Having helped a tier-3 school to move to tier-2 and now being part of another tier-3 school, I suppose I have the credentials to comment on the article.
While it is true that good communication skills are important, and that English is an important language, knowledge of the local language (in an Indian context) and a foreign language (in a global context) are equally important. In fact, having also been in charge of placements, I have witnessed a shift in the expectations of recruiters - particularly for the sales job that has been highlighted - recruiters expect candidates to have a working knowledge of the local language. By the same logic, a working knowledge of German or French or Spanish or Mandarin would do no harm if one is looking at opportunities beyond Indian shores.
The comment about girls is disturbing because it is not true. Most of the young ladies who I had the privilege to have as my students, and hailing from tier-2 or tier-3 towns have proved themselves to be exceptional managers in great organizations. In fact, one of them is the youngest General Manager in a MNC. Neither she nor her parents are particularly anxious about her marriage.
To say or even imply that students join a MBA program just to have a degree or to improve their prospects of getting a better life partner is preposterous if not insinuating. There may be a few such cases but the golden rule in management is not to generalize from a small minority.
Having helped a tier-3 school to move to tier-2 and now being part of another tier-3 school, I suppose I have the credentials to comment on the article.
While it is true that good communication skills are important, and that English is an important language, knowledge of the local language (in an Indian context) and a foreign language (in a global context) are equally important. In fact, having also been in charge of placements, I have witnessed a shift in the expectations of recruiters - particularly for the sales job that has been highlighted - recruiters expect candidates to have a working knowledge of the local language. By the same logic, a working knowledge of German or French or Spanish or Mandarin would do no harm if one is looking at opportunities beyond Indian shores.
The comment about girls is disturbing because it is not true. Most of the young ladies who I had the privilege to have as my students, and hailing from tier-2 or tier-3 towns have proved themselves to be exceptional managers in great organizations. In fact, one of them is the youngest General Manager in a MNC. Neither she nor her parents are particularly anxious about her marriage.
To say or even imply that students join a MBA program just to have a degree or to improve their prospects of getting a better life partner is preposterous if not insinuating. There may be a few such cases but the golden rule in management is not to generalize from a small minority.
Having helped a tier-3 school to move to tier-2 and now being part of another tier-3 school, I suppose I have the credentials to comment on the article.
While it is true that good communication skills are important, and that English is an important language, knowledge of the local language (in an Indian context) and a foreign language (in a global context) are equally important. In fact, having also been in charge of placements, I have witnessed a shift in the expectations of recruiters - particularly for the sales job that has been highlighted - recruiters expect candidates to have a working knowledge of the local language. By the same logic, a working knowledge of German or French or Spanish or Mandarin would do no harm if one is looking at opportunities beyond Indian shores.
The comment about girls is disturbing because it is not true. Most of the young ladies who I had the privilege to have as my students, and hailing from tier-2 or tier-3 towns have proved themselves to be exceptional managers in great organizations. In fact, one of them is the youngest General Manager in a MNC. Neither she nor her parents are particularly anxious about her marriage.
To say or even imply that students join a MBA program just to have a degree or to improve their prospects of getting a better life partner is preposterous if not insinuating. There may be a few such cases but the golden rule in management is not to generalize from a small minority.
Having helped a tier-3 school to move to tier-2 and now being part of another tier-3 school, I suppose I have the credentials to comment on the article.
While it is true that good communication skills are important, and that English is an important language, knowledge of the local language (in an Indian context) and a foreign language (in a global context) are equally important. In fact, having also been in charge of placements, I have witnessed a shift in the expectations of recruiters - particularly for the sales job that has been highlighted - recruiters expect candidates to have a working knowledge of the local language. By the same logic, a working knowledge of German or French or Spanish or Mandarin would do no harm if one is looking at opportunities beyond Indian shores.
The comment about girls is disturbing because it is not true. Most of the young ladies who I had the privilege to have as my students, and hailing from tier-2 or tier-3 towns have proved themselves to be exceptional managers in great organizations. In fact, one of them is the youngest General Manager in a MNC. Neither she nor her parents are particularly anxious about her marriage.
To say or even imply that students join a MBA program just to have a degree or to improve their prospects of getting a better life partner is preposterous if not insinuating. There may be a few such cases but the golden rule in management is not to generalize from a small minority.
Having helped a tier-3 school to move to tier-2 and now being part of another tier-3 school, I suppose I have the credentials to comment on the article.
While it is true that good communication skills are important, and that English is an important language, knowledge of the local language (in an Indian context) and a foreign language (in a global context) are equally important. In fact, having also been in charge of placements, I have witnessed a shift in the expectations of recruiters - particularly for the sales job that has been highlighted - recruiters expect candidates to have a working knowledge of the local language. By the same logic, a working knowledge of German or French or Spanish or Mandarin would do no harm if one is looking at opportunities beyond Indian shores.
The comment about girls is disturbing because it is not true. Most of the young ladies who I had the privilege to have as my students, and hailing from tier-2 or tier-3 towns have proved themselves to be exceptional managers in great organizations. In fact, one of them is the youngest General Manager in a MNC. Neither she nor her parents are particularly anxious about her marriage.
To say or even imply that students join a MBA program just to have a degree or to improve their prospects of getting a better life partner is preposterous if not insinuating. There may be a few such cases but the golden rule in management is not to generalize from a small minority.
Build better products not just better product managers, instead of focusing all of our energies on how to sell a defective product better, better would be to spend the same energy on building technically better product. When the specifications for a product speak for itself then why do you need these MBAs and Marketers. Infact what we need is not better education in either tier-III or tier-I B-schools but better technical education in our engineering colleges.
"Quality of MBA education does not determine the quality of a product"
AICTE has made it compulsory that only those with PhDs (even in subjects like sociology, psychology, commerce or economics)can become professors. So even if somebody has done MBA from Harvard or Sloan or IIMs, and have tons of work ex in real organizations, they can't become professors or Directors. The result is that most of the Directors/Professors are from backgrounds which have nothing to do with any business organization. And if they don't know what it takes to workk in business organizations, how can they teach. This change happenbed after our great Education Minister Mr Kapil Sibal took over. Earlier MBAs with work ex were treated at par with PhDs.
Re: hehe...what is the spelling of career?
by Prashanth DSouza on Jan 06, 2011 12:43 PM
It is meant as a "jibe". She understands that it should be career instead of carrier, and used inverted commas to highlight the mistake. The joke's on you. Chill.
Re: Re: hehe...what is the spelling of career?
by manoj c on Jan 07, 2011 06:01 PM
yes..too late..had already posted it ..but, is english the only thing that matters? What about intellect?
Don't worry about Telugu and Gujarati. As they are going to work in Tier III cities and rural areas, its advantage for them to know and learn the local language and culture. That is business, rashmi. Not book writing
