• 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

1. Tell me an important thing you learnt from your college experience.
2. Do you marks/ grades reflect your abilities? You could have done better.
3. Describe extracurricular activities that might help in mgmt. studies.
4. Tell us about a standout academic experience.

CAREERC GOALS

1. How your goals changed in recent years?
2. 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?
3. What would our college would do for you that no other MBA Programme can?

PERSONAL QUALITIES

1. Describe a difficult team environment in which you have been involved and how you responded to it?
2. 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?
3. After 2 yrs of stay what would your classmates remember you by?
4. What was your best mistakes?
5. Assume you are a borderline candidate, give me 2 reasons to let you in.
6. If 2 managers were discussing you, what they would be saying?
7. 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

1. Walk me through your post- graduate work experience & describe your transitions.
2. What are your plans if you fail to get admission into MBA programme of your choice?
3. Tell me when you solved an important issue.
4. 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.