As per my knowledge, MBA is the best platform for servive in the market.Who the aspirant contain good academic records, Iam sure 98 percentile he will place in extreme company. He will see himself in high position with in short period.Doing MBA is not great, the candidate have to reach the optimum level of the MBA programme.All the buddies of rediff are saying their own opinion.As per me MBA Candidate is the Worth Candidate for long run. Thank u.
Wow!!!! Its really Nice to See Hitesh\'s Preparation/Experience Written as an article on rediff.I was myself preparing with him at Ghatkopar center and do agree with all the points which are mentioned by him in the article in regards to CAT 09 Preparation.
Wow...Its nice to see hitesh's CAT09 Preparation written as an article on rediff.I was myself preparing with him at Ghatkopar Center for CAT 09.Guys Let us take some suitable inputs from this article in order to boost our CAT 09 Preparation.
It is ridiculous to see such foolish and misleading articles in rediff....
There are so many engineers and MBA's in India now that there ar eno jobs.. |The supply of MBA/Engieeers are so high that demand is no were near.. No will find MBA/Engiineers trying for such jobs like security guards/drivers etc...(read an article in today's Hindu newspoaper wherein a MBA student had to resort to robbery to make a,living)..
Friends, it is better to take up jobs and stop going for MBA as it would only mean losing more money and time to pursue somethign that WILL not get u a job any easier... Pls also note that this time the number of applications for CAT is far less than what it was last year..
Dont waste ur time after grduation,except top iims,other mbas are foolish,so start with first good job after grduation,study mba purchasing books,myself did it full time and ruined my career in process ,leaving good jobs to complete mba's,now my age 40,and nobody calls me for interview's,in USA people upto 45-50 are preferred for jobs as they are sessioned,but in india many non sense HR's prefere un experienced freshers,.
Re: dont watse time in mba,start jobs.
by B Karthikeyan on Oct 24, 2009 08:26 PM | Hide message
You are 1000% true. MBAs are offered in every institution and not all give good prospects. If u dont get seat in good MBA institutions, go abroad or do other courses like CA,CWA or CS or Actuaries etc. They are equally good courses.
Re: dont watse time in mba,start jobs.
by Shovon Chakraborty on Oct 24, 2009 07:57 PM
Boss, your problem is neither your age nor the fact that you did a 2 yrs full time MBA. Your written communication skill is awful, to say the list. In your post, you have not been able to construct a single grammatically correct and meaningful sentence. With this kind of soft skills, how can one hope to get a decent managerial job? FYI, according to a McKinsey study, only 15% of the MBAs passing out each year, are employable. Evidently, you fall in the 85% bracket. Btw, I also did a full time MBA and have not regretted my decision. :D
Re: Re: dont watse time in mba,start jobs.
by Bhimashankar Iyer on Oct 24, 2009 08:38 PM
Shovon, That is an extremely rude and insulting way to put down a person....i can confidently say that you are a non-entity in your personal life, does not mind that now you will try to be an internet hero after reading my post....If Rahul's communication skills are mediocre, your social etiqutte skills are close to zero...what are you boasting about??
I'am an MBA from IIM Bangalore and currently working for a top drawer investment bank at an associate level in their special situations group that handles private equity mezzanine type investments....and i'am sure i make 100 times more than you do, cos you come acorss as a resentful, bitter person....otherwise, you would not have picked on someon elselanguage skills in this manner... Having spent 5 years in software prior to my MBA, i hae seen brilliant techies with poor grasp of English forging ahead in life..
So, Mr Queen's English, the last vestiges of the British empire are being cleared in India....you may put your nomination for a tissue paper in Buckingham's palace....
Re: Re: Re: dont watse time in mba,start jobs.
by Pramod S on Nov 09, 2009 03:09 PM
Very fitting response. Couldnt have better found words to reply to this idiot. Really you summarized well.
Re: dont watse time in mba,start jobs.
by Bhimashankar Iyer on Oct 24, 2009 02:36 PM
If you feel that you are being discriminated against an age grounds, you can file an official complaint with the employment exchange and take legal action against the organization....however, the chances of winning such a case are very slim cos the company can always say that they have rejected you on certain other grounds...... However, in theory, our constitution does not grant anyone the right to discriminate against anyone else on the job front on grounds of caste, creed, religion, age, se.x etc.....that is exactly why many employers stress in their website that they are an equal opportunities employer..
However, i'am sure that if you really try very hard, age should never be a constraint..i know a retired army colonel who is in his 60s and has found employment in a BPO as a collections specialist...and earns about 40K per month and is very happy with his meagre profile!! All the best!!
IIM admission do not close at 99.9 percentile. It goes down to 97 percentile in some situations also :) but well chance of getting a call reduces if its below 99%
Re: factual corrections
by deepak deshpande on Nov 15, 2009 12:53 PM
All of you have missed 1 simple point.Besides percentile, IIMs insist on sectional cut offs in each section. There are many cases where candidate gets higher overall percentile but fails to clear a section. He does not gat a call. This year only 2.41 Lakh candidates are appearing for CAT. 3% of 2.41 Lakhs is 7230.So if you clear sectional cut offs, you will easily get IIM call at 97 percentile.
Re: Re: factual corrections
by happy apple on Oct 23, 2009 03:10 PM
what ravi kumar said is correct. Top IIMs (IIMA and IIMB) look at multiple criteria. If have good academic record you can get call for 97-98 percentiles also. People should not comment if they do not know the facts.
Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by Bhasmasur Rakshasa on Oct 24, 2009 01:00 PM
I think you don't know the facts...you are in the dark!!!! What do you mean by good academic track record???? If you have a good academic track record, that does not mean that you will get a call when you are not in the top 10,000 CAT aspirants!! Better join IMS or Career Launcher and update your understanding of the CAT!!
Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by Bhimashankar Iyer on Oct 24, 2009 02:50 PM
Happy apple, You seem to be a real m.oron!! 97% percentile means that out of all CAT aspirants that is 4 lakh to be precise, 3% are above you. 3% of 4 lakhs is 12,000.....
Approx number of seats at IIMs are 1500 to 1600, and the rtion of people called for interviews to the number of seats is approx 4:1.... They would call approx 6000 to 7000 peopelfor interviews at max.....
97% percentile does not give you even a slaim chance...learn to use your brain!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by happy apple on Oct 25, 2009 03:46 AM
Bhasmasur and Bhimashankar looks like the most stupid people in this forum. This Bhima cannot even understand what I have written. Something like empty vessel makes much noise. I repeat CAT scores are not the only selection criteria. If you have no clue of how admission happens at IIM atleast refer to their admission documents at IIM websites. I myself know of several people in IIMB who got through general category with 97-98 percentiles.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by Bhasmasur Rakshasa on Oct 25, 2009 04:55 PM
You are educated illiterate!! You are an incredibly naive and gullible person to take these things at face value....
I know exactly what i'am talking about...no one with 97% percentile from open bracket ever gets a short list for interviews... If you want to stubbornly hold on to your beliefs, you are a fool!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by happy apple on Oct 26, 2009 07:18 PM
@Bhasmasur - even I know what I am talking about. It is you who is stubbornly holding to your beliefs and hence a bigger fool. There are people with 97% and even lesser percentile who have been shortlisted for interviews.
Re: Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by Bharath Shankaran on Oct 24, 2009 07:53 PM
Well Bhima, CAT is not the only criteria for admission sto IIM. Various factors like previous acad achievement and work ex play a part in getting an IIM call. I know people with 96% ile GEN category admitted in IIMS. Your logic of 3% above you is correct.. but getting one question wrong can put you down by 1000 ranks.. it does not anyway mean you are less capable...! CAT exam alone is not a complete indicator of talent. It is just one of the criteria.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: factual corrections
by prasad joshi on Nov 12, 2009 12:39 PM
I think there has been a misinterpretation of the top 3 percentile calculations. I myself am currently a student at IIM Indore. Though the figure of 7500 students above the 97 %ile mark is correct, there definitely have been cases of IIMs(especially IIM B and IIM L) giving interview calls to students scoring around 97 %ile (General category), based on their previous academic performance and work experience. The interesting thing here is that not all students above 97 %ile get calls. So, just giving numbers does not prove anything. Also, the criteria for getting an interview call changes each year and is different for different IIMs. I hope this clears up things a bit.
