Posted by girish seshamani on July 10, 2010
Once you get into your B School, you are all set to begin an exciting stage in your life. Undoubtedly MBA is a coveted degree, if it is done from a reputed institute. Over a period of two years, we study or we are exposed to around 35 subjects.
The basic objective of studying these subjects, is to ensure that your fundamentals are strong. No one expects you to master all the subjects. Tomorrow when you take up a leadership role, you should have the basic knowledge about all functions, to ensure that no one takes you for a ride.
At the end of the first year, students go for summer placements. The summer placement runs for around four months. After finishing their summers, students come back and the second year begins wherein they specialize in their core area.
Before the students go for their placement, they have to choose their core specialization, as in, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Human Resources. The students have a dual specialization. On most occasions, whenever I interact with students, I see students choosing the core field due to peer pressure. When I sit with them and discuss as to what made them choose that field, the replies that I get are:
Majority of my batch mates have chosen that field
We heard it is a sunrise industry
This field pays much more than any other line
As a teacher, it pains me a lot when I see students getting into functions they are not fit for. Personally I do make it a point to tell students to identify their strengths by doing an honest introspection and to discuss the same with their family members and close circle of friends. If they have professional contacts, they are the best people, since they are already working in that line. They are not only the best source of information they will also guide you properly. Once the student narrows down on his core specialization, he will know the gap to be bridged in terms of skill sets after he interacts with professionals working in that industry.
Lot of B Schools have come out with super specialization programs which is an add on to the core specialization. The areas are:
Airlines and Airport Mangement
Shipping and Logistics Management
Retail Mangement
Supply Chain Management
Let me also tell you that there is nothing called as a sunrise industry. Each and every industry has to go through the stages of Infancy, Growth, Stability and Decline. It is part of the economic cycle.
I also reiterate the point that compensation is totally secondary. According to me, at the start of your career what you learn, is more important than what you earn. I also see students having unrealistic expectations and living in their own dream world. Your specialization should be in tune with your skills. If you choose the wrong line, apart from being a misfit for the job, you are also putting your entire career at risk. If you get into an industry purely for money, the day is not far off when you will get frustrated and land up in a mess.
Once you have identified your skill sets and decided your core specialization, ensure that you keep yourself updated in that line. You need to seriously devote time to understand the industry, the major players, the standing of the industry right now and the future of the industry. The best source of information will be newspapers like Economic Times and Business Standard. Apart from this, try to identify a mentor, when you go for your summer placements. If you prove your worth during the summer placements, there is every chance that the organization will consider you, when they come for the final placements.
I would like to share some critical points to be kept in mind throughout the program:
- Integrity is the foundation on which your career is built. Never lie. If you have done a mistake have the courage to accept your mistake, instead of trying to hide it or getting into arguments.
- Be the first person to take the initiative. Put your heart and soul in your job, when you go for summer placements.
- Be disciplined and punctual. Never take any leave.
- Strictly adhere to organizational decorum.
- As I mentioned earlier, this is the apt time to identify a mentor, who will be your guiding and inspirational force. Never try to put on a mask and show interest. They are seasoned professionals and your reputation will take a beating. Be genuine. Be yourself.
- Be in touch with your mentor and work on your weakness. This should be done throughout the program.
- If you have the habit of gossiping, work seriously on it. All relationships are built on trust. Trust is built up only once. It cannot be built again and again. Likewise during the course of your program never criticize any of your batch mates or professors.
- During the program, you will get lot of opportunities to make presentations. Take each presentation as a challenge and keep on raising your bar.
- Be mentally alert and focused on the program.
- In group presentations you may have to work with other candidates who are not known to you. Extend your full cooperation and take the responsibility of keeping the group bonded together. Each individual will have his idea. Genuinely congratulate your group member if he has come up with excellent points. It is natural to get discouraged if your points are not included in the presentation. Try to find out why the point is not relevant. Always remember that our learning process continues till death. Moreover when you start your career you will inevitably be part of a team. You cannot afford to create disharmony within the group.
- Be very careful whenever you speak. Choose your words with care. Never indulge in any kind of casual talk. Likewise ensure that you are well dressed and maintain good hygiene. Groom yourself to become a person who can be trusted.
- Work on your vocabulary. Keep a daily target and strictly adhere to it.
- Keep working on honing your listening skills. There is a huge difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is done with the ears. Listening is done with the mind and the heart. Powerful listeners can create miracles.
The basic objective of having summer placements is to get exposed to what an organization is, how does it work, the role of each department and how the industry works as a whole. This is because most of the students are fresh from college and directly enroll for an MBA Program.
The second year is the time when you have to hone your skills in your line or function and ensure that you keep abreast of all the latest developments in that line.
Likewise during your final placements make a very careful choice. There are two critical points which you need to keep in mind. The first is the reputation of the organization. The second is the Human Resource Interventions that the organization has in place. All professional organizations have an individual career growth plan for each employee. They also have structured training programs to help the new employee develop his skill sets and also get him exposed to all the functions. Your first job is the most critical because it is going to determine the entire course of your career. When an organization selects an employee, it does so with a long term perspective in mind. Never make the mistake of job hopping. It is suicidal. As of today, job hopping is looked upon very negatively by all reputed players in the industry. Even an experience of five years in an organization, makes the other company think. You need to have a really valid reason for quitting the organization.
My only advice to all MBA students is to make the right choice in terms of their specialization. Once you make the right decision, believe me, it will be an eternal honeymoon for you.
CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by TCYonline.com on July 6, 2010
The greatest undoing of many CAT aspirants has been the fear of the reading comprehension (RC) section and the consequent inbuilt resistance to RC-based questions. Some test-takers believe, mistakenly though, that RC-based questions are subjective and the right answer could depend upon the opinion of the test-maker, which the test-taker does not necessarily share. Nothing could be farther from truth.
Another misconception is that the online format makes RC more difficult. Some of the fallacious reasons advanced are:
The test-taker can no longer underline important parts of the passage that would have been helpful in locating the correct answer.
Since the passage is displayed on only half of the screen, the test-taker has to scroll up and down a number of times to read the passage.
Since, only one question is available at a time on the other half of the screen, overviewing all the questions becomes time consuming.
Talking of the third fallacy first, let it be known that all the questions are visible on the right half of the screen, while the passage is available on the left. So, the passage and the questions can be viewed simultaneously. Underlining never helped in cracking CAT RC, because the test requires the student to comprehend the underlying idea, rather than the detail. Scrolling up and down the passage repeatedly also means you are looking at the detail whereas you be looking for the underlying idea instead.
In most cases, the test-taker cannot attempt each question based on each passage. So, the best way is to choose what suits you best. Select the passage for attempt that you find interesting. Your interest means you understand, or will understand easily.
Remember every RC passage has a one-line gist. A 10-line gist means you did not understand the underlying idea.
So how should you go about cracking the RC section of CBT CAT?
Construct a “Dot Diagram” of the passage
Remember the dot diagram that you find in the kids section of a paper or magazine? There could be hundreds of dots. When once you join a few dots to form a picture, the other dots become irrelevant. Your RC is like that dot diagram. The hundreds of words are like the hundreds of dots. The questions revolve around the picture and not around the words. So get the picture out of the dot diagram.
Now how do you join the dots? Our advice:
Pre-read (First reading: 1 min)
Get a feel of the passage by reading the opening lines of each paragraph (the opening paragraph in particular) as well as the concluding lines of the last paragraph. Also have a look at the question stems (not the options).
Speed read (Second reading: 3 min)
Say you have to drive a train from Delhi to Mumbai. Should you drive at the same speed throughout? What about the stations that fall along the way? You will definitely slow down and even stop at some of the stations. Do the same thing in the case of RC.
I keep forgetting as I proceed: Speed read the first paragraph. Write down its gist in one single phrase on your scratch sheet. Do the same thing in case of the other paragraphs. Now you have five ideas for (say) five paragraphs. The common link among these five ideas is your dot diagram.
Post-read (Third reading: 30 sec)
This is to make sure that the picture you made was right. Look for repetitive words and phrases in the passage. These have to be part of the picture.
The opening paragraph and the concluding paragraph are important. But remember if the test-taker is smart the test-maker is smarter. Sometimes there may be nothing much in these paragraphs. So don’t overdo it.
Linking up the answers
You will be able to view all the questions together. But the answers to various questions based on a passage should have some link. And the link is provided by (you guessed it) the picture that you formed.
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The stage has been set for the CAT November 2010 exams. With the CAT going online from last year, and the format also undergoing a change, it is essential to ensure that we get the basics right.
One major factor, which I notice, is students complaining about CAT going online. There was this fear of the unknown which haunted nearly everyone.
The only difference is, instead of a paper and pencil test, the test will be online. Everything remains the same. Students are given sheets to make their rough calculations. The right answer has to be clicked using the mouse. Candidates can scroll the entire paper and start from wherever they want. Likewise they can also change their answers.
If we look at GMAT, it is a computer adaptive test. A computer adaptive test will throw up questions according to your level. Just to cite an example, if you have clicked on the right option of a question which is difficult, the next question will be more difficult than the previous one. If you get this question wrong, the system will again start throwing questions, depending on your level. The marking will also happen according to the level of difficulty. If a candidate has got lot of difficult questions right, he will obviously get a higher grading than a student who has answered all simple questions correctly.
Coming to CAT, we have three sections, Quantitative Aptitude and Data Sufficiency, Analytical and Logical Reasoning and the English Language which includes Comprehension also.
As individuals we have our strength and weakness. Go to the section, where you are very confident and finish it off first. Ensure that you crack it fully. Once you are over with this, come to the other questions, where you will need some time. Taking the new format into consideration, you are required to answer 60 questions in 90 minutes. Ensure that you manage your time well.
I would like to focus on the Verbal Ability Section. The English Language happens to be the section, where I have seen students take a huge beating. Let’s have a look at all the possible question formats:
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- One Word Substitutes
- Idiomatic Phrases and Phrasal Verbs
- Foreign words
- Jumbled Sentences
- Fill in the blanks with the right word
- Error Correction
- Cloze Test
- Sentence Improvement
- Reading Comprehension
If we look at the all the above exercises, the bottom line is vocabulary. If we do not have an excellent vocabulary, we are bound to take a beating. If you do not understand the meaning of one word, you will find it extremely difficult to pick the right option. This applies to all the sections in Verbal Ability. Unfortunately vocabulary is the most neglected part during the CAT preparation. I have seen all the so called reputed coaching classes giving a book full of words in alphabetical order from A till Z with their meanings and asking students to mug up all the words. Rote learning will never work for you. It is virtually impossible to recall the meaning and more importantly by doing this you are in a way, blocking your career also.
A committed vocabulary building exercise involves two major activities. The first is adding new words to your arsenal. The second is to keep in mind the vocabulary you already know. The English Language has over one million words and the average speaker is well versed with only 30000 words. You can see the huge gap. A good vocabulary is a prerequisite for professional growth.
There is only one proven method to increase your vocabulary and also ensure that you do not forget the usage of the words, which you know. Make it a habit to read a newspaper or magazine. You are bound to come across words whose meaning you do not know. First try to guess the meaning of the word with respect to the whole sentence. Only then look up the dictionary and understand the precise meaning. Once you comprehend the meaning, make a sentence using that word in a sentence and have it corrected by a person who is excellent at the language.
Another excellent technique is to use the word in any area of your liking, as in your hobbies or extra curricular activities. Since you already like that line, you will find it motivating to use the word and the learning process becomes interesting and quick. Once you do this you will never forget the meaning and application of that word. Vocabulary Building is a long term process. There are no short cuts.
Having an excellent vocabulary has got lot of advantages. A better vocabulary will help you to enjoy reading more. Likewise having an excellent vocabulary will also give you the confidence to interact with professionals at the highest level. It will undoubtedly be a huge boost for your self esteem.
Another effective method is to understand the meanings of root, prefix and suffix. A root is the basic building block or a key which will help you to understand the meanings of many words.
To understand the importance of a root, let us take the word ‘ali’ which means another. From this, we can easily get to know the meaning of the word, alias, which means an assumed name. Another example is the root ‘am’ which means love. From this, we can understand the meaning of the word, amiable, meaning friendly.
Coming to prefix, it is a word which comes at the beginning. For example, the prefix ‘bi’ means two. We can easily understand the meaning of the words; bisect, bimonthly, bigamy and so on.
A suffix is a word which comes at the end of the word. For example, if we take the suffix ‘cide’ it means killing. We can easily get to know the meaning of the words, homicide, patricide, matricide, regicide, etc. If we take the suffix ‘mania’ which means madness, we get the meaning of the words, megalomania, kleptomania, and so on.
Another area I would like to touch on is Synonym and Antonym. Synonym means words which are similar in meaning. But this does not mean it can be used interchangeably. The right synonym needs to be used taking into consideration the message, we want to communicate. For example, if we take the word active, we have lot of synonyms like, agile, alert, efficient, energetic, quick, prompt, assiduous, indefatigable, etc
Let us take three examples to understand the usage of synonyms:
Mahesh is an efficient worker
A prompt reply is always appreciated
The guard was quite alert and this helped to catch the thief
The same logic applies to antonyms also.
Lastly, coming to Reading Comprehension, lot of books mention words like speed reading, skimming, etc. Let me tell you that all these skills can be acquired only through practice. Start practicing with small comprehension passages and gradually go to bigger ones. Read the questions first and understand what is required. Then go through the passage. While going through the passage, try to get the answers and mark the respective option.
The same technique applies to Cloze Tests also. Go through the whole passage. You will get an idea of what the passage is about, as in, the central idea. After this, filling up the blank with the right option becomes easy.
With this, I conclude my write up and wish you all the best. Ensure that you
BELL THE CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by TCYonline.com on July 5, 2010
People often go to soothsayers and astrologers to find the most opportune time to embark upon a project of importance. Whether or not that helps is a matter of personal belief. We, however, have some timely advice for those preparing for CAT this year. Most serious CAT aspirants will give anything to find out the perfect moment to start preparing for the exam. We spoke to Vaishnu Dass, Quant faculty at TCY and sought his expert views.
Vaishnu is an authority on Quant preparation and gives coaching for CAT, GRE & GMAT. Faculty at TCY, he has been coaching aspirants for these exams for the last 14 years.
Is there a ‘magic number’ of hours of coaching that one should get while preparing for Quant part of CAT?
There is no ‘magic number’ of hours as such. Nevertheless, there are an optimum number of hours of classroom lectures that are required. From my experience of over 14 years, I feel that at least 84 hours must be allocated for Quant in order to excel in it.
How do you divide these hours? How many hours a day? How many days a week?
I would divide CAT test prep into three distinct categories. Rush Hour, Optimum and Ideal. Let’s talk about ‘Rush Hour’ first.
Rush Hour: is when a candidate sincerely starts his CAT prep after his final year exam. With just about six months to go for the CAT, the entire preparation schedule has to be completed in a relatively short time. For instance, at TCY, classes are scheduled six days a week and here, the onus is on the student to keep up with the hectic pace.
The student has to understand that a very self-disciplined effort in self-study will be required on his part to make it to the top.
Optimum: is when a student is in his final year and starts preparing in January/ February of his graduation year. With around 9-10 months to go, the pace of instruction is brisk but not as breathless as ‘Rush Hour’. For Instance, at TCY, classes are scheduled three days a week and a student gets optimum time to revise what is being taught in the classroom. A break of one day between classes allows students the luxury of self studying at the pace most suited to their temperament.
Even an average student who studies sincerely and consistently has every chance of making it to the B- School list.
Ideal: This is when a student enters the penultimate year of his graduation degree course. A good faculty gets the time to teach students to crawl before making them walk and run hard! Basics are covered in depth and preparation starts at the very grassroot level. At TCY, we schedule classes only twice a week over the weekend initially.
The first few months are spent entirely in concept building. It can be compared to being able to dig the foundations oneself before laying them and finally constructing upon them. By the time a student reaches the final year of his degree course, his foundation is so strong that he is more than halfway ready to take on the CAT. The best part about this is that it is of longer duration and more exhaustive than Optimum, but generally costs less.
What preparation strategy would you suggest for each of the three distinct categories you just mentioned?
In Rush Hour, I would recommend the student to take a Diagnostic Test first. A diagnostic test is a mock test especially made to gauge an aspirant’s grasp of concepts. Once the strengths and weaknesses are clear to a student, it is recommended that a student start working on his weak areas first as they are the ones that offer maximum chance of improvement. Areas of strength can be worked upon later in the day. At TCY, we put such students on extensive online testing with a strong focus on performance analysis with the help of TCY Analytics. With TCY Analytics, a student is able to benchmark his performance of each sub-section, section and subject against all his previous attempts. This helps him in analyzing his progress with each test. Later on, the aspirant can start benchmarking his attempt against lacs of other aspirants on our website, www.TCYonline.com.
The success in ‘Optimum’ category rests majorly on the optimum trade-off between self study and disciplined prep. Self study is any day the best test prep strategy. However, disciplined prep calls for following a light but consistent weekly schedule. The CAT programme on TCYonline works on lecture by lecture schedule for each test section. This helps the candidate decide what fraction of the total available time for CAT prep he should invest in a particular month.
Additionally, joining a classroom programme would add to your disciplined effort.
The ideal prep calls for, obviously, the ideal way. For a candidate, this means understanding what skills the exam tests and taking a few sample tests in each area to know his ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ areas. A good faculty will help the student by chalking out a plan till December to develop the lower and middle level skills required. For instance, working on one’s vocabulary, reading regularly on topics that come in the exams, improving one’s reasoning ability and re-visiting the Class VIII, IX and X math concepts of 2-3 major boards viz. CBSE, ICSE and Maharashtra SSC can be very useful. One can find a lot of this basic stuff on TCYonline and can generate customized tests on any topic to move up the learning curve skill by skill.
What advice would you give to CAT aspirants?
First, the student has to be very clear ‘if’ he wants to go for MBA. To explain, let us take a hypothetical situation. A BBA student is in his second year and he has consistently been getting good percentage so far. If he is extremely sure that he will not take up a job straight after graduating, he can afford to take his foot off the pedal a little bit and start preparing for CAT. As long as his overall percentage remains above 50%, he can appear for CAT. A high CAT score will see him secure a call from the best B- Schools in the country.
On the other hand, even if he gets overall 70% in BBA, he can’t secure a call from a good business school with a low CAT score. I again say, vision is very important. If MBA is not of paramount importance, focus fully on your current academic pursuit. If MBA is your ultimate goal, learn to keep your focus and prioritise accordingly.
Posted by girish seshamani on June 23, 2010
This is the time when lot of students who have given their CAT or MAT will make the most crucial decision of their career. Which B School should I join?
Drawing from my experience of over 20 years in training students for CAT\MAT and having done my MBA from one of the most reputed B School in India, I would like to share my thoughts with you.
Do not get trapped by the ‘herd mentality’
I often see students joining B schools, just because, all my friends are joining there, and so I will have company and feel comfortable.
I better take admission in my state itself. I do not want problems of relocation.
I got a call from this college. So obviously I am good. I will take admission there.
I have gone through the ratings given in so and so magazine.
I had a look at the website. It is superb.
I have seen regular advertisements in news papers and magazines. The facilities are top class.
Choosing your B School is going to determine the direction of your whole career. Before I come to the points you should keep in mind before joining a B School, I would like to share with you my personal experience. After my graduation, I started working. The social pressure to study further and acquire a professional qualification was enormous, but I did not succumb to it. I joined for the MBA program after working for five years with a reputed organization. I took the decision to enroll for an MBA Program only after honestly doing an introspection of my skill sets, and then identifying the function where I could make a mark. After this I consulted senior professionals from the industry and then narrowed down on doing my MBA. It was a well thought of and conscious decision.
I still clearly recollect those times when becoming a Chartered Accountant\Cost Accountant\Company Secretary was the ‘in thing’
I noticed every Tom Dick and Harry, joining coaching classes for CA\CS\ICWA
It boosted their ego when people asked them what they were doing. These very people took a hard beating when they could not clear the ‘Intermediate Exam’ which had two groups and four subjects under each group. They dropped the program, and then enrolled for a computer programming course because the IT industry was expected to boom in the near future. This was during the year (1994-96) when I was doing my MBA. All computer institutes came up with aggressive advertisements and marketing, quoting surveys and statistical figures. Students joined in huge numbers and the institutes minted money. These people somehow got a foothold, but found it very difficult to perform. The reason was simple. They were not cut out for that line or function.
I recollect the words of Osho Rajneesh who put it beautifully. He said, “In our country there is so much of unintelligence. This is because everybody is in somebody else’s place. One who has to become a doctor has become a carpenter and vice versa”
When I joined the program subsequently, I realized the huge leverage you get when you do your MBA after gaining some work experience. I was able to relate with and understand all concepts from a practical angle since I had valuable work experience. Work Experience also made me more level headed and mature.
My advice to all aspirants who want to acquire a professional degree would be to take a well informed decision. You can study at any age. Taking an impulsive decision because of social pressure will end up wrecking your career. You have to do an honest SWOT analysis of yourself. Get an honest feedback from your close circle of friends and relatives. Gather as much information as you can about programs which matches your skill sets. Consult professionals working in that line or function and get to know the growth pattern. After this exercise you can narrow down on the program and the institution from where you want to pursue the program. It need not necessarily be an MBA Program.
Candidates who have decided to join for an MBA Program need to exercise lot of care and caution.
It has become very fashionable nowadays for all and sundry to do a rating of B Schools in India, and term it as unbiased. Never take a decision based on the rankings that you see. It is totally superficial and does not give you the true picture.
From by observation, the Business World Magazine does a fantastic job. You have to get into the top 50 B Schools for your degree to be valued by the corporate world.
I often see students opting to write MAT instead of CAT, because MAT is less tough. Let me tell you there is no rocket science in CAT nor is it monstrous. From my perspective, there is absolutely no need to enroll for a coaching class, if you are disciplined. Even if you put in two hours of focused study every day for two months, you can easily crack CAT with a high percentile. If you do not do well the first time, take it as a challenge to clear the CAT next time. Never compromise on the quality of the B School just because you did not get a valid CAT or MAT score. There are lots of B Schools in the top 50 who consider MAT scores also.
Do not get attracted by all the advertisements that you see in newspapers and magazines.
In India every nook and corner has got a B School. Ironically AICTE, the main governing body to give accreditation to start a B School, is itself mired in controversies. It is notorious for granting licenses to all and sundry by taking bribes. The Chairman of AICTE was arrested in the recent past and since then our HRD Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal has taken over. With a dynamic person like him at the helm of affairs, the entire educational system will surely be revamped. But it will take time.
Never be under the wrong notion that if any B School has got an AICTE accreditation it is good. Similarly lots of advertisements are misleading by talking about affiliations, and tie ups with foreign universities.
The common features that you notice in every B School advertisement are more or less the same:
WI FI CONNECTIVITY (GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!!)
FREE LAPTOP (COST OF THE LAPTOP IS INCLUDED IN THE FEES)
STATE OF THE ART CAMPUS (WE HAVE COME TO STUDY, NOT FOR SIGHT SEEING)
EXCELLENT FACULTY (DOING A GREAT FAVOUR. IT IS THE CRUX OF EDUCATION)
EMINENT GUEST LECTURERS (THEY COME ONCE IN A MONTH, BOAST ABOUT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND GIVE YOU SOME STUPID GYAN)
100% PLACEMENTS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS (GOD KNOWS BETTER)
LIST OF COMPANIES WHO COME FOR CAMPUS PLACEMENTS
(DO NOT GET LURED BY BIG NAMES. THEY MIGHT HAVE TAKEN 1 OR 2 STUDENTS, A FEW YEARS BACK)
WELL RESEARCHED PEDAGOGY (WE ARE NOT COMING FOR A BEAUTY PAGEANT)
AIR CONDITIONED CLASSROOMS (COST INCLUDED IN THE FEES)
YOGA CLASSES, AEROBICS AND FULLY EQUIPPED GYMNASIUM (HAVE A SPA AND BEAUTY PARLOUR ALSO)
TIE UP WITH X BANK FOR LOANS (UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION!!!!!)
As I have already mentioned earlier, the best decision is to work for 4-5 years and then enroll for an MBA Program. If you are not able to make it to the TOP 50 B Schools, drop the idea of doing an MBA program. If you still go ahead and join the herd, you are not only wasting your parents’ hard earned money, you are digging your own grave. Your degree will just be a worthless piece of paper.
If you closely have a look at the advertisements of late in newspapers, given by reputed companies, they clearly specify that your MBA should be from a reputed B School.
Most of the students join the MBA Program for placements. I sometimes wonder, Are we so insecure, that we do not have faith in our abilities?
Assuming that you get an offer from a reputed company during the final placements please understand that you need to survive on the job. Your clock will start ticking the moment you join. This is because you have not exactly beaten the competition and come in. All placements happen because of relationships. You need to hone your soft skills. If you have excellent technical skills but lack soft skills you are in deep trouble.
I will list down qualities which come under Soft Skills:
- Integrity (It is a combination of honesty coupled with excellent mannerisms)
- Sound Character
- Loyalty
- Time Management
- Ability to work comfortably in teams
- Willingness to take responsibilities and be accountable
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to take criticism
- Excellent Oral Communication and Listening Skills
- Emotional Stability
- Calm and Composed Temperament
- Trustworthiness
- Punctuality
- Energetic
- Open Mindedness
- Humility
- Ability to multi task
- Personal Hygiene
- Well Dressed
- Perseverance
- Strictly adhering to organizational decorum
- Decision Making
- Analytical bend of mind
Before I sign off, I wish all you a great career. And yes, when you get into your dream B School, do not forget to treat me to a cup of tea.
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