7 habits of highly ineffective MBA's....!!!!!!!!

MBA- seemingly, one of the easiest courses to enter and pursue because of the abundant institutions' present in the country. But life becomes difficult once you enter and ending up with flying colors’ seems a forgone dream. To assume it as a piece of paper is an unpardonable sin because it is beyond that. It is a process of carving out a personality which inspires, to imbibe the values which lets’ you stand firm and to attain the knowledge and experience which is above the bookworm mindsets.

But as I met students across different institutes’, there are certain habits among them which makes them ineffective which are following:

Me ye kyu kar raha hu…!!!!!!!!!

Majority of crowd doesn't have an answer to this question because they have never thought upon that. The problem with a lot of them lies with the fact that they think about the question after taking the course rather than having a pre-assessment of the same. And they find themselves taking a wrong step at a right time.

Ab soch k fayda bh kyaaa……ab to beda gark ho gaya hai….!!!!!! Well, here are few possible answers:

·         -To fulfill the unsolicited wish of their parents’ who wants their son/daughters to pursue an MBA for maintaining a status in society. Warna, society wale kya sochege........!!!!

·        -To become the next Mrs. Verma/ Sharma/ Gupta etc. Unarguably, to marry a qualified boy with a handsome salary, one needs to hold a so-called degree to lure the boy. Afterall, USA ke hot beaches pe selfies kon lega….this type of girls suffers from identity crisis!!!!!

·         -Borne out of their herd mindset where they follow the footsteps of their close ones or every shit advice that comes across or because the guy next door is also doing the same......to hum kyu peeche rahe bhedchaal me......!!!!!

I know google has a demo answer to this question too…..but you can fool others’, not yourself……….!!!!!

Yeh dosti hum nahi chodege……!!!!!!!

I find this habit among ineffective MBA’s because I have seen people betraying their potential, subverting their decision and losing their respect just because of their friends for life. You search for people with same habits, culture, values, ethnicity etc. and form a group which seems redundant to me.

My observation says, those who form groups never get the ability to stand for their own and think on their own because they always have people around them, giving them the bullshit and unasked advice.

Friendship, in fact, is a beautiful part of their (and our) lives but when it starts to squeeze out more than what it imparts, the results endanger their own existence. They always seek the comfort zone they become habitual of, their decisions are affected by the decision of their group and they eternally declare…………. Rehna hai tumhari chaav mein…………!!!!!! 

As a result more people into their lives, more issues and more messed up life overall.

That’s why I always believe…….Har ek friend jaroori nahi hota hai……..!!!!!!! Aur jo tera hai wo mera nai hota hai…….!!!!!!!!!!

Make some noise for “ BRILLIANT” boyzzz……!!!!!!!!

This type of ineffective MBA’s start their aspirations by preparing for top-notch B-schools of country such as IIM’s, find themselves incompetent of making it through and sacrifice with a sub-standard degree college.

They fail not because of their incompetency but because of their attitude which continueds in the process of becoming a manager. They make BRILLIANT’s and YASHRAJ’s their favorite tool for last minute preparations and don’t take the plunge to refer to any books which can provide them substantial knowledge of that subject……and the truth gets revealed at placement times…..!!!!!

They always seek marks as the benchmark of success and adore the teachers’ who distributes marks in largess. They can do anything in lieu of marks, even sitting for a long lecture without getting anything meaningful out of it. Truth is that your achievement section should speak louder than marks section......!!!!!

To say the least……THEY AIM FOR “IIM” BUT WORK LIKE “IIN”

The reality is, if they keep a right attitude and approach, they can convert even an IIN into an IIM…….!!!!!

Panchayatiiiiii…….!!!!!!

Ask them about the recent hook-up, break-up, who’s dating whom, match-making, favorite outing destination, the color of t-shirt, rates of various party destinations, the visiting company in which they missed a chance, Facebook-Watsapp status etc. and they can have prolonged discussion and a Major Research on this topic.

Generally, they don’t lack research abilities but their application is scattered across the areas I mentioned above. They have a lot of panchayati about issues which are not relevant in their personal lives. Gossiping becomes their characteristic, bitching becomes their unending love and they discuss about people more than ideas in their life.

On the other hand, invite them for a discussion on a current topic, ask them to do thorough research before the session, ask them for an assignment which boosts creativity, ask them about the current economic scenario of country and other related issues, they are ready with cut/copy/paste methodology or google-logy in which they can be entitled a diploma certificate.

Bahanebaaji…….!!!!!!!

Excuses form the fabric of their persona, with which they try to hide their ineffectiveness. When they don’t get selected in a company, the excuse that comes out is “Yaar, ye company achi nahi h” “Iska package acha nahi hai” “Location achi nahi h” “Mjhe to private sector me jana hi nahi hai, yuhi beth raha/rahi hu”. But the fact of the matter is, it can appease them but can’t hide their inability.

They would rather prefer blaming it on college and lack of available resources when somebody questions their skills, which even they know is doubtful. They are creative enough to find new bahanaas for every new mistake they commit but their real creativity stay away every time.

And when they can’t find a valid excuse to hide their inefficiency, they say…… “My life, my choice…..”

Bol-vachan…..!!!!!!!

This type of people distribute half-baked knowledge in front of everyone, can discuss kuch bhi on Watsapp, can pass invalid comments on anyone without having any knowledge but hinder themselves from showing communication skills at an appropriate time.

Their netagiri takes the front stage when a party is to be organized, an outing is planned or any event is to be celebrated, they work enthusiastically because of the benefits attached to it but doesn't initiate anything when it matters the most. A leader is one who invites others’ on a journey but they are real netaas who stands for nothing in general and everything in particular.

A productive event is equal to GT…..!!!!!!!

For these kinds of students, they don’t participate in a productive event, conclave or a seminar and solemnly declare the day to be a GT (A new form of holiday which again speaks about their netagiri) because they don’t have the time/money for that. Exact opposite to that, they can pay any sum for a party, can spend hours in an apparel shop to show-off what they don’t possess but never participate at all where their skills can be improved.

They don’t participate because they fall into advice of someone who has always did the same…….relying on others’ opinions to go somewhere……….and the line that can be applied to those advisors is….

Jinhone meether angoor ka swaad hi nah ilia…..wo bolte hai ki angoor khatte h……..!!!!!!

Apart from that, if they are ready to participate, the first question that they ask is “Certificate milegaa kyaaa?” More worse was someone trying to apply his/her jugaad to get a certificate without actually participating in the event. This adds on to their resume and only resume and never adds on to their skill set……and in the process……they lag behind……..!!!!!!

Well, there are two type of people……ek….jo har chij me “BHAG” lete h……aur dusre……jo har chij se “BHAAG” lete hai……!!!!!!!!!!

(P.S: If  you find your habits matched with the one i mentioned above......very frankly..... Jaago baccho jaago......!!!!!)

Deloitte likes the Ankit way......!!!!

“Last night I wanted to sleep but it was evading me……..and today I am evading it but the tiredness is letting me break down…….”

And yet, when those words just hit the corners of my ears, neither I was feeling out of the blue not tears were dropping from my eyes, but it was just a satisfactory gesture that was evident in me…….that I got what I deserve…………….

And the feelings become over joyous when people start pouring wishes to you saying “You deserved it……..”

To sum up the whole experience, from my point of view, communication skills play a vital role in someone’s selection…….and if you don’t believe it……the best example is the writer of this blog…….

I screwed up the whole technical round, which I am not ashamed off because of the kind of pressure the situation had, it becomes confusing for everybody to answer some basic questions………and believe me…….

If life runs on basics………an interview also proceeds on basics……….but the presentation matters which is a result of good communication skills………

Nothing out of the blue in the interview……..very basic questions……but they expect the potential candidate to be passionate, energetic, vibrant, pleasant in personality, open to learning, patient and  enthusiastic so that he/she can match up with what they want…….

Keeping everything simple…….one simple advise which I give to everybody…….

“You will be selected on the basis of how you perform……and will be rejected also on the basis of how you perform…….”

Because……………they come to hire you………not to reject you…….!!!!!!!

Stay positive……cheers……!!!!!!!!!!!

Ankit…….a proud Deloittian………..

{P.S.- He loved her so much………..loved her from the bottom of his heart…….but was not able to get her……because he was not able to propose her………..so the problem was communication skills……….}

Don't create your comfort Zones.........!!!!!!!!!!!

Marilyn Manson has rightly said

"There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say"

While having a formal chat with one of the seniors in the breaks between the interaction sessions organized by the seniors to welcome their juniors, on the number of seniors present in the auditorium other than the organizers, he said:

“The problem lies in forming groups. When a certain group is formed, everyone tries to isolate themselves from that group which results in dichotomy and therefore an initiative is seen as a mere gimmick to every other person in the class”

I am still not sure about his words being cautionary or an advice to his juniors, but understandably there must be a family like ambiance in the class which was missing in the initial few days of the session. Although the things seem to settle down a little bit, this is an irony that in the process of creating comfort zones for ourselves, we miss the big picture and tends to remain under the confines of the group………!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although I am not fully opposed to forming groups but the group must not be so extreme that it leaves no room for others and hence isolates itself from the rest of the class which paves way for  conflicts.........!!!!!!!!!

Also don't be afraid to generalize anyone on a first look or initial appearance which is the foundation of any group as it is long journey for us which will leave lot of memories and therefore comity between students will benefit the whole class in the long run........

This is initial days in the business for us and therefore we must be open to every idea, talk to everyone and free to pass on our ideas in a candid manner because once our comfort zones are formed we tend to isolate ourselves as what our one of the senior told us……….

Former American artist Andrew Shue once said

“Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don’t get into the clique (An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose) scenario”

[For seniors there is an old Hindi saying: “ Der se aaye par durust aye” ]