For many students and professionals today, the obvious career choice seems to be linked with successfully completing an MBA, in one way or the other.
Be it software professionals disillusioned by the Copy + Paste formula, or the Commerce Grads - tired of selling insurance policies and handing out loans.
It really forces one to think, is an MBA a well thought out career choice, or an escape from the present situation?
Having formally been a part of the B-school aspirant bandwagon (and perhaps still a part of it), I sometimes wonder how many students actually even know what the syllabi looks like before applying for B-school admissions. Does the brand value of the institute supersede the course content? Does the lure of a fat pay packet dilute your true calling?
And how does one react to the incessant preparation that goes on for the various 'Aptitude' tests for admissions to B-Schools... The way I look at it, if I have to prepare for something three hours a day, six months at a stretch, preferably in the Himalayas, then I don’t have the aptitude for it! Why would have to prepare for something if I had the aptitude for it!
Baffles me. Completely.
P.S. : If anyone happens to read this, please do leave your comments behind. I really want to know what your take on this is.
2 comments:
great point -> " Why would have to prepare for something if I had the aptitude for it! "
but unfortunately, the no. of 'good' bschools in india is quite low. even more unfortunately, the wannabe-managers comprise those who genuinely want to do an mba as well as those who just want to board the bandwagon. and most unfortunately, some of these bandwagon-boarders are actually intelligent enuff to do really well in the screening tests (they're intelligent... just confused about their aptitude and hence board the bandwagon blindly).
these 2, i.e. few good bschools and competition for these from an amazingly large amount of students, could be the primary reasons for having to prepare for something u hav the aptitude for.
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