just launched my first startup, and was in the throes of the startup fever. I’d bought startup books, I’d spent hours watching Sam Altman and Paul Graham on Youtube, and of course I was attending startup conferences. That was the startup lifestyle, wasn’t it?
Experiencing a plethora of opportunities and salvaging on different flavors would be the modus vivendi of the workforce in the years to come. More frequent shifts in industries, jobs, locations and companies would extensively be practiced by the upcoming working class. By far, the world has witnessed personalities who have acquired proficiency in a particular job for decades and went on to hold key leadership positions eventually. N. Chandrasekaran, current CEO of TCS being a prime example of the same. But this would not be the case in future. In the upcoming years, Job involvement would be similar to the present levels or may be more but the job satisfaction may go for a toss. Employees would want to experience new roles and responsibilities over the span of their career instead of attempting to scale new heights in one particular industry. People are not to be blamed for becoming so dicey on the jobs that they would take up. The gamut of opportunities would turn out to be too attractive to be ignored. Thus, Talent mobility in the next decade with the globally connected workspace would set the world stage for the competitive spirits to display their expertise in varied fields. The workforce in turn would have some of the qualities that will set them apart from the present scenario.
How often have you seen your favourite blog inundated with ads or that most followed Instagram account subtly promoting different brands? Influencer marketing has been around for quite a while as a form of non-conventional marketing strategy used by smaller brands but with larger brands also entering the fray, the need for it becomes all the more pertinent. With TV viewership dwindling and Online Ads being easily sidestepped (courtesy ad block software) Influencer Marketing is coming back with a bang!
Have you faced a time where you have repeatedly heard the potential employer telling you that you are overqualified for a job? Have you faced rejection because you had more knowledge than required? Also, does your application gets rejected because of the job history mentioned in the resume was far more than what was required?