Career Planning for Management Students
Job
Job is an activity through which an individual can earn money. It is a regular activity in exchange of payment. a post of employment; full-time or part-time position. Education or Special training may or may not be required. Short term
Career
a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking One’s life work Usually requires special training Long term
Security Self confidence Predictability A path to look forward Growth - A future
Most MBAs from the top-10 or even the top-25 ranked institutes find some job and hence they are technically “placed” but many of them are forced to take up jobs that could be easily managed by someone with a basic graduation degree itself. There are legions of MBAs in the field sales force of pharmaceutical or FMCG* companies, on the shop floor of retail outlets, and in different types of BPOs and KPOs. In 2000, there were about 600 colleges in India offering about 70,000 MBA seats. By the end of 2009, the number had increased to 1,400 colleges offering about 120,000 MBA seats! And this is increasing.
*Fast Moving Consumer Goods
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For Students of Management Courses
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Things are clearer as far as what is required to get a good job The entire question here ends in things like Attitude, Communication, Presentation, Body language, Leadership. If candidates do not have these, it is tough for them to get good jobs and grow even if they may have the best of scores or grades in their course. On the contrary, if candidates have these skills and not very high grades or scores in the course, they are bound to get good jobs and grow in their careers.
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“the cream of the crop” from a select few institutes for the Big Ones There are just jobs available and not careers. There are still good companies that are not among the top but are fast growing. They hire quality people only. Common scenarios to see in the country are: The scene is
Job is an activity through which an individual can earn money. It is a regular activity in exchange of payment. a post of employment; full-time or part-time position. Education or Special training may or may not be required. Short term
Career
a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking One’s life work Usually requires special training Long term
Security Self confidence Predictability A path to look forward Growth - A future
Most MBAs from the top-10 or even the top-25 ranked institutes find some job and hence they are technically “placed” but many of them are forced to take up jobs that could be easily managed by someone with a basic graduation degree itself. There are legions of MBAs in the field sales force of pharmaceutical or FMCG* companies, on the shop floor of retail outlets, and in different types of BPOs and KPOs. In 2000, there were about 600 colleges in India offering about 70,000 MBA seats. By the end of 2009, the number had increased to 1,400 colleges offering about 120,000 MBA seats! And this is increasing.
*Fast Moving Consumer Goods
3
For Students of Management Courses
4
Things are clearer as far as what is required to get a good job The entire question here ends in things like Attitude, Communication, Presentation, Body language, Leadership. If candidates do not have these, it is tough for them to get good jobs and grow even if they may have the best of scores or grades in their course. On the contrary, if candidates have these skills and not very high grades or scores in the course, they are bound to get good jobs and grow in their careers.
5
“the cream of the crop” from a select few institutes for the Big Ones There are just jobs available and not careers. There are still good companies that are not among the top but are fast growing. They hire quality people only. Common scenarios to see in the country are: The scene is