The Career and Placement Cell of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics organized Career Guidance Session –II: Strategies to Crack Entrance Exams by Maxxcell Institute on MBA – Path to Career Advancement for the Final Year students on 14th July and 19th July 2017. The session was organized in batches. The first batch was of TYBCOM (A & B) and BCA on 14th July, the second batch of TYBCOM(C & D) on 19th July.
Mr. Shyam Manavat, M.D., Maxxcell Institute, was the resource person of the session. He encouraged students to take up MBA as it is an extremely versatile qualification and allows one to pivot in many different directions depending on career aspirations, skills, and interests. He highlighted that in the present scenario, almost all industry sectors require MBA graduates for managing their work processes, executing and strategizing. He stressed that there are large number B-schools offering degrees in management but those coming from premier institutes such as IIMs, IITs, XLRI, FMS, IIFT and Symbiosis earn higher salaries, enjoy more significant job roles and fast-track career paths. He therefore suggested that while selecting the B-School, one should look for accredited MBA programs that have good career placement rates and affordable tuition fees.
Mr. Manavat highlighted that it is not easy to get into the top institutions without meticulous, dedicated and planned examination preparations. The resource person provided the schedule of various entrance examination conducted for admissions into different B-Schools. He mentioned that presently Consultancy, Investment banking, Finance, Business Development, Marketing, Corporate Finance and General Management are some of the top career oriented fields.
Overall, the session was an eye opener for the students highlighting how MBA allows the degree holder to easily weave into any field of industry to choose their career paths and it also exposed students to the top career options which are presently in demand in the corporate world.
The entire team of C&P Cell was actively involved for the smooth conduct of the session.