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An early career MBA is the generally accepted trend in India. Complete your graduation, crack the Indian MBA entrance exams and target the good MBA colleges in India. For GMAT MBA schools, work experience is a pretty important piece of the jigsaw puzzle. The average work experience in USA is around 5 years at the … Read more
In our ongoing attempts to uncover and present unconventional jobs and careers, this time we focus on careers in the music industry. Jobs like music composer, arranger and producer can be creative and rewarding. After completing his engineering degree in Computer Science, like a good, obedient IT professional, Vijay Krishna worked in software jobs for … Read more
Apart from the regular pre-requisites (GMAT score, MBA essays, recommendations, TOEFL score) listed in the MBA applications guideline pages of many top business schools, if you’ve paid attention to the academic requirements section, you’ll find something on the following lines – a degree from a recognised university, transcripts that mention the grades / performance (GPA, … Read more
If you have been scouring the net for international MBA related information, you’d know that a huge number of applicants from India have B.E, B.Tech, M.Tech degrees and several years of work experience after completing their engineering course (Read MBA in Canada after Mechanical Engineering). You don’t see a similar trend in other professions such … Read more
Though IT software engineers still dominate the Indian MBA applicant pool, chartered accountants (CA) seem to have developed a fancy for the international MBA degree (Read Benefits of MBA abroad after CA). We’ve been getting an increasing number of admission assistance requests and general queries from chartered accountants. With their quantitative background and client focussed … Read more
Watch this video first, if you’re new to GMAT. And please ‘like’ it, if you find it helpful. GMAT Exam – Beginner’s Guide The number of MBA applicants approaching us with GRE exam scores is small, but increasing. We wrote another topic on this earlier where we covered the history, programs that accept GRE scores … Read more
MBA rejection rates at the best MBA colleges in the world are very high – often in the 75%-80% range. It’s a known fact that MBA rejection rates for Indians are higher.
Apart from the regular industries and roles that MBA graduates target, we’ve also been covering unconventional yet rewarding jobs and careers. In a case of mistaken identity, Monica Murthy (pictured on the left), who has an anchoring job in Doordarshan (Mumbai) reached out to us on Facebook. Before she could apologise and disappear, in a … Read more
Click here to launch the video. MBA Salary in USA, Europe, India Earlier we wrote about MBA Jobs in USA, India and other countries. Now we move on to the part that most MBA students are most interested in – post MBA salaries, pay-scales and compensation packages. The QS TopMBA report on jobs and … Read more
Are MBA jobs coming back in USA, India, UK, and the other primary destinations for those seeking management wisdom and wealth? The fortunes of MBA students are often tied to the economical cycles. And a good reason to leave your pre MBA job is when you are relatively sure that your chances of getting a … Read more
It has been several years since I left my corporate job and I thought it was a good time for an introspective post on why I took a decision that appeared to be a big risk at that time (more from the perspective of folks who were concerned about my well-being). Many have asked me … Read more
Manhattan GMAT books and MGMAT test prep software has been a long time favourite among GMAT exam takers. When working with Manhattan GMAT material, a common question that arises is whether the level of difficulty is the same as the actual GMAT or is it harder or easier.