subject: Going For An Mba [print this page] Students across all the professional fields and arenas are in a doubt over the present hiring scenario of the business market. Even those professionals who are looking for an MBA courses are still in a dilemma whether to do it or not.
After looking at the present market situation, most of the MBA aspirants are perplexed. The general feeling which occupies their mind is that it might turn out to be a waste if the market state will remain same in future also. Investing time and money in MBA can be risky and at the same time a gamble for most of them.
To get fit into this situation also, this is the best time to sharpen your professional skills. One should always try to learn new skills and upgrade himself / herself according to the demand of the market to make themselves more appropriate to grab the good opportunity from the available options. The aspirants those who are looking to do an MBA, their aim should be mainly to add more professionalism to his/her skill to get ready to discover the career options and reach the professional highest.
Adding extra skills will make your chances high of getting a better job opportunity, designation and a good salary. The more you are skilled and learned, the better your chances of getting the good opportunity increases. One should always remember that the time never remains the same for forever. Whenever the winds change its direction the season also gets affected from that. The rough time is not always immortal; your newly acquired skills will prove like a trump card for you in the job market.
You are lucky enough if you are a student who got an offer letter in the phase of slowdown. But still you could go for an MBA for a better future prospect. Since it will be tough to get job experience before the MBA, so to cover up this market demand you can also go for part time job in your desired specialization field. By doing this you can complete your MBA and can gain work experience also. There are many good B- Schools like Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, IPS BUSINESS SCHOOL, Sikkim Manipal University, Academy of Business and Management Studies, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, all offer part time MBA courses. One can choose among the many available options depending on which suits them the best.
If you are already employed, it may be a good deal for you to convince your employer to sponsor your studies. If you are a valuable resource and they want to detain you, they will help you out; this will prove in the betterment of your company also. Company sponsored MBA not only increases your professional value but at the same time gives opportunity to your company to give add on value to its employee. This way you both get benefited. If you do not get sponsorship, you can avail the loan facility from different banks on different interest rates which suit your needs most.
While applying for an MBA always keep a few things in your mind like their curriculum, whether offering loan facility or not, placement facility, faculty and top recruiting companies, visiting faculty and internship. These are the few criteria which can help you in deciding that your chosen institute is right for you or not.
So, an MBA during the slowdown would only help you to be prepared for the future when the market is up, when the hiring is on in full swing. That time, you would be ready better than your peers.
