Students in business school are learning a lesson that is far more valuable that even the most insightful case study can teach – that an MBA degree can bring happiness but not because it offers access to wealth, riches and power. This stunning revelation came in 2013, when MBA50.com, a portal that covers the top … Read more
Salary disparity among equally well-qualified professionals may not be a study topic in MBA courses in America’s top b-schools. But some MBA graduates get to learn the subject closely, a few years after leaving school and entering the US corporate space. Research by Bloomberg has shown that in that country, skin colour is a major … Read more
Too many career change aspirants think management consulting is a good career option after completing their MBA. And that’s what they write in their MBA application essays without trying to learn more about what it means to be a consultant. Not many ask themselves, “Is consulting really a good career option for me?” Sudershan ‘Suds’ … 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
For Software / IT engineers, a Product Management career after an MBA would be a good track to consider. If you’ve read our earlier posts on Product Manager Job Description (A day in the life of a product manager) and Product Management Syllabus in MBA, you may have seen the overlaps already. In order to … Read more
To compensate for the rising salaries, there’s another aspect that’s been plunging for Indian professionals – the quality of work life. Achieving work life balance in India has become more difficult than ever. What is work life balance? What is causing it to get imbalanced? Does your current job offer it or are you heading … Read more
In this guest post, Aditya Singhal shares job hunting tips and ideas on how to improve your chances of getting a good job after college.
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
In our earlier post on Business Development Careers, we covered the basic concepts of Biz Dev roles. As a follow-up, we now include the business development job description for a few sample roles at various levels of seniority right from Business development manager to head of BD. The sample job descriptions should give you a … Read more
In a previous post we had a quick overview about what you’d do as a manager in a product management job. Here’s the post – Product Manager Job Description. For many of the juicy roles in the field an MBA in product management can make a big difference. Unlike a regular general management program, a … Read more
We’ve been seeing an increasing number of folks (who come to us for the MBA MAP, MBA essays, Career MAP) aiming to get into product management roles. Many are from the technology industry. Some are hoping to use the MBA path to get product manager jobs that allow them to move to the business side. … Read more