MBA as a Career

A Choice You Have To Make

Presented By :Jaudry. J. Manjali

Objectives

Foray you across the “MBA Horizon” Help you plan your career Steps needed to make your choice Dive into each area of specialization Some suggestions

Why am I here ?

What Is MBA

Masters of Business Administration Mercedes Benz Awaiting Marriage bureau Administration Married but Awaiting Masters of Barbers Association

MBA - The BASICS

What Should Be Mastered Sound communication and interpersonal

skills Ability to analyze and strategize Leadership skills Emphasis on professionalism Stress on deliverables and deadlines Better understanding of a company’s

integrated functionality Internationally mobile and sensitive to

cultural diversity

What Should I Have In Mind.

Why Did We Take Up MBA?

The Anointed Heir who wants to hold the keys to his/her kingdom.

The Shop Floor Enthusiast who wants to sit in the gilded corporate office

The Intrepid Entrepreneur who wants to create an empire. The Power Seeker who wants to crack the management

ceiling he/she has hit because of a lack of an MBA degree. The Money Player who would like to increase his/her pay

packet. The Reluctant Graduate who believes that he/she has learnt

nothing at all that can get him/her a job.

The underlying advantage in all the six caricatures is that an The underlying advantage in all the six caricatures is that an MBA degree immediately flags you off as someone who can MBA degree immediately flags you off as someone who can be trained to take up be trained to take up positions of authority.positions of authority.

What has MBA to offer you? A hothouse where you are pushed to

deliver. Exposure to a very wide area of

experience - subjects and people. Integrating, Negotiating skills Macro and Micro Issues of Business People Management Street Smartness Confidence

An Unstructured Set Of Blocks Which Needs Restructuring

Planning your career

Ambition Talent Dreams or Desire Role Model An Inspiration from an

experience Focus

Plan – The Fundamentals of any activity.

Set Long Term Goals Aim – where would you want to

see yourself in next 5 – 6 years Plan the Route Derive your alternatives Schedule yourself each second

of your time to do something which adds to your goals.

Think twice before you make or take a decision

Know Your Potentials and make the best use !

Specializations

MBA

Marketing

HROperations

Systems Others

Choose Your Path, That Gives You The Best Bath.

Finance

How To Select Your Specialization

important to make the right decision because your specialization typically earmarks the area in which you are likely to take up a full-fledged career. It means if you specialize in marketing, in all probability, the next 30 years of your career would be in this field. It is fruitful, therefore, to select a specialization which genuinely interests you as you are going to invest 30 years of 5 days a week x 8 hours a day of your scarce time.

Methods – 4 methods○ The Great Passion Method:○ The Deep Hatred Method○ The Statistical Method:○ The Value Method:

The Methods That Make Your Choice Easy.

The Great Passion Method Identifying the subject(s) that you simply

love HOW ?

Is this a subject for which I have done more reading ?

Am I consistently amongst the top ten percentile ?

Am I consistently aware of what is happening in the corporate environment with respect to my area.

Choose The Option About Which You Are Passionate About.

The Deep Hatred Method

“ Not This” Method Which are the subjects which I will never

be a part off. Which are the subjects I am getting the

lowest grades Which are the subjects which I have no

clue off even after attending classes.

I Drop The Option That Gives Me Nightmares.

The statistical Method

Method requires the student to undertake some serious research Campus orientedCorporate oriented

I Research My Area In Respect To The Markets And Their Demand.

The Value Method

In this method, you select the specialization, for which everyone around you feels that you are a wiz at!

Choose The Option Where No-one Can Beat Me.

FinanceObjective : inculcate in the student an understanding of how economics works towards wealth generation.

Will equip you with tools that harness the potential of an idea and add to it money spinning energy

Example : Accounting, Economics, Banking, Market structures etc.

Eligibility :•Comfort with numbers •Ability to grasp abstractions•Attention to detail •Meticulousness or zero error documentation•Comfort with routine

FinanceAreas :

•Banking•Consultancy •Commercial banking •Operations•General management

Company : KPMG, Earnest Young, Federal bank, ICICI, Geojit.

Positions : Dealer, Manager – Finance,Consultant,CFO .

Objective : “know and understand the customer so well that the product or service fits him and sells itself".

Example : Sales and Distribution, Branding, Advertising etc.

Eligibility :•Creative Thinking•A strong tongue to blabber•Entrepreneur •Confidence to convince

Marketing

MarketingAreas :

•Sales & Distribution•Advertising•Market Research•Product & Brand management•Retail Sector

Company : Any Sector

Positions : Brand manager (consumer products), product manager (industrial products), advertising account executive, account supervisor, services marketing, retailing, sales manager .

OperationsObjective : efficient and effective production of

goods and services, and the coordination of activities for such production.

It covers planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the operations.

Generates the maximum value for the customers

Eligibility :•Comfort with numbers. •Strong analytical problem solving skills •Best For Engineers.•Deal with ambiguity.•Work in cross-functional teams.•Clear understanding of the key business processes.

Areas : •Productivity Improvement,•Material Management,•Quality Control,•Supply Chain Management/Logistics,•Inventory Control,•Production Planning.•Consultancies working with manufacturing organizations

Company : Hero Honda, Mahindra & Mahindra, Castrol, Larsen & Toubro HLL, Britannia, ITC.

Positions :Manager - logistics, Coo, Production Manager, Distribution in charge, consultant.

Operations

Systems

Objective : overall idea about the business fundamentals, processes, technologies (IT and Computer) and applications to solve businessproblems.

May be vested with different functions in different organizations, although the responsibilities invariably cover the effective integration of management of the organization with the application of information technology.

Eligibility :•Interest in Information Technologies•Interest in understanding all the functions of a business process•Mathematical Ability in the context of numerical analysis and solutions•Logical analysis •Ability to connect technologies to business

Systems

Focus Areas : • Knowledge of business functions• Mathematical modeling of business problems in any functional domain• Business mathematics and statistics• Communication skills• Ability to understand and map business processes• Software engineering and processes• Quality systems like ISO 9000 and CMM

Company : The best systems Consultancy and IT firms like PWC, TCS, PCS, Mindtree, Infosys, Wipro, i2, inautix, Techspan etc. recruit systems professionals

Positions :System Analyst,CIO

Objective : keep the right people at the right places in an organization is the function.

It entails planning, recruitment, placement, training and development, performance appraisal, fixing compensation and benefits, compliance of regulations including labor laws, promotions, transfers, punishment, etc.

Eligibility :•Foresight•Basic Human Psychology•Strong Assessment skills •Adhoc Problem Solver•Good Empathizer•Mentor•Team Player

HR

HRAreas :

•Management•General•Recruitment•Training•Compensation Management•IR•Information Systems

Company :Mafois, Green Pepper, AMS, Any other sector.

Positions :Manager – HR, Trainer, Generalist, Recruiter, IR – Manager, Executive, Consultant.

Suggestions•Come Out of Your Inhibitions and Fears.•Be Adaptable To Changes In The Environment.•Do Not Crib and Become Cry Babies.•Do Not Give Up, Stand Up and Fight.•Keep An Open View. •Try To Become a Good Learner.•Explore your inner talents and try to build upon it.•Try always to be a Winner.•Be United always and be there for each other.

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Conclusions

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