Confessions of MBA Graduates: One joined ICICI while other joined his Family Business

Everyone in the world who is even remotely related to education domain has an opinion on MBA. Ask him and he will be ready to lecture you with the Pros and Cons of doing MBA, life after MBA or should you earn an MBA degree or not..etc.etc..

This creates confusion in the minds of MBA Aspirants who are always looking for accurate information on how MBA degree is beneficial for them.

Thus keeping this in mind, MBAUniverse.com has decided to introduce you to those who have already done their MBA. These recently passed MBA graduates may not be the CEOs and VPs right now, but with the knowledge gained during MBA course and their zeal to achieve success will take them to that height in near future very soon.

This series of articles on How MBA degree changed my Life will bring forth the stories of MBA students who are now on their journey to Success and they give this credit to their MBA Degree.
Todays article is about two MBA Graduates Aditya Mohan and Apar Jain. One has joined ICICI Lombard after completing his MBA while the latter has joined his Family Business to steer it to success.

Lets read below the story of these two MBA graduates and find out on how an MBA degree helped them to achieve what they desired.

Name: Aditya Mohan
Class of 2012-14; PGDM (Core Marketing)
Currently Vertical Project Manager at ICICI Lombard, Mumbai

Why MBA? Merits of MBA?
I began my journey after schooling to pursue my B. tech in Computer Science. After graduation, I started my career at Hitech Robotic Systems. I had a great bent towards being creative with technology thus I got a chance to be a part of the innovation cell at Hitech Robotic Systemz Ltd. Life was good as I was free to spill my ideas on table and likewise for other members of my team. But out of so many ideas only a few filtered down as feasible ones and various other factors decided how promising they really are. So with time I realised that just having a knowhow of technology was just not enough. At the end of the day every project needs to sustain by making good business sense.

Second lesson I learnt was that utility of an innovation is not decided by the creator but the one who uses it at the end. Thus no matter how wonderful a creation is, its of no use till someone is ready to pay a price for it. Thus I realised for my holistic growth MBA was absolutely essential to give me an impetus to understand the nuances of business and to have a multi dimensional perspective of whatever project I undertake. I appeared for CAT exam and got a chance to pursue my MBA at IMT Nagpur which was a great opportunity.

Essentially, a full time MBA course touches upon all areas of business in the first year be it an HR, Operations, Marketing or Finance with the help of lot of case studies that give a realistic view of the kind of issues that have cropped up in the past in the best of the companies and what measures were taken or should have been taken to overcome them.Thus it builds a foundation in the first year enough for a student to have a general overview of how businesses thrive and enables them to choose for the subjects of interest in the second year. In the second year usually the subject experts delve deep into the chosen areas to further polish their understanding of the subjects. Internships and live projects provide students with a platform to practically use their knowledge in the industry. And last but not the least MBA teaches you that you realise your full potential only by working as a team and not as an individual no matter how bright you might be.
Success Story:
I had a keen interest in marketing since the very beginning, so I took up core marketing as my specialization. Back there at IMT, we had highly knowledgeable faculty that used the most modern pedagogy techniques and recent real life examples to explain us the subject matter in depth. They didnt just confine us to studies but also shaped us as confident individuals to face interviewers from the industry. Today thanks to their efforts and guidance I am working at ICICI Lombard, as Vertical Product Manager.

Name: Apar Jain
Class of 2008-2010; PGDM (Marketing)
Currently Apar India group of institutions

Why should one opt for an MBA? Access to Top Lecturers
Business Schools select their best lecturers to teach in these programs. Often the lecturers who teach these programs will also have extensive consulting experience in the business world. Expect lecturers to be adept at teaching you from an executive perspective, and to be skilled at facilitating classroom interaction among experienced students.

Executive Perspective
Professionals look at the challenges of business with the benefit of experience. MBA programs help students look at business problems and opportunities from a broader perspective. Youll become knowledgeable about the concepts underpinning key business disciplines, and also focus on integrating this knowledge with your prior background and experience.

Collaborative Learning
You may think of a university classroom as a competitive environment, however at the MBA level, building partnerships, alliances and other cooperative relationships becomes as important as competing with others. MBA programs focus on collaboration rather than competition. In the classroom and in study groups, youll test your own team building skills and learn to rely on others to help you succeed. Successful MBA students learn how to share responsibilities with others and take advantage of each others experience and knowledge for mutual benefit a skill directly transferable to their work.

Increased Confidence
If youve developed business skills and knowledge on the job, an MBA program can help you fill in the gaps, learn the language of business and give you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of its various disciplines.
What are the merits of doing an MBA? Skills improved in an MBA program
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to integrate information
- Oral and written communication skills
- Decision- making ability
- Ability to think strategically
- Computer /technological skills
- Technical skills
- Creative skills
- Leadership skills
- Networking skills

Your success stories
I was a fresher when I joined IMT Nagpur. I hardly had any practical exposure. Studying through case methodology has changed my outlook to look at the things through broader prospective as well as getting into the nitty-gritty of the problems. I joined my family business and have applied lot of things I have learned during MBA into my business. I have learned to add fresh ideas which helped my business in a big way. I was able to achieve 100 percent growth in my family business within a span of 3 years. Recently I have been awarded Young Achiever Awardby Career Options Magazine.
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