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  • Monday, September 14, 2009
    Posted at 10:26:00 PM
    I was chatting with an old friend, SN over coffee last week. He graduated from a top business school 3 years back, got a good career break right after graduation and is doing reasonable well in his current job. SN: I heard company XY is hiring aggressively these days. TM: Yeah.. I heard that too.. SN: I am thinking of applying TM: hmm.. I thought you were doing well in your current job SN: Its going well so far. I am getting tremendous exposure and my contribution seems to be valued TM: So, why do you want to switch jobs? SN: There hasn't been.
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  • Thursday, September 03, 2009
    Posted at 3:26:00 PM
    Dressing plays an important role in how a person is perceived at workplace. Dressing professionally can help one project the right image in front of senior management, customers, peers, and subordinates. At iimjobs.com we decided to conducted our first “Dressing for Success at Workplace” survey to understand fashion trends and its impact at the workplace. The survey was conducted during Aug 2 – 8, 2009 with over 2700 MBA graduates from top 15 business schools participating in the survey anonymously. We collected some interesting data points - 45.
  • Monday, August 03, 2009
    Posted at 3:10:00 PM
    Most people don't give enough importance to writing their resume. An effective resume can greatly improve the chances of getting that dream job. The quality of resume determines the number interview calls, offers and salary you get at the end of the process. Stronger resume leads to more interview calls and higher chances of getting a good job. In today’s job market, recruiters get hundreds of resume for every position that is advertised. The only way to stand out is to have a high impact resume that highlights your strengths, skill-sets and.
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  • Thursday, July 30, 2009
    Posted at 4:33:00 PM
    I was browsing through old posts and came across an interesting comment that I believe is insightful enough to be a post in itself. Manish made this comment on my post on What do employers expect from MBA graduates? Recruiting an "expensive" MBA has its own challenges (read perils). Both the employer and the employee are in a rush - the employer to get the ROI on the investment he has done on the MBA and the new recruit (pardon me for demeaning an MBA) to make a mark - sooner than it is practically feasible. I can talk from the perspective.
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  • Monday, July 27, 2009
    Posted at 2:16:00 PM
    I was at a seminar on “Missing elements in an MBA” organised by Elements Akademia - a leading finishing school for MBAs. The event was attended by key representatives (Chairman/ Director/ Dean/ Placement Head) from over 40 business schools based out of NCR and representatives from the industry. According to certain estimates over 23% of MBAs graduating from over 1500 business schools in the country are unemployable. On the other hand, there are employers who want to hire fresh graduates for India’s booming service sector, but can’t do so because.
  • Monday, July 20, 2009
    Posted at 11:19:00 AM
    This is probably the worst time to be graduating from business schools. We've seen hundreds of graduating students from top schools struggle through the placement process this year. There were reports suggesting that MBA degree might be losing its sheen. At iimjobs.com , we decided to conduct a study to understand if MBA graduates value their education. The survey was conducted on June 15 - 28, 2009 with over 1300 MBAs with varied work experiences participating in the survey. Median age of the respondents was around 27 years. About 32% of them.
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  • Thursday, July 09, 2009
    Posted at 7:30:00 PM
    In an earlier post - Getting a job during the slowdown , I mentioned an old buddy AB who lost his job few months back. I've known him for years. He graduated from top schools (IIT + IIM), worked with a large MNC for around 7 years and lost his job for no fault of his. I met him last month - Me: Hey... What's up? Hows your job search going? AB: Not bad.. Got a couple of offers. Me: Congratulations! Tell me more. When do you plan to join office again? AB: Not sure.. I worked in consulting last seven years but most of the offers coming my way.
  • Monday, June 29, 2009
    Posted at 10:27:00 AM
    I’ve known AA or over 10 years now. He is smart, intelligent, sharp, works for a large MNC and reasonably successful in his career. We met over coffee few days back and this is how our conversation went - AA: I’ve put down my papers and planning to join ISB in a couple of weeks TM: That’s great. Congratulations!! How much is it going to cost you? AA: Around 15 lakhs, and one year of forgone salary (opportunity cost) TM: That’s a lot of money! You can buy a flat for that much AA: Hmm… TM: So, Why do it? You seem to be doing well in your career. AA.
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  • Thursday, June 18, 2009
    Posted at 4:36:00 PM
    How often do we hear MBAs from premier business schools complaining about their employers? Most common comments are – not getting enough exposure, visibility, and opportunities to contribute towards the growth of organisation. Employers offer inflated salaries to hire fresh MBA graduates. Most of them would take anywhere between 12-18 months of classroom or on the job training to be productive and contribute towards organizational objectives. In fact, Employers want each one of their employees to be successful in their roles. Otherwise, all the.
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  • Monday, June 08, 2009
    Posted at 1:01:00 PM
    As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts - Top 5 Interview Mistakes , It’s never a good idea to discuss salary during the interview process. The problem with discussing salary early in the process is that it is difficult to revisit that discussion later. It is impossible to ask and justify salary higher than what you mentioned earlier in the process. On the other hand, if the employer thinks your salary expectations are higher, they might decide to not engage with you any further. It’s always a good idea to avoid salary discussions before intent.
  • Sunday, May 24, 2009
    Posted at 5:39:00 PM
    In an earlier post – Getting a job during the slowdown , I mentioned the importance of building a personal brand. Creating a powerful personal brand can be a potent career growth strategy for professionals in mid-senior management positions. Number of available opportunities reduces as one moves up the corporate ladder. The dynamics of the search process are also very different. Senior positions are generally not advertised on job portals. Most of them are available only through the network. Very often hiring managers identify the right people in.
  • Wednesday, May 13, 2009
    Posted at 7:09:00 PM
    Quitting is probably one of the most liberating feelings for a lot people not happy in their jobs. It feels good to think that your manager is no longer you boss and you are not answerable to anyone in the office anymore. Its great to feel that ways but, don't do anything that could come back to bite you. Here are some tips for those putting in their papers - Speak to your manager - Your manager should always be first person in the office to know this. Don't send him emails, sms or voice mail. Go talk to him and tell him that you plan to.
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  • Wednesday, May 06, 2009
    Posted at 1:18:00 AM
    There is always so much hype around placements at business schools every year. Reporters line up outside the campuses to get as much information about salaries, recruiters, students, etc. Interestingly, there are no studies to benchmark salaries of MBAs once they’ve graduated from business schools. So, how do graduates from premier business schools know whats their “market value”. The only way to get that information was to ask peers who recently switched jobs. Clearly that’s not the best way to do it. Your friend might be in a different function.
  • Thursday, April 30, 2009
    Posted at 2:04:00 PM
    A vast majority of engineers (non-MBAs) think MBAs are useless and a drain on organization’s resources. MBA graduates don’t understand anything about the product, technology, etc and are extremely arrogant. In fact, there are a bunch of people who think MBAs are responsible for the current economic meltdown. I’ve been on both the sides at some stage in my career. I started my career as a geeky software engineer; went on do my MBA and then worked in business functions for a few years. The transition wasn’t easy but, it taught me a lot about the way.
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