Hello! I am a second year PGDBM student at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Before joining this course I did a B.Sc. in Chemical Technology and have no work experience whatsoever. I think this decision depends to a very large extent on one's own circumstances and preferences. Having said that, I can assure you that while having a few years of work-ex will definitely be a plus, not having it is not neccesarily a "minus". This is because the alternate point of view is that without work-ex, your very first job is at a managerial level while if you spend time gaining work-ex before your MBA you lose out on those years. On the other hand, the starting salaries for MBA grads with work-ex may be more than those of those without work-ex. I guess the bottomline is you must decide which is better for you and take a call. There is definitely no "right" or "wrong" course of action!
RE:Hi there!
by Rohit Sharma on Jul 20, 2006 06:40 PM Permalink
hi...yes yor r right to certain extent in ur saying about work ex,because i too have a brother in dubai he was a fresher and then now he is doin good in his company,,as you have completed ur pgp from iim c and as you might be working in some indian company(expecting it to be so) so wat do you think that how better are mba students from institutes like alliance are placed in say the company in which your are working....i know their position abroad buti would like to gather info from india regards rohit
