In today’s competitive world, a large number of engineering graduates have come to terms with the fact that technical knowledge alone will not help them climb the corporate ladder. Rather they need to reinvent themselves and acquire new skills to further their careers at a later stage. By combining business and management experience with educational and personal development, the MBA degree can open up new opportunities and pave the way for accelerated promotion. Business schools have a long tradition of providing MBAs for the engineering industry and up to one-quarter of their students come from this field. Sarita Kutty describes how the MBA can shape careers.

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Arts graduates pursue a variety of careers. Some pursue specialised graduate education before entering a career while some enter the job market after completing the BA degree. And yes, you are also eligible for an MBA course after completing your Arts Graduate Degree.

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Ageing populations, the growing prevalence of chronic disease, greater use of expensive treatments, and expanding public healthcare coverage are among the factors that have and will continue to effect pharmaceutical sales and profits. With the domestic players in the pharma industry expanding their operations and multinationals setting foot on Indian soil, the demand for qualified professionals is at an all-time high.

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… says Sudhir Mehta, who took office as the Chairman of the Torrent conglomerate from April 1998 and has put in concerted efforts for the development and growth of Torrent. According to him, the success and eminence of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd began as the dream of one man and extended to be transformed into the dream of many.

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A career in Marketing is an exciting one. It constantly throws up new situations and you meet people across all strata of society. And, at the end of the day, it boils down to how well you understand and empathise with people.

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… says Ernst & Young’s Americas Director of Campus Recruiting Dan Black. According to him, Ernst & Young firms plans to hire approximately 6,000 students for internships or entry level positions in the Americas this year, an increase over last year’s hiring numbers. This large shift in generational demographics has required Ernst & Young to adapt quickly to the changing needs and desires of its people and recruits. The organisation is going into this year’s peak recruitment season with new and creative strategies to connect with potential recruits. In this e-interview with Sarita Kutty, Dan shares the changing trend in organisations while hiring new talent.

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Due to speedy technological advances, there are ample job opportunities for qualified professionals who are management graduates from Information system and technology. There is a high demand for people who have managerial skills in several areas from IT project management to information security management. Hence, studying management with Information System & Technology will be really a big advantage that can make excellent growth in your career graph, finds Sarita Kutty.

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… says V A Rangarajan, Recruitment Leader, IBM India/South Asia. IBM is a global technology and innovation company that stands for progress. With operations in over 170 countries, IBMers around the world invent and integrate hardware, software and services to help forward-thinking enterprises, institutions and people everywhere succeed in building a smarter planet.

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… says John Campagnino, Senior Director of Global Recruitment, Accenture. According to him, there is no excuse today for not having a good level of understanding of what any company does. Known for sourcing candidates via social networking venues, he feels that job seekers should be out there on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter because that is where many corporate employers look to source quality candidates. In this e-interview with Sarita Kutty, Campagnino shares the career path that MBAs could plot with Accenture Management Consulting and the qualities that Accenture looks for in a prospective employee.

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B.Com is a degree that has been very popular for a long time coming. Before the pre MBA era most students preferred to have a commerce graduation degree to help them focus on finance related jobs. It was the next best to engineering and medicine. A B.Com degree also helped one to ace the CA or the ICWA exams and one would often see a mad scramble for admissions. Over a period of time with the advent of the management degree, B.Com has come to be categorised as an entry level qualification for the job market in India. Chartered Accountancy (CA), Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), Cost Accountancy (from ICWA), etc. were identified as lucrative careers in finance and till date continue to hold sway. However, if one were to look for a management angle to a career in the financial sector, one option would be combining the two- management and finance and what better than an MBA. Radhika Arunkumar reports.

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