Reflections--the stoic way!

19 FEB 2012 , Times of India Business dull, 65 B-schools across India to shut down Writes: (today/Feb 2012 there are 3,900 management schools with close to 3.5 lakh seats) that supply overshot demand by a long straw. And now comes the fallout. Comes Oct 2012- TOI, Mumbai reports--225 B-schools, 52 engineering colleges close in 2 years. IBN live reports: in Andhra, 40 MCA, MBA colleges get AICTE nod for closure Desimba.in reports: 14 Andhra Pradesh MBA colleges will be closing their MBA programs this year ...Liked the word Desi MBA. What I understand about business of the business schools in India is like this...(If we leave the premier B schools)... With due regards... Generic skill body shoppers for industry, factory, shops, online business, any industry. Job types offered? data entry, cashier, attendance management, recruitment company's cold calling, insurance, credit card, SIM card, flat-plot sales, donation collection for NGOs, etc. Salary offered? 

Interviewing is a great experince and that too when you are luckily getting interviewed by very Senior Executives... I have latest fun from the 2 such encounters that I had.. ACT#1. Global Head was interviewing me over phone and please note, there was no JD shared for the position. Call started with no idea given to me about the structure and duration of the call and no mention of if I will get opportunity to ask any questions. Normally senior Interviewers set the motion with structure, expectations and plan. Interestingly, nothing seemed planned or structured. Call starts with the typical personal question, "Tell me about your family".  No stopping there and n ext comes the tagged question. Yes, 2 questions merged in one, "Tell me about your pre-MBA experinece and why did you choose HR as M BA specialisation?". Not sure, if asking two mutually exclusive questions merged in one sentence saves time or anything else. But for sure, interviewer had no plan or struct

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"Sun never sets on British empire" but emperors set out to exit, depart, dropped or expire. Amitabh has revived as cinema has broader scope for roles even when you stick to active and not try being producer, director, distributor or critic. Cricket does not have that. If you are not batting or bowling as sharp as you did earlier, bring you down the order will not help. I was very confused to see Monty Paneshar so elated after dismissing Sachin at Wankhede yesterday. He was bowled over again, yes, again as it is easier to bowl him over than get him caught. Looks like being on the grounds and still playing is compared to still on celluloid and cast for lead roles. If one is on the ground, one is on the battle-field. Will need to fight and close combat. You cannot strategise on the field. That is an exercise done before landing on turf. Sachin must learn from Amitabh and check where he can diversify, keeping intact and leverage his brand image and capitalise. Plenty of