Hi Shalini, I have done my MBA from ISB in 2006. Undoubtedly, your takeaways from an MBA increase substantially if you have prior work ex. i know, this sounds cliched to me, but trust there are far many things to an MBA than learning kotler and NPV. The essence of strategy, the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, the importance of industry networking, all these things are clearly understood only by someone who has atleast some industry exp. Also, it helps when you hv seen the industry so that you are better aware of the trends and opportunities rather than simply following the herd mentality as freshers are prone to do.As far as indian schools (and more imp. recruiters are concerned), clearly the trend is tilting towards MBAs with prior work ex. Take the placement records of the last 2 years at all the leading B schools and you will find taht all the stellar placements were bagged by people with prior work ex. The point is your own learning from an MBA is far better if you have some work ex.
RE:Prior work ex. is definitely better
by Pavan on Jul 21, 2006 10:12 AM Permalink
Hello Mr Rishi Verma,
Thanks for your message on the above subject. I completely will agree with you.
In my opinion, today a common man with 2-3 years of experience cannot look back to his academics. The only alternative for him is Distance Education. I hope you to will agree with me.
At present, the standards of Distance Education were very poor and were very expensive from professional institutions.
Regarding myself, I am having two years of work experience after graduation, at a Pharmaceutical company, in Logistics. I did my MBA in Marketing from IASE, Rajasthan while working. I had completed it now. I am getting offers from good companies in the same domain and areas.
Some companies were not considering the Distance studies for example, TCS. I want to shift my career as a Domain/ Functional Consultant.
Please advise whether I am going in the right way.
RE:Prior work ex. is definitely better
by Samir on Jul 20, 2006 08:02 PM Permalink
Hi Rishi I like ur reply.... I am having a query. What about an engineer with work experience in technical field.. How does his work experience is beneficial in getting highlighted?
