An Introduction on what to expect in the two years in MBA

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After competing with the aspirants and crossing
the hurdle of competitive exams, the delightful,
energetic and fascinating world of MBA awaits..

MBASkool.com would be your friend, guide and
buddy..

And here are a few things to expect in this
rollercoaster journey..
Note: This Presentation is from a 2 year MBA Course perspective. Some points may not be relevant to other programs
Prepare for the real challenges of the real world
Think innovatively with out-of-the-box ideas
Healthy competition with the best minds
Work along with diverse minded people
Speak your mind and grow in confidence
Network and make buddies

Learning and study would focus on the following:

Seminars from corporate & industry experts
Case- study analysis
Real life scenario analysis & discussions
Participation in Group Discussions / debates
Study-Group Projects and Presentations
Participation through Role-play

Basic Core Subjects
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Statistics
Ethics

Most MBA Institutes offer 5 major career stream
options

Marketing
Finance
Operations
Human Resources
IT and Systems

The basic core subjects are common, and a student
has to decide the specialization area later
Important Courses
Marketing Management, Branding, Customer Behavior, Sales & Media
Management, Marketing Research, Services Marketing

Career Choices..
Sales & Marketing in FMCG, Marketing Research, Marketing financial
products, IT Consulting etc

What to expect initially..
Initially, Sales stint at rural locations or rigorous sales job in cities with
targets

Myths..
A role of a brand manager/marketing guru at the first job. Realistically,
everyone starts with a sales stint
Important Courses
Accounting, Economics, Banking, Corporate Finance, Risk, Trading
*Note: 3 -year CFA is popular value-addition course

Career Choices..
Corporate Finance, Investment banking, corporate banking, Equity
Research

What to expect initially..
Back-end investment bank profile, data-crunching on excel sheets

Myths..
A front-end investment bank or a critical multi-million dollar decision
making profile at the first job. Initially job focuses on a supporting role
Important Courses
Supply Chain Management, Production & Planning, Information
Systems, Logistics, Operations Management

Career Choices..
Manufacturing, Operation and Logistics Management, Retail Operations,
Procurement, Purchase

What to expect initially..
Managing small operations team, rigorous working hours at sites, KPO
back-offices

Myths..
Inter-supply chain role, critical decision making roles in logistics,
warehousing, supply-chain etc
Important Courses
Organizational Management, Behavioral Dynamics, Employee
Management, Training & Recruitment

Career Choices..
HR Departments across sectors, Executive search firms

What to expect initially..
Accompanying senior HRs in training, CV Shorting-listing, recruitment &
learning more about the organizational management

Myths..
Starting with interviewing prospective employees, taking critical
recruitment/ lay off decisions
Important Courses
Management Information Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP),
Customer Relationship Management(CRM), Project Management etc

Career Choices..
Domain Consultant, ERP Specialist, Business Analyst, CRM or HCM
Consultant in major IT companies

What to expect initially..
Requirements Gathering, Fit Gap Analysis, Streamlining Business
Process, Shadow Consultant at Offshore, Use Cases, Testing etc

Myths..
Onsite Visits on a regular basis, changing the entire business process of
the client, basic technical understanding not expected as I am an MBA.
The most important mile-stone for a first year student is the Summer
Internship as it helps you decide on your final career stream.
You can prepare the following:

Decide your area of specialization wisely before the process
Prepare the basic MBA concepts thoroughly
Look to score well in your exams as some companies have cut-offs
Participate in extracurricular activities
Improve and work on your CV (Resume)

During the selection, companies look out for good academics,
extracurricular achievements on your CV and strong basic knowledge

By the time placements happen in the final year, you would anyways be
well verse with the selection process
Apart from studies, MBA is a highly competitive
platform

Inter B-Schools events
Corporate Projects
Inter-college B-Plan Contests
Case-study analysis competitions
Article Writing Contests
During your MBA, focus on

Practical Learning along with regular classroom studies
Networking with seniors, peers and faculty
Maximizing Summer Internship experience
Doing additional Corporate Projects along with studies
Participating extensively in B-Plan contests, Article
Contests, Cultural and sports events etc
Joining Placement, Alumni or other clubs/cells
Reading & writing business articles on the internet to learn about
the trends and happenings
And lastly.. MAKE FRIENDS, CELEBRATE and ENJOY!
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B-School community for all MBA students, professionals and MBA
institutes

It offers
Business Articles
Management Documents
Brand Analysis & Top Brand Lists
Business Concepts
Official Pages and Magazines
Quizzes, Contests, Forum , Fun Corner and much more

Students can freely use, access, download, upload study material,
participate in contests, can get corporate projects etc
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