Job Hunting...

Another two weeks left for completing my MBA, I have started searching for full time job opportunities. Its a mixed feeling to be graduating with an MBA, excitement for completing it, nervous looking at dismal job market.

I will keep posting my job hunting strategies...

MBA Life... Continued...

Fifth Module:

This module started with lot of excitement with only two courses to attend and a final project. Courses for this module are " Current topics in Technology Management" and " Process Improvement Strategies" - i believe very important and interesting courses, which every future manager or leader has to be aware of in this ever changing world.

As i mentioned in the fourth module the crazy thing in the B school is internship or full time job. Now my focus in towards finding a full time job as i will be completing my MBA by next month end (September). In forth coming posts i will cover all about searching for jobs. i.e. My journey towards full time job...

MBA Life...

In this post I will cover my journey towards MBA. UNBSJ MBA is one year course with five modules.

Fourth module:

It’s been almost eight months into my MBA. Really I don’t know how these eight months went. Probably as fast as small and quick thunder storm. When I look back, it gives me sense of satisfaction to learn new things with diverse group of individuals. I wanted to share my happiness and rejoice, I am experiencing after realizing the hard work I had put during the third module.

This module I will be working on an internship with Business Health Matters and a course in Project Management. As engineer I have seen the importance of Project management throughout my past work experience. I believe the course in leadership enriched the view on project management. I believe the skill of project management combined with effective leadership skill will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a manager.

Third module:

Third module we entered into our respective stream. Innovation and Technology Management (ITM) and International Business stream had three common courses and two different courses pertaining to their field. Core courses were Strategic management and Entrepreneurship. ITM courses were Commercialization of New products and services and Management of Innovations.

Internship: If there is anything that could be both extremely crazy and incomparably gratifying in a B school, it would be recruiting for internship or final job. That is what I and most of my classmates have been doing over the last month (May).

After two weeks, I got selected into the Business Health Matters, Industry jobs have kicked in and filled the gap created by recession. These job posts have gone up significantly. In turn, this has brought the overall job posts made in our class gone up. That doesn't make us feel that bad. The good thing that is happening is that people are thinking harder now than ever to see what exactly they want to do. Michelle and Deb worked extra hard and made sure we have all these options. They brought in more new companies/organizations, and that seems to have helped balance the situation.

Second module:

Second module covered the core courses in which the few courses were extension of first module. During second module the team with whom I will be working was selected randomly. The team work was extraordinary and was better than the first module. The reason might be the increased level of confidence among each team members after the first module I thought the second module will give me a lot more of new experience than first module.

I started the module as a wreck and today, I feel better than I have felt in quite some time. Both personally and professionally, I've found myself in situations where I was forced to ask really deep and difficult questions to myself, in places where I had to reassess my beliefs and opinions about people, and I believe I made the right decisions. To sum it up, I think second module completed what started sometime last January - to help me learn about myself, and to improve upon what I saw. I believe I've done that well. Time will tell.

First module:

First module started with lot of excitement, courses covered the basic MBA technical courses such as Economics, Business research methods to Managing organizations. All the courses were completely new to me and I struggled a lot in the initial days to pickup. The group projects in all the courses are enriching experience for me. I got to learn lot of things from each of the group members. Group work made me to appreciate the challenge of working with diverse individuals. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the my group, as usual agreement and disagreements are used to be very part of us. Whenever conflicts arise, I used to jump in and tried to stop the conflict. Some time that behaviour of mine put me in trouble. I learnt when to jump in for trouble shooting the problems in the team and not to jump in.

I felt, B- School is a strange experience where you grow into a confident individual who can literally take on the world, but also learn to be humble about yourself. B school is also difficult in the sense that this is a place that will put you through the toughest test you've ever faced - but only to prepare you for tougher tests that you'd face in the future. Without your knowledge, you will stretch yourself in multiple areas, and in the process improve yourself in all those areas, provided you handle it well. I am seeing that happening to myself (and a lot of my friends), and hence I am glad I made this decision.

Tough life... MBA

Its been almost four months into my MBA. Really i dont no how these four month went. Probably as fast as small thunder storm. By next week my second module will be over. When i look back, it gives me sense of satisfaction to learn new things with diverse group of individuals. Same time missing the Mother land India, especially Bangalore ( Silicon valley of Asia).

Will update shortly...