Confused whether to go for an MBA or not? Wandering whether your MBA degree will fetch you good job in today’s crunch or not? Then here’s a hard piece of truth for you- the fact lies that even though the competition is tough enough yet there are abundant jobs for fresh MBA pass outs even in this time of recession. No matter whichever discipline you hail from, an MBA degree will always add an extra edge to your career. And this is the reason why more and more students from diverse disciplines like Medicine, Engineering, Science, Commerce, Arts etc are opting for this degree.
Students understand the importance of this degree in their career and therefore more and more are opting for this. If we speak alone about United States in any given year, there are close to 300,000 MBA aspirants pursuing the degree. Considering the increasing ratio of students many institutes have come up introducing the course in degree or diploma formats. Among these institutes there are both good and average ones alluring you with similar promises.
Not only in the developed countries of the world but also in many developing countries like India, China and others, MBA is a highly prospective career. In India alone thousands of B-Schools have come up in the last few years. Irrespective of the state you want to pursue your MBA from, be it MBA in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chennai or MBA in Ahmedabad, all you need to do is choose the right institute for yourself, prepare well and give your career that extra edge.
Now what lies at the core is how to get admission in a reputed institute. Usually all the reputed B-Schools in India and other parts of the world conduct entrance test for the aspirants. After you qualify this test you can enroll for admission. Now the question is how to qualify these entrance exams. Here are some quick and simple tips and tricks that will surely help you to crack an MBA Entrance Exam.
So just keep in mind these tricks and get on with your exam. All the best!
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Tricks To Crack MBA Entrance Exam
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Hi Can any one suggest distance learning MBA program from premier B schools?
I have already completed MBA in a average Bschool and working in a software company as Business development. I want to upgrade myself, so wanted to do distance learning MBA programs from premier B schools..can any one help me out
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Is MBA A Must In Today’s World?
An MBA degree holder or a business leader? Who makes better managers? The debate continues furiously. Both have their own value. But above all these debates MBA stands out with its own charm. MBA i. e. Master of Business Administration makes you much more valuable to the employer of an organization. The tag MBA makes you different from the other degree holders. Then why not have an MBA degree? You might think that many of your friends despite not having an MBA degree are getting good jobs with high salary. You might also get upset thinking that you being an MBA and another being a non MBA are all the same. But hang on! That’s not true!
Basically MBA is an enhancement of managerial skills and professionalism. MBA is not must but it it’s an added asset to your career. It adds an extra edge to your career and at the same time boosts your career prospects. So if you are looking forward to give a good boost to your career then MBA is just for you. If you’re looking to become more marketable in the business field, or if you’re seeking to specialize in an area such as marketing or finance, then MBA is must for you.
You might be wondering about the advantages of the degree. Today’s market place has become more complex. So they need good employees who can balance the situation of the organization and handle the managerial positions. All these require an advanced level of knowledge and skills.
All such recruitments demand an MBA degree from good institutes. Reputed B-Schools in India like MBA in Ahmedabad, Pune and Kolkata etc… are always preferred. The course duration of 2 years becomes the most important phase of your life. Initially you might feel that the entire thing is not so cost friendly but after you get into the thing all the positive aspects outshines the other factors and you will surely get back the worth of your money!!!
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Mba (part Ii) – What Makes an Excellent Profile
Please check the part I of this article here: Everything About Mba & Gmat (part I) – How Mba ?
You may have several years of work experience and a great GMAT score , but you must also have a decent profile to get into Top B-Schools anywhere in the world. So what consists of a good profile? Below I am outlining some things which will add some stars to your profile. I have tried to put these points in what I think is their order of importance:
- Work-ex: Work experience is of course a very important part of your whole profile. Your work experience should show growth in your career, substantiate your ambitions/decisions, your dependability and progress. [Later in when I discuss about Essays, I will discuss in detail about this]. The more work experience you have the more probability that you can put the above parameters in the right perspective. If you have ever been in a lead position that will certainly help.
- Challenges: Challenges faced by you in life and at work, how good were you at handling them. The challenges could be interpersonal like firing a close friend, or during work like Gail Waynard fighting for Howard Roark [FountainHead]. If you pulled through the challenges and still have a balanced career then thats a commendable effort. The difficult situation actually made a better person out of you. This will give your essay a good garnish, but you need to have something (like a certificate) to back this up.
- Diversity: Diversity of cultural, social and technical know-how is a much appreciated skill. Of course too many jumps from one job to another shows instability and indecision. But wider experience in the profession, international exposure etc give a huge boost to the profile’s attractiveness. Good understanding of the culture, languages and history of the internationally visited countries adds a lot of gun powder into your profile.
- Community/Voluntary services: Being active in community services, voluntary organizations is a globally appreciated quality. Great regards are always due to those who take time off and help others. MBA committee is no different. The greater participation you have in community service, the greater respect your profile holds. Apart from participation if you have managed an even such as a blood donation drive, vaccination drive etc, extra value is added to your profile since it gives the idea that you are driven and capable of management.
- Sports: Sports give an all rounder feel to your personality [All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy]. Solo sports are good, but excellence in team sports shows that you are a team player and this is an important quality of a future manager. Well at least in the eyes of the Admission committee it is. Ever been a captain, thats extra credit right there.
- Languages: A very very handy tool on your resume. Speaking ability of more than 1 language gives quite a thrust to your chances of impressing the Ad Com. Especially if you are looking for non-US (non-English) B-School like INSEAD, your capability of communicating in French will give you an edge over other applicants. Similarly if you want to apply in a top Chinese school, your familiarity with Mandarin will go long ways to score in the eyes of admission committees
- Entrepreneurship: Ever tried doing a business of your own? If you did, this shows a lot about you. Even if you failed in the effort, the important point is that you showed the business acumen and gained some valuable experience from it.
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5 Lucrative Job Prospects After Getting An MBA Degree
So looking for a job post in a managerial or executive level? An MBA degree might be of your help! The job prospect for an MBA student is probably better than for any other career. An MBA degree holder ends up having enough knowledge in theory and practice of business management. Industrial houses, manufacturing companies, MNCs etc. mostly recruit MBAs for all their management positions. A better job with good salary boosts up your lifestyle and makes easier for you to live like a snob!
But having the degree from a reputed institute is also very important. There are good schools of MBA in Ahmadabad, Pune, Mumbai and West Bengal. All you need to do is choose the right institute, study well and fetch yourself an MBA degree. While going through the course in any of the reputed B-schools you must have taken a specialization of your choice. The job prospect depends on what specialization you have. Mostly MBA grads work in the field of
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Generally banks, financial institutions, MNCs, etc prefers students having MBA degree from top B-schools in India. Such recruitments are done so that the candidates can deal with the the company’s financial potential, growth prospect, budget analysis, share market volatility and its impact on the market. Companies expect that the students will come up with vivid ideas and will be able to handle different situations of the company.
Corporate organization, multinationals prefers recruiting MBA people to handle all the management positions.
One of the most lucrative job offers is the job of a HR. An MBA grad, as a HR professional, can work in any sector. You have better chance to choose your field in either general HR or HR for recruitment depending on your area of interest and potentiality. An HR gets to develop, advice on and implement policies relating to the effective use of personnel within an organization.
Marketing executives are required in an organization to handle the fields like planning, advertising, promotion, public/media relations, product development, distribution, sponsorship, and research. Such roles are really challenging, varied and exciting.
Organizations hire sales executives to increase and develop sales in different areas. Areas like Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), consumer durables, industrial supplies, IT, software and media and services hire candidates with an MBA degree for there sales purpose. The role of the sales executives also ensures commercial success of UK and overseas market.
So which field should you take up? Confused? Ya! It does become tough when you need to choose any one from so many lucrative job offers. But you need to focus on your path. An MBA degree with any specialization has its own value.
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Tailor Your MBA According to Your Needs with Distance Learning
Distance learning has been around since the mid-19th century. At that time, there was only postal communication that acted as a bridge to correspond between students and teachers. With the passing time and developing technology, distance learning also evolved side by side and now, with the prevalence of the internet, it has grown into a preferred mode of study for those who cannot be present physically in the class for varied reasons. Today, distance learning is widespread in the countries of UK, USA, India, Australia and several others, with undergraduate, degree, certificate, and diploma courses on a multitude of subjects and streams.
Having a good qualification is not anymore perceived as a requisite to achieve handsome credentials but also an indispensable issue in order to ascend in one’s professional life. On the other hand, only the qualification cannot provide the dream position one wants in his career, experience is also a vital criterion to get to the desired level which a full-time, regular mode of study cannot provide. A distance learning degree offers both. You can get the essential experience from your work and simultaneously, you can study to achieve the qualification so needed. Attendance is needless and so is dress code; not to mention time limits.
Of all the distance learning courses taught today, the MBA is by far the most favored choice among students from all parts of the world. While the traditional MBA taught in land-based B-schools have a typical 2 year pattern, Distance learning MBA comes flexible as a 10 months, 6 months or just a few weeks long program to cater to the diverse needs of busy managers. These programs are also known as part-time MBA or Executive MBA that allow the learner to tailor the course suiting to his needs.
The area of specialization varies from one university to another but the basic business areas that are included in the course module remain the same, that is to say finance, marketing and HR (Human Resources).
Other business areas that are taught in an MBA course irrespective of the learning mode are- accounting, supply chain management, production and operations management, information systems, organizational behavior, business law and ethics, economics, statistics and quantitative analysis etc.
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India’s Fast growing MBA business school
In the year 2008, under the aegis of Aarseya Education Society, was conceived a dream â The Core Business School – for creating business leaders par excellence by developing and nurturing managerial talent. Out of the many MBA aspirants, a few worthy will become the next generation of visionaries.
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The Institute is strategically located in Indore on the Indore-Ujjain road. The lush green campus spreads over 2 acres and has the best available infrastructure.
CBS offers residential post-Graduate Programs in Management conducted by dedicated team of faculty members drawn from academia as well as industry and known for their achievements, enabling CBS to achieve high levels of academic excellence and quality research.
Visualization :-To become a premier business school recognized globally for its excellence in creation of high thinking professionals and visionaries.
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Our state-of-the-art infrastructure includes fully equipped lecture halls, an excellent computer lab equipped with the latest IT tools, a rich library and an easily accessible E-library, where the best of journals and books are available.
The 24-hr Wi-Fi connectivity helps our students to stay in touch with the world via the Internet.
The campus boasts of excellent conference halls, tutorial halls, canteen and parking facility. Not only this, Core Business School is one of the few residential B-Schools in Central India having separate boys and girls hostels on the campus.
The Institute is strategically located in Indore on the Indore-Ujjain road. The sprawling lush green campus is well equipped with best in class infrastructure.
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About MBA Courses in India
After graduation from any stream, the most preferred post-graduate course of students is an MBA or Master of Business Administration. Students seek to do a management course, either on degree or diploma level. The attraction for MBA has grown over the years with more and more managers being absorbed into the industry today. With increasing globalization and privatization of the Indian economy, corporate across all sectors are looking to hire efficient managers at all levels. Thus, students are thronging B-schools to pursue MBA courses. Especially, if an MBA is completed from a reputed B-school and colleges in India, there is no doubt that the student will be successful in his/her career.
However, a career in management and to pursue an MBA course, one requires particular personality traits such as leadership qualities, good decision-making and thinking capacity, risk-taking aptitude, very good communication skills and similar qualities. All these are traits of good managers and most of them are tested during the entrance exam, interview and group discussion round of admission to an MBA course. A lot of dedication and high levels of concentration are also required to pursue a successful MBA course.
Though most students prefer full-time MBAs, there are manly five types of MBA courses that one can choose from. These are full-time MBA, part-time MBA, and distance learning MBA, executive MBA and online MBA. As per one’s requirement and academic qualifications, a student can opt for one of these MBAs. There are areas of specialization during MBA and these include: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations and Logistics, Information Technology, Systems, International Trade and Business, Consumer Behavior, Risk Management, and many such others. New specializations are being introduced as per industry demands and growing job prospects.
For admission to an MBA course, institutes have entrance tests and different selection criteria. The main exams conducted in India for an MBA include CAT, XAT, MAT, IIFT, SNAP, JMET, etc. After the written examination, an interview and group discussion rounds are held. The prior academic qualifications and work experience, if any, are also taken into account for admissions. For many reputed B-schools, students are also required to write essays too. All these steps are necessary to produce world-class managers for tomorrow who could be immediately absorbed in the industry after the completion of their MBA course.
The two-year full time-program is a comprehensive programme. Apart from the course curriculum, it offers an exceptional opportunity to network and participate in extra-curricular activities. The course includes, project work, internship and direct exposure to the industry. This is the most preferred course as far as recruiters are concerned. It is ideal for fresh graduates and those with less than three years of experience. The one-year full time programme is meant for working professionals who are looking for a career shift and do not have much time to spare from their career. The one-year programme is quite rigorous and requires high levels of dedication.
The part-time MBA is for those who cannot afford to leave their job but want growth with a well-defined career path in mind. It is mainly pursued by those professionals who are looking to upgrade their skills and make a career shift. It is devoid of some of the advantages of a full-year programme but is ideal for those who cannot take a career break to pursue an MBA course. Both distance learning and online MBA courses offer a lot of flexibility to students to study at will from anywhere, any time. These courses are increasingly becoming popular in India and more and more students are opting for these.
With an MBA under his belt, a student can look forward to a successful career in future. The growth prospects of MBA students are quite promising. One can look forward to immediate jump and fast track growth in professional life. One can also aspire to become an entrepreneur after the MBA and start his/her own venture. Though an MBA is not essential for this, the skills learnt during the course surely come handy while running your own business. One can also switch career and gets an opportunity to explore more options after the MBA. And of course, an MBA helps immensely in growing skills and knowledge about business administration and one gets to learn a lot many new things.
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Funding Your MBA Program
n today’s competitive world, being only a graduate does not serve the purpose. Higher studies after graduation has become a must to survive in such a world. An MBA degree is always helpful in such cases. But if you want to pursue any of the MBA courses from any of the reputed B schools in India, then it will cost you a huge amount of money. MBA programs pursued abroad, will be hard to pursue without a scholarship. There is however no reason to lose hope. A good many sources are now readily avialable at hand from where a candidate can get funds for his or her MBA program. Some of them are: · Scholarships and grantsIf you are searching for financial support, then the best way is to search for scholarships or grants which are available from government and private foundations. Scholarships are not required to be repaid because they are given to the aspiring students as awards. These are given on basis of merit, exceptional academic or a good professional record and their potentiality to make big in the future. Such scholarships are highly competitive and are hard to get. There are some grants which are given to a limited number of students. For example, students from a certain ethnicity , religion, or nationality or those with particular academic interest, etc are eligible for such grants. · Business school scholarships or grantsMany business schools offer their own scholarships and grants to the students on the basis of merit. These are again very competitive. Business schools offer such scholarships to attract applicants to them. These offers can solve finance related problem to a certain extent. There are some business schools which offer loans but accordng to particular conditions. · LoansEven after getting grants or scholarships you can take up loans to finance the expenses of studies and living. There are many banks, institutions which offer educational loans to students. But the rates and terms and conditions vary according to the loans applied for. Before taking up any loan, it is always advisable to go through the prospects related to such a thing. Loans are required to be repaid within a certain period after getting a job. · Corporate sponsorshipsThere are many people who want to pursue MBA courses along with their work. To help such students, many big companies offer scholarships or certain programs so that they can broaden their education, knowledge and skills. But most of the time such companies may ask you to get into an agreement to stay with that company for certain period of time after completing the course. So before you avail such facility and get into an agreement, always consider whether such contract will be helpful to you in the long term or not. These are some of the sources from where you can arrange fund for your MBA program. But getting into any top MBA schools is not the end of everything, your potentiality and perseverance to make the best out of it matters the most to succeed in life.
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