Even though the reason for every MBA’s existence is collection of CV points, most of us will still struggle to come up with 20 points in 730 days i.e. a frequency of 1 CV point per 36.5 days. Here's a reality check!
(There may be a slight mismatch between the figures reported here for companies and the figures in our previous article, because the data is taken from different sources within LinkedIn).
As the IPL inches closer to playoffs, so does the counting day of the General elections-2014. In this article, few parallels are drawn between some of the IPL teams and the political parties in Fray.
When you are preparing for the MBA interviews the question that you spend the most time on is definitely “Why MBA?” and everyone comes up with his/her version of the politically correct answer but all of them are on similar lines – knowledge, networking, career opportunities, brand etc. But when you finally make it to one of the top B-schools of the country, you realise that you were not alone in not knowing a thing about the fancy terms you said in the interview. People may have their own reasons for doing MBA but everyone one truly deserve it because an important thing in MBA is to throw a lot of fancy terms and jargons so that you sound learned. I will try and list the politically incorrect but real reasons which people can’t give in their interviews.
“… Where everybody? Where life? I had my home to go to, my place to lay my head down and figure the losses and figure the gain that I knew was in there somewhere too.” - On The Road, Jack Kerouac “And the road becomes my bride I have stripped of all but pride So in her I do confide And she keeps me satisfied Gives me all I need” - Wherever I May Roam, Metallica
It's that time of the year when we release the alumni report - an informative snapshot of data that describes the position of alumni from the top B schools of the country. Our alumni report analyses the industry trends and highlights which companies, locations and functions are most popular among MBAs from the top institutes of the country.
For some of us, it has been a year in a B-school. Most of us are pass outs or aspiring to be in one of the best MBA schools. We’ve come across countless “You know it when” posts… You know you are a Bengali when, you know you studied in the Delhi University when, you know you grew up in the nineties when… just name it! Here’s a list of 20 odd things you do/know/think/say when you’re an MBA.
The seventh edition of our weekly series on InsideIIM, where Shreyas Panse (Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers) picks out the best from across the web that industry professionals and current students must read.
