Decision making can be of 2 types: By Consent or By Force. There is really no need to mention which should be chosen and which shouldn't.
Before setting a major course in life, one should research, both within oneself and outside, set goals, plan, and take necessary actions accordingly.
If, after doing all this, you go through to finally make up your mind to pursue it, then it will be a DECISION BY CONSENT.
One should not be biased by what their relatives, family, friends, and society have to say about this decision of yours, as it is your life, and who can know you better than yourself?
These biased decisions can be tagged as Decisions by Force. Nobody feels comfortable under the force of others; it doesn’t instill ownership. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t listen to others.
It definitely helps to listen to others and analyze that information as inputs and come to a calling of your own, as rightly quoted, “SunoSabki, KaroApni”. It gives a sense of responsibility and satisfaction, too.
Going for an MBA is a great professional and personal decision which should not be taken lightly, as it is entitled to send you on a different course than the one you are already on.
To make it a successful and fruitful life decision, one needs to pursue it by consent and not by force.
To support you in this tiresome and frightening decision-making, Mangalmay Group has put down 5 things to make sure before going for an MBA. And here they are:
5 Things to Make Sure of Before Going For An MBA
1. Ask Yourself
Investments can be of many types. Two of the most critical of the lot are: TIME & MONEY.
An MBA course does require an abundance of these two. One might as well put these on the table smartly.
One needs to be really sure in oneself whether they really want to enter this field and make such investments. If thought thoroughly, it comes down to playing with your strengths.
Listening to other people getting 7-figure salaries after an MBA may open your eyes and brain, but we also need to look at those other students who couldn’t make it to that side and are struggling to even get a job in this tough market because they did not ask themselves before jumping.
Plus, it is so obvious to notice that MBA is a highly competitive field. Just ask yourself once if you are that competitive person who can jump into this pool of 5 lac students and come out as one of that 0.1% who really survive.
We can bet that MBA is not just a pursuit but a calling as well, an inner one that we need to listen to.
There is nothing wrong with being non-competitive. There are many fields that are yet to be explored enough to have a major competition like this. As Steve Jobs rightly said,
“Keep looking for what interests you. As for all the matters of the heart you will know when you will find it.”
2. Research
The next part in the plan must be to perform thorough research of the market you are entering.
This research will also help in assessing yourself in the above step. The research of a market is to look at it as a landscape and then enter into the minute details to see if everything is of your style.
Research of MBA market would involve assessing its definition (about), past-present-future to get a better understanding, what are the ways to get in like entrance exams (would highly recommend to start believing in and working with your strengths rather than choosing a path of donation which has become highly prevalent in our country in the past decade), the usual journey and day-to-day life of a student before and after entering an-
MBA Program (for this, one can talk to some current MBA aspirants; there is no lack of them), practicality, course structure, internship/job opportunities, diversification and scope of exploration, cities/countries (if looking to pursue the same outside their home country) offering better facilities and colleges, and most importantly, competition as was discussed in 1st point.
There is literally no end to research, but you will know when to stop when you are sure.
What’s important is being sure! And we all have that special tool, more of a Super-God, called Google, to perform the same. Disclaimer: Stay away from Ads. There is a huge lot trying to get your laundry.
3. Follow Groups
Be social out there. Eventually, if you are entering this field, you need to be a lot more social and have extraordinary networking abilities.
While researching, as suggested in the point above, you will find beneficial & market-leading groups, companies, and people on social networking websites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
Follow these entities, keep in touch with them, and you are good on the side of networking and being aware of the latest events/information in this market.
4. College Search
One of the most important research topics is the right college for you. Every person has a different set of filters/barriers that they have while searching for a college for them, be it financial, geographical, course, etc.
Again, search well on Google on these topics and make a list of colleges in your favor. Do not, at any point, jump into the pool of competition without assessment on this topic.
There are cases where students find colleges in other countries favorable for them, which have much less competition than those in the competition.
5. Selected College Assessment
On the basis of the above search, one must have a list of selected colleges that they are willing to invest in based on their location, fees, course selection, eligibility criteria, etc.
Assessment of these colleges will not only depend on online research now, but also on the word-of-mouth of people you connected with while growing your network.
Again, it is highly recommended to take advice only from experts within this industry. Based on these suggestions, further analysis on your part will give you your priority college.
