- Career change to a different function
- Advancement in current line of work
- Shift from being managed to the managing side
- Building network to expand business & credibility
- A strong personal branding as a measure of intellectual capital
ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD MBA PROGRAMME
- Well established admission process
- Emphasis on concept development through theoretical
- Stimulations aided with practical experience by projects & internship
- Focus on personality development
- Developing students to deal with
- Focus on advancement of one’s own career
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH
- Reputation
- Faculty & curriculum
- Teaching method & learning environment
- Class composition
- Selectivity & yield
- Alumni presence
MANAGING TIMELINES
- SET-THE –BALL-ROLLING (March-May)
- WHERE-AND-WHEN-TO-APPLY (June-August)
- PREPARING-THE-APPLICATION (September-October)
- AFTER- FINISHING-THE- APPLICATIONS (November-February)
- YOUR- FINAL- DECISION (January–May)
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Tell me an important thing you learnt from your college experience.
- Do you marks/ grades reflect your abilities? You could have done better.
- Describe extracurricular activities that might help in mgmt. studies.
- Tell us about a standout academic experience.
CAREERC GOALS
- How your goals changed in recent years?
- Why do you feel you are the right fit for our college and vice versa? Tell us about your decision to apply for an MBA? Why now?
- What would our college would do for you that no other MBA Programme can?
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Describe a difficult team environment in which you have been involved and how you responded to it?
- If you suddenly have an afternoon off, what would you do? What happens when you feel strongly about an idea that group members are against?
- After 2 yrs of stay what would your classmates remember you by?
- What was your best mistakes?
- Assume you are a borderline candidate, give me 2 reasons to let you in.
- If 2 managers were discussing you, what they would be saying?
- Your team needs to submit an assignment at 9.00 a.m but your team member haven’t got anywhere yet. When you return one member has left & another asleep. What will be you plan of action?
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Walk me through your post- graduate work experience & describe your transitions.
- What are your plans if you fail to get admission into MBA programme of your choice?
- Tell me when you solved an important issue.
- Tell me when you solved an important issue.
COMMON ESSAY QUESTIONS
- Why do you want to do an MBA? Why from this school? Why now?
- Provide an assessment of your strengths and weaknesses.
- What do you think are your most substantial accomplishments?
- Describe any ethical dilemma that you may have encountered.
- Describe any leadership experience of yours.
- Describe a failure and lessons learnt.
A FEW MUST + HAVES
- Essays must have YOU as subject.
- Path taken than the goals reached.
- Avoid generalization.
- Importance of adhering to word limits.
- Make your write believable.
- Data where supplied- authenticate the source.
- Do not adopt an unnatural style.