1) It assumes that if you are good in analysis or quantitative you are a better manager.
2) CAT does a good job of eliminating large set of people but a poor job of selecting the right candidates.
3) The obsession with numbers doesn't necessarily translate into a successful businessman. Many marwaris and other business men are better managers than our CAT students.
4)you can take coaching for 6 months on the CAT and crack it with a good score. Inherently it is an exam that you can train for.
5) Most IIM grads are not smart but over-smart which effectively means that they have skewed personalities.
RE:CAT is over rated and over hyped.
by Abhijit on Sep 13, 2006 10:45 PM Permalink
Dear Sumit Mehra,
One of the hallmarks of a GREAT manager is the ability to see through all the possibilities - all the possible outcomes of an action, all the possible courses of action,.... the more possibilties one can see through the better, and then plan for or handle all these possible events. Its like the branches of a tree, the more you are aware of what lies in the brances, the more you are prepared for the eventualities. You may visit http://www.mensa.org/
RE:CAT is over rated and over hyped.
by Abhijit on Sep 14, 2006 01:27 AM Permalink
Dear Sumit Mehra,
I fully agree with you. Arbitrary assumptions can land people in soup. For example, a girl walks in a discotheque unaccompanied, now if one assumes that she is unattended just because she's unaccompanied, then he might land in a BIG soup!
RE:CAT is over rated and over hyped.
by Sumit Mehra on Sep 12, 2006 07:45 PM Permalink
Great Analysis Abhijit. Being a finance co-ordinator, i disagree with one of the comments mentioning the usefulness of making logical assupmtions. Well, one of the hallmarks of a great manager is cut to point analysis rather than some logical assumptions as the effect of these assumptions can be telling on the final results when we talk about numbers; be it for an organization or an aspirant. Abhijit! is it possible to know more about MENSA?
