MBA after engineering

• 1. MBA AFTER ENGINEERING The Why and When of doing an MBA NEXUS OCT 2010

2. WHO AM I? Jasnoor Gill Pass Out: E&Tc, 2006 Off campus placement Work-Ex: went into software, 3 years as a developer with BMC Software, Pune MBA: Indian School of Business, Hyderabad - 2010. Current: Product Manager at Aryaka Networks, Bangalore 3. WHY MBA? ME: At BMC, worked on C/C++/Databases/UNIX technical and challenging, but also fun! Future career path after 3 years? Always focused more on customers than only on technical details/product Mentors are important Why ISB? 4. WHY DO YOU WANT AN MBA? Ask yourself Is it the money? Dont want Technical job? Want to get into sales/marketing/finance? Do you even know what you want? 5. WHEN TO DO AN MBA? Immediately after engineering? No time to prepare Both marks and work-ex count The corporate world How long do you wait? When are you ready? Where do you want to go? Back to studies 6. CHOICE OF B-SCHOOL Will you settle for an IIPM? Go to a TOP 20 school MBA in India or Abroad? Money/Load Jobs abroad Long Term targets 7. JOB OPTIONS POST MBA For freshers: A lot depends on the school For those with work-ex: You know where you want to go Prior experience helps, in knowing where you DONT want to go Entrepreneurship 8. COLLEGE PLACEMENTS SOME ADVICE Communication Skills Practice Practice Practice! Resumes Uniform Format Fonts Spelling! 9. THANK YOU Bouquets, Brickbats, Advice, Queries: [email protected] www.twitter.com/jasnoorgill