MBA - Need of an hour..really ??

Every year, I see an army of young hopefuls who want to become an MBA and ‘lead the business world’. Every year, I see the same ads in the paper with colleges luring students with false promises, claims and just leaving tonnes of broken hearts and battered egos at the end of two years.

I was at the induction ceremony for the batch of 2009, and even caught up with a few. Some wanted to become Investment Bankers, some wanted to become Brand Managers and I couldn’t help but snicker way to glory.

Welcome to the real world, bakra of the highest order. Be prepared for the following:

MBA won’t get you the job you thought would be cool since you read it in some business magazine you were told you read while at IMS.

Jobs after an MBA are not glamorous, they will make you sweat, bleed and trample you the moment they find you weak and restless.

The college would claim that the faculty is from IIMs, foreign universities. IIMs should be read as Indrani Institute of Management, International Institute of Management etc. and foreign universities assumed to be Kathmandu University, Karachi School of Business etc.

The world class infrastructure would be shared with other schools in the vicinity and maybe even let out to other parties when you need it the most.

You will learn nothing new in MBA.The only reason IT companies will hire you is because they can bill their clients at a higher rate.

The only reason why companies will pay you ridiculous large amounts of money is because they will leech the life out of you, leaving you maimed to never start your own venture to compete with them in the future.

You will realize that though you blame and poke at the teachers for being so full of gas, you are not any different.

People won’t listen to you, since you cannot phaff with experience.MBA is a lot about travel, but not to exotic locations or that you will become a jet setter.

You will travel by non AC buses to Dhampur, Hospet, Salem, Mohol and other places where village girls will seem like super models.

If you want to do an MBA to earn more money, it’s the worst reason you can give yourself and to people around you.

You stand better chances working your ass off doing what you are doing, or just job hopping.

If you have a chance, DON’T do an MBA. Utilize the two years starting something of your own, before someone else does it.

Two years is a lot of time and time is precious.

Still think MBA is right for you or MBA is the right thing to do?

- A.