Analyse the job market and your profile before going abroad for MBA

Dear Friends,

One of the common question i receive from MBA aspirants is " How is the job market? Will i get a job after MBA ? Will the job market pick up ? etc...

My suggestions for analyzing the job market are as follows,

• Clearly look at your profile and the value MBA brings into your profile - clue is in answering Why MBA? question typically asked during MBA admission. Give a serious try in answering that question.
• Talk to as many people as possible to understand the job market and future of job market. I know the current scenario is unpredictable. But try to make sincere effort to reach out to as many people, tell them about your profile and expectations after MBA to get good feedback.
• You can also do some research looking into popular job portals in the country you are planning to do MBA. I believe job portals will provide you an idea about the kind of skills set in demand.

Friends no can guarantee you a job. Talk to Alumni of the university or college, where you are planning to do MBA. They are the good source to provide you an accurate picture.

Good luck...

Did you analysed your financial position before MBA?

Thought of posting this "Did you analysed your financial position before MBA?" asked by one my close friend recently to me. This is one of the important question every MBA Candidate should answer before considering doing MBA Abroad or High fee domestic MBA. Friends, clearly analyse your financial position looking minimum two year down the line from the probable date of starting your MBA. Also consider evaluating the opportunity cost i.e the salary you will be loosing, forth coming promotion or relocation opportunity available to you ( In case if you are considering doing your MBA, to shift to abroad - I have seen many of such cases), family ties and many more... list goes on. Dont make any urgent decision, take good time to analyse every aspect of personal and professional life before getting into tough MBA life ...

Networking - Little info and tips

Coming to the job hunting now i can completely realize and articulate the importance of networking while finding the job. Its true that more than 70% of the jobs filled by the referrals, because i have seen that happening with my previous work experience. MBA helped me to effectively build the networking among the local business community. Currently using famous networking websites like LinkedIn and Xing to expand my network. May be these networking will not help me for time being but in long term they will definitely going to be helpful.

After Graduation

Yeah - Now i am an MBA, specialized in Innovation and Technology Management. I thought demanding and tough life at B - School will be challenging. Now after graduation i could really feel the tough economic environment effects on the job market. As an MBA, when i look back i can jolt down the milestone I have crossed,

1. Getting good work experience ( Minimum of four years)
2. Taking TOFEL and GMAT exams
3. B - School applications : getting admission offer
4. Completing MBA
5. Finding job in this tough market

I will continue to write the Job hunting strategies in the next posting...