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Finance professionals seeking an advanced degree usually zero in on two popular options – CFA and MBA. Would an MBA from a top international business school or a CFA help you meet your career objectives is what you need to decide. An MBA covers a wide variety of general management topics in all areas including … Read more
We are treading on thin ice with this article, as it involves the most pious and revered relationship in India – between children and parents (ranking second only to the bond between children and their mobiles). In a land where the only acceptable flow of wisdom is from parents to children, it may be difficult … Read more
It’s an India specific problem that MBA aspirants from other countries don’t face. Blame it on regulatory policy constraints or a lack of consistency or an overload of creativity, we are stuck with management program names that confuse more than clarify what the student is getting. Consider this: The traditional 2 year degree you get … Read more
It has been 20 years since the idea of the Indian School of Business (ISB) was conceived. This is puny in comparison to say a Harvard that has a 105+ year legacy or even our home grown IIMs (IIMC being the first ever) that have been around for over 50 years now. It has been … Read more
Over the years, we’ve interviewed many leaders from the MBA industry including admission officers of the top business schools and international admissions consultants. However, there have been many uncomfortable questions – about US visa policies, gaming the rankings, the futility of GMAT scores – that did not seem appropriate for those interviews, primarily because we … Read more
Among the thousands of websites related to the international MBA degree and hundreds of new blogs popping up each season, it can be difficult for aspiring MBA students to choose a select few good MBA blogs to follow.
Many Indians (specially engineers) who’ve spent several years in technical roles dream of getting into a more business oriented role. While a few manage to get into sales jobs without the experience or relevant degree, most aren’t able to make the switch. An MBA in Marketing can be a great way to move out of … Read more
For a country like India that sends the maximum number of technology and IT applicants to MBA programs abroad (mainly USA), it’s also doesn’t come as a surprise that many choose to come back to take up senior management jobs in the technology industry. An MBA specialisation in technology can be packaged in various flavours … Read more
Canada is listed in our top study abroad countries. In this post we look at the best Canadian universities and colleges that draw international students to its campuses. We also look at the various types of MBA programs they offer (full-time, part-time, executive MBA, joint MBA).
In a survey carried out by Harvard Business Review & INSEAD, 40% of the CEOs in India have an MBA, 60% don’t. That’s a big number in favour of one degree that dominates the business world. Statistics such as these might be among the compelling reasons for ambitious Indian students and professionals to ask on … Read more
When someone says Harvard MBA is not the best business school, the other competing names that come to mind are the likes of Stanford, Wharton, MIT and other regular suspects that dominate the MBA rankings. Instead when you hear names like BYU Marriott, Wisconsin School of Business, Foster (Washington), Fisher (Ohio), Simon (Rochester), Mendonza (Notre … Read more
From all the MBA success stories that you get to read on admission consultants websites, the breed may come across as an invincible lot. That’s far from the truth. As with any other field that involves fighting against the odds, even the best candidates and MBA consultants fail. While failure can teach us more than … Read more