AIM MBA - A Management Portal

Indians prospering in American Bschools

2012-01-26T22:11:00.000-08:00

These are some Indians who are deans in major american B schools.

Soumitra Dutta- Dean of Ivy league Cornell University

Sunil Kumar- chicago Booth school of business

Nitin Nohria- Harvard

Dipak jain- INSEAD

The late CK Prahlad of Ross school of business is recognized for his management theory. The reasons why Indian are prospering are proficiency in english, maths and flexibility to achieve goals in unorganized environment. Most of them are IITians and entrepreneurial mindset.

Coupons for Techies

2012-01-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

Since my college days I am fan of Apple product, I have been using apple products since then, My sister had gifted me ipod touch . I really loved the wifi connectivity and user interface. I used appstore actively.

I have bought many accessories for apple and it really cost me a lot of money. While surfing the internet I came across a very good website about apple products coupon.

There are more than 30 coupons. It also gives you instant Apple Store promotion codes and ensure that you save lot of money. The website is geekalerts.com, it has a facebook fan page with more than 7400 likes.

There are two types of coupon

1. Apple store- when you get discount on purchases of product.

2. Apple store online – where you can get discount to access millions of aps.

Some coupons give free home delivery. For all apple fans this is a must see website. You will surely save lots of money in this. The website will give yoy direct link to buy the products.

This site is not just about apple, they have many other coupons for dell , office-depot and vista prints.

They have many categories as food, style and Books. Have a great saving experience with geekalert!

dealfun.com scam

2012-01-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

You have probably seen blog posts about consumers winning items like the iPod, TV, and gift cards for up to 98% off on what are called penny auction sites. Sites like dealfun.com have become very popular because you can buy bid packs which allow you to bid on hot technology items.

There are also watch lists available so that customers can keep a track of their biddings for special articles. But dealfun.com scam is the truth. The major cost when it comes to traveling is usually transport, accommodation and food. Accommodation at a good hotel can be very comfortable and if funds are low you may think traveling to where you have friends or family in order to stay with them. Saving on transport costs may be done through driving instead of flying to your end. When booking a flight is sure to issue in any additional obscured charges those low cost airlines usually have.

Manage Complaints and Reviews

2012-01-17T05:36:00.001-08:00

Complains and reviews are very important to any company. Before a consumer buys any products, he surely googles it.If the search gives some negative review about the product he will surely stop his purchase.

marcus evans organizes many events and tell how to manage reviews and complains. Companies need to also take constant feedback from their customers and innovate. This is what many successfull companies have done like Apple, Sony, Samsung etc

This website is good for all manages who want to expand thier business. You might have heard of marcus evans, it is one of the world's leading providers and promoters of global summits strategic conferences, in-Company training, professional training, business-to-business congresses, on-line information and sports hospitality.

You can also contact them for testimonials. In there website they have share success stories for their events. Your business can surely benefit from these events. It will surely help you in managing complains of your customers and get you more business.

There are many website mis informing about the ways to handle customer, once you have a bad Image it is tough to get back the image. For a small company image can be affected very easily. Do have a look at Marcus Evans Complaints website.

Manage Complaints and Reviews

2012-01-17T05:34:00.000-08:00

Smartphone to boast healthcare

2012-01-17T01:10:00.000-08:00

Smartphone are becoming very advanced, mHealth is one of the latest innovation which will help in the medical field.

Contents of Handheld device
1.Processor fast
2.Big display for ultrasound
3.camera that can capture cells
4.Accelorometer to guide physical therapy and exercises
5.Microphone that can hear heart.

There are many apps currently in andriod and apple market that can help doctors. This can also help

in home medication, currently Labs are coming at doorsteps and doing all the tests and ECG. Then

sending the reports to concerned doctor at a click.

More info:

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazi

ne/162/health-industry-

smartphones-tablets

Insure your Television

2012-01-16T10:24:00.000-08:00

The world is very unpredictable. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

My friend in UK ( United Kingdom) had dish TV and due to high winds his dish antane at his roof broke due to wind. The company did not take responsibilty for the dish antenna and he had to buy a new one. After this he started looking for insurance for the television including dish antennae. Then he mentioned to me about a great company which insures against loss of entertainment gadgets like television, computer, music system etc.

The company is called John Lewis Insurance which offers many type of insurance. Their website- http://www.johnlewis-insurance.com/homepage/home-insurance.html gives a detail of the features of Insurance.

Getting Home insurance has also become very easy, you can just download the form from the website. The website also offers you quote too. My friend is really happy and relaxed that his television is safe now. T.V is one of the most common appliances in houses and getting it insured should be a great idea. The prices of TV are also increasing and in U.K the rain and winds are high to cause damage to the outdoor dishes. You can also be insured against theft of TV.

Asian Institute of Management Dormitory

2012-01-16T09:52:00.000-08:00

As the MBA 2013 batch would be awaiting their interview call now, I would like to write a post of the dormitory at AIM, manila. It has 6 floors, 5 for boys and 1 for ladies. Each floor has 6 rooms. Each room is like a flat without kitchen and bathroom. There is a common study area for 6 students and 2 rooms on each side with 3 beds.

Room-Bed

Wash Basin in room between the cabinets

Open Cabinet

Close View Cabinet

Other 2 beds in the room

Study Area

Study Area- tables

The 6th floor Lobby

Room View from the Lobby

Black Board in study area

There is a common Restroom and a pantry area. There is 24 hours wifi, but the signals are real week and when there is load it becomes real slow. The Dormitory is clean. Personally, I really loved the dormitory and had a great time. When you arrive at AIM, you will get a student book. Please read it carefully and don't break the rules. Will write more about it in my next post.

Settlements Made Easy

2012-01-16T00:44:00.000-08:00

While browsing the internet I came across a very interesting site on settlement. Nowadays people have become more concious of investments. The site has three categories –structured settlements, annuity payments and lottery payments.

A structured settlement is a monetary or insurance arrangement, defined by Internal Revenue Code as periodic payments; a claimant accepts to resolve a personal injury tort claim or to compromise a legal periodic payment obligation.

These cases are getting popular in USA as an alternative to one time bulk payments. These claims are tax free according to some laws. The process is a little complicated by in this website you can get 6 free quotes from various competitors ensuring you a correct price.

The team will also help you get your money at time and you need not take tension running behind the officials. As the cost of legal consulting in USA is very high let companies take ownership of your case and help you.

They also help meet your financial objective and ensure you get a good discount. They have many good structured settlement funding companies listed under them. This site will help you compare the quotes of all companies and get you the best deal.

IIM Results 2012 Unpredictable.

2012-01-15T23:55:00.000-08:00

Most students and heads of coaching institutes were disappointed with the results which, they said, were extremely unpredictable.

The paper based cat was much better in this sense, the coaching centers like TIME and Career Launchers would come up with cut-offs just few hours after CAT exams . There predictions were some what current and students can expect from the result.

The computer system surprises many students as they don't know how they have performed until the results. IIMs should design some way the students can get result instantly like in GMAT.

Protein Shakes, Drinks, bars, vitamins

2012-01-15T11:01:00.000-08:00

Diet direct is an ecommerce page for diet and weight management. They have many categories in the ecommerce- Wonderslim, protien diet foods, diet pills, vitamins and other wellness products.

As the new year starts many people have made resolution to loose weight. It is a very tough task to reduce weight in this fast lifestyle, where we have no time to exercise and diet.

Diet direct offers many wellness products to help meet the dream of many individuals.

Many people in urban areas are overweight and obese, exercising is necessary for having a healthy and longer lifestyle.

Lifestyle diesease cause more than half of deaths in urban life. Diet products are getting very popular now days. It is very important to have a check on your weight before it gets too late.

There are over 200+ diet products. They cover almost all brands. Diet direct has many authentic products. You can request a free catalog and they also offer free products.

People who want to do body building can also avail the services of this website. They have proteinshakes and weight gain products.

The website has a newsletter, which you can subscribe and get latest updates on latest products.

Linkedin: Power of Networking

2012-01-15T09:56:00.000-08:00

LinkedIn is a large social network for businesses and individual professionals. Employers are checking linkedin profile of candidates before hiring.

LinkedIn was founded in May of 2003 by Jean-Luc Vaillant, Reid Hoffman and Konstantin Guericke.

There are about 120 million user of Linkedin and 1 million+ company profile.

Now you can apply for jobs on Linkedin itself. Linkedin has recently listed in NYSE, and it was one of the great est ecommerce IPO.

Forum to complain

2012-01-14T10:14:00.000-08:00

consumercourtforum.in is a very good forum to complain about any services in India. Many companies are cheating customers. Customers don’t know how to register a case against them. This forum can bring people who have complains closer and if they have same complains they can do a case against the company.

The forum also will give idea about details to register a complain in consumer court. The forum has threads for various categories like Business, broadband, Finance, Automobile, computer & accessories, education , entertainment & recreation , courier , food & beverage and government services.

When a person goes through the forum he can become aware. I would recommend all Indians to visit this forum. Do remember when you want to register a complain against any company, have a look at this consumer forum for that category. This will give you an idea of complains, and if a person has already complained about the product, he can add to that post too. He can find friends to make a group and go agianst a company. It is a old saying ‘Customers are Kings’. They should act like one and take action against companies who try to cheat them.

HAppy 2012

2011-12-31T21:49:00.001-08:00

Aim mba 2013 application

2011-12-31T02:10:00.001-08:00

THe last day is approaching for submission. best of luck. check your eaaay again for coherence.

Mba experience

2011-12-24T05:45:00.001-08:00

My MBA experience in asian institute of management.600 cases on different subjects was a great experience.

Earn Money and Earn an MBA!

2011-11-06T09:49:00.000-08:00

With tuition going up across the board in the double digit percentages, every MBA hopeful would do well to have one (or two) jobs on the side. However, the in-depth study required by most MBA programs does not leave much room in the daytime for a job. However, with the prevalence of the Internet and virtual market, you can earn money while you are earning an MBA.

Below are some ways in which you can bolster your bank account and your future prospects by earning money while earning your MBA.

– Affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is a discipline that can be undertaken at any point in time of the day or night. Affiliate marketers only need to find appropriate partners and create content once, and the income rolls in residually once visitors start attending the website.

– Ghost writing

There are many websites which facilitate the use of ghost writers, giving employers a chance to connect with writers. With all of the academic writing that you are doing, your writing skills should be right up there. Take advantage of that by doing some projects for other people as a ghost writer.

– How-to articles
There are many sites which allow you to place how-to articles and do the search engine optimization for you while surrounding your articles with Google AdWords ads. Again, like affiliate marketing, his how-to sites only require that you place the content once, and it is good advice, it will draw visitors that will give you residual income.

– Online tutoring

Just like there are sites which facilitate bringing together clients and ghost writers, there are also sites which facilitate online tutoring. As an MBA candidate, you are in demand when it comes to high school and college students who need a tutor. Tutoring is one of the most lucrative freelance professions on the market right now, with the best tutors able to earn in excess of $100 an hour without leaving the comfort of their chair.

– Editor
If you have an eye for catching mistakes on paper, you can also earn good money by editing other people's papers online. Because you are in school, you will have a good idea of what teachers are looking for. You will be able then to use that expertise to make other papers more professional, which is a highly desirable trait.

– Using social media

There are many ways to use social media to make money in the current market. The secret to making money with social media is to drive traffic to your page. From there you can undertake an affiliate marketing business a how-to video business or many others. If you have traffic, you can sell, and advertisers will know this.

– Auto loans

Believe it or not, some car dealerships are looking for people can facilitate auto loans online. If you have a basic knowledge of finance, you can work online in closing auto loan deals as well as insurance and title deals when needed.

– Remote assistance

If you have time in your class schedule during the day, you can provide remote or personal assistance for businesses around the area. People are willing to pay for any number of administrative duties, from retyping letters to cold calling prospects to anything you can think of in between. This kind of work can be done on your own schedule and does not require that you leave the comfort of your own chair or keep a rigid 9-to-5 schedule.

Guest Writer: Kathleen Hubert is a blogger who writes on a variety of different sites. Check out more of her work at http://www.autoloan.org/">auto loan.

IIT student intake quality Detoriating

2011-10-03T10:27:00.000-07:00

More emphasis has to be given to research at the undergraduate level and examinations should test independent thinking of students rather than their ability to solve problems.

Murthy said in order to produce good research at IITs, the Indian government has to be persuaded to create institutions that fund research projects.

In addition, faculty members should also be evaluated annually on their research performance by an independent committee, Murthy said adding that India must shift from the tenure system for its faculty to a five year contractual

appointment system.

The Infosys mentor also lamented the poor English speaking and social skills of a majority of IIT students, saying with Indian politicians "rooting against English", the task of getting good English speaking students at IITs gets more difficult.

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/poor-qualitystudents-entering-iits-murthy_593256.html#toptag

Deal Fun

2011-09-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Do you like shopping online? And then how about sale online? There begins a revolt of online shopping, you can bid on your favored products on the recently launched website of dealfun.com, where you can get all categories of products such as iPod, iphone, and PS3, watches and jewelries. Dealfun.com is different from traditional large online platform like eBay, you will never know people who you are dealing with, but at dealfun.com it will be crystal for all customers. The other day I have participate in an auction and I have won the hearts and cross white gold bonded bangle for only $0.04, a big surprise to me and when I received it, it did not let me down with is refinement

A post published on numerous large official website has introduced dealfun.com as a new thing to all of their readers, and has described the advantages and functions of deal fun in detail. If you never did everything online, you can start right now, deal fun would be the most convenient, reliable and comprehensive online provider of different products. Have a nice day.

Foreign Exchange Session

2011-09-09T09:03:00.000-07:00

Some key point on Foreign Exchange session

Swap Notes
Two money markets..forward
Commodity market
term buy spot sell forward ...arbitrage information.
symmetry gaped up .. buy call.

Cover Letter

2011-09-08T08:44:00.000-07:00

A good Cover Letter is very important when applying for a job. It is a platform for doing a sales pitch about yourself. Here is a good sample

http://hk.jobsdb.com/HK/EN/V6HTML/JobSeeker/Resources/jobhunting/cover_letters/finance_manager.htm

Business Model by Jeff Parker

2011-09-06T09:10:00.000-07:00

Cornell University alumnus Jeffrey P. Parker was honored by Cornell as the 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year

Parker's newest successful initiative is Corporate Communications Broadcast Network (CCBN), which electronically delivers essential corporate information to shareholders. In 1983 Parker founded First Call, which set the standard for the electronic delivery of equity research and earnings estimates to professional investors. Those and other companies launched by Parker continue to thrive.

Parker's genius has been to spot opportunities long before others do -- and to act quickly on them -- sometimes stepping down from top slots in other companies to do so. "His achievements -- the founding or leadership of more than a dozen companies that deliver information electronically -- are all the more impressive because most were established well before the boom, and subsequent bust, in Internet-based companies," noted Professor Charles Lee, the academic director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.

In 1980 Parker founded Technical Data Corp., which electronically supplied bond analysis and fixed-income information to professionals in that field. In 1982 he co-founded Business Research Corp., which developed InvesText, one of the world's largest databases of company information. He followed that success with First Call Corp. In 1986 Parker sold all three firms to Thomson International but stayed on as an executive for five more years .

What is even more interesting is the business models that he seems to invent, which are absolutely brilliant.

When Parker founded First Call to provide earnings estimates data, the state of the then art for earning data was collected and distributed on magnetic tape, delivered on a weekly basis for analysts to incorporate into their models. First Call was the first to provide daily updated data, and eventually evolved to real time updating, where a marked change in estimates would move markets.

He did this all, the brilliant part – by not only selling the First Call service to consumers of earnings estimates, but he sold First Call to the brokerage side of the street, whose research departments were the originators of earning estimates. In other words, he founded a model whereby he got paid by both the suppliers of his data and the consumers of his data.

The street found a convenient way to get their estimates to their customers in the expectation that it would generate trading through their firms and they were more than willing to pay First Call as that channel. Consuming firms sought timely and consolidated data in a convenient form. First Call did both and became the industry standard for estimates data. Parker went on to sell First Call to Thomson Financial, where it continues to thrive as a part of the Thomson Reuters suite of services.

In 1997, he did it all over again when he founded (co-founded) CCBN. He put the same model to work again in parallel to the First Call model. The niche and opportunity was that the public release of corporate data and “analyst calls” where a company’s investor relations group would hold conference calls with the analysts that followed the company were often moving targets…The meeting number or time would change, and to miss the call could mean a material disadvantage to new and timely information about a company’s prospects or results.

CCBN became a consolidator of corporate announcements and conference call schedules and details, filling a huge gap in the market and providing a tremendous value add to both analysts as well as the corporate investor relations departments now having a more efficient channel to reach the street. I guess it’s obvious…once again; Parker’s model was one of being paid by the originators of his data and the consumers of his data. And where is CCBN today, same home as First Call, now a part of the Thomson Reuters company.

Source: http://www.flynndex.com/blog/2011/04/18/Vendor-Hall-of-Fame-Jeff-Parker-First-Call-CCBN.aspx

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOOD PRESENTATIONS

2011-09-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

1. Respect the audience
2. Keep slides to the minimum.
3. Not show out your nervousness, but show about your feelings
4. Keep track of time regularly
5. Learn from great speakers and presenters
6. Don't memorize a speech word forword
7.Giver credit where its due.
8. Do have a positive message
9. Tell your own story
10. Connect to the audience

Extending the AIDA funnel

2011-08-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

The old marketing textbook has thought us that there are three 4 levels of customer acquisition Awareness Interest Decision and finally Action.
But Joseph Jaffe in hos book Flip the funnel has added another level after action it is Sustainability. We need to treat our customers well and get their help in getting more customers. We should spend wisely on areas which can give us most benefit.

Measurement Guidelines of your Customer's ROI

2011-08-21T03:18:00.000-07:00

These are the Measurement Guidelines of your Customer's ROI
1. Figure out where your business is coming from- i.e segment new, referred and exisiting/returning customers
2. Determine its costs
3. Calculate its worth
4. Project or extrapolate how much it could be worth if it could be formalized,scaled,evolved and activated.
5. Optimize and repeat.

Concepts taken from Flip the funnel by Joseph

Ramadan

2011-08-15T02:58:00.001-07:00

Ramadan is a very special month for the Muslims, as in it Muslims around the world perform various types of worship, the most important of them being

fasting. This fasting of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, mandatory upon all adolescents and adults who have the ability. Ramadan is also the month in which the first revelation came to the Prophet Muhammad, and thus is called the "Month of the Quran". During this month, there is a noticeable change in people's lives as well as societies. This article will describe a typical day of a Muslim during this month of forgiveness.

CAT --> IGMAT

2011-07-26T12:08:00.000-07:00

CAT has transformed into Indian GMAT with 2 sections of 70 mins each. 2 years back CAT had become online and from next year it will be for 140 mins. The sections are quants and verbal. No more DI.

students will have an advantage they can prepare for both at the same time.

Big Four

2011-07-26T12:05:00.000-07:00

Big four are the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms. They are Deloitte, KPMG , PWC and E & Y. MBA's dream companies. They are also into consulting. All of them have offices in India and they recruit of India's top MBA colleges.

New Finance Course Structure

2011-05-10T09:01:00.000-07:00

A new article to know about the New Finance Course Structure http://fccresearchdigests.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html

AIM Webcast April 18 2011

2011-04-27T07:45:00.000-07:00

AIM Webcast by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__LFcQRNjLw

Fun at MBA

2011-04-25T08:38:00.000-07:00

These are some of fun students have at MBA. MBA's, Do share some of your fun ?

IIM-A : A Quick Round of Frisbee
XIMB: Chip of the Block
IIM-C: Treks , Games & More
NMIMS: Exploring Mumbai
MDI: Corporate Football
IIM-B : Sense of Purpose

Webcast by AIM's associate Dean

2011-04-14T01:25:00.001-07:00

Prof. Lim, Ricardo A. is available for webcast Q&A on Monday, April 18, at 11am (8.30 am IST) The webcast will be at livestream channel, can be viewed at facebook.com/aimbschool<http://facebook.com/aimbschool>, click livestream icon on the left and watch the show.
The other way is to view it straight from livestream.com/aimbschool<http://livestream.com/aimbschool>

Professor Ricardo A. Lim, PhD is the Don Benigno Toda, Jr. Professor of Business Management. He is currently the Associate Dean of the W.SyCip Graduate School of Business (WSGSB) where he is a core faculty of the MBA Program. He teaches innovation, teams, knowledge management, risk management, marketing, operations, and quantitative analysis.

This is a very good way to clear all your doubts about AIM, I encourage all students who plan to come to AIM should attend this webcast.

Webcast by AIM's associate Dean

2011-04-14T01:23:00.000-07:00

Prof. Lim, Ricardo A. is available for webcast Q&A on Monday, April 18, at 11am (8.30 am IST) The webcast will be at livestream channel, can be viewed at facebook.com/aimbschool<http://facebook.com/aimbschool>, click livestream icon on the left and watch the show.

The other way is to view it straight from livestream.com/aimbschool<http://livestream.com/aimbschool>

Professor Ricardo A. Lim, PhD is the Don Benigno Toda, Jr. Professor of Business Management. He is currently the Associate Dean of the W.SyCip Graduate School of Business (WSGSB) where he is a core faculty of the MBA Program. He teaches innovation, teams, knowledge management, risk management, marketing, operations, and quantitative analysis.

This is a very good way to clear all your doubts about AIM, I encourage all students who plan to come to AIM should attend this webcast.

Webcast by AIM's associate Dean

2011-04-14T01:21:00.002-07:00

Prof. Lim, Ricardo A. is available for webcast Q&A on Monday, April 18, at 11am (8.30 am IST) The webcast will be at livestream channel, can be viewed at facebook.com/aimbschool<http://facebook.com/aimbschool>, click livestream icon on the left and watch the show.

The other way is to view it straight from livestream.com/aimbschool<http://livestream.com/aimbschool>

About Lim, Ricardo A.

Professor Ricardo A. Lim, PhD is the Don Benigno Toda, Jr. Professor of Business Management. He is currently the Associate Dean of the W.SyCip Graduate School of Business (WSGSB) where he is a core faculty of the MBA Program. He teaches innovation, teams, knowledge management, risk management, marketing, operations, and quantitative analysis.

This is a very good way to clear all your doubts about AIM, I encourage all students who plan to come to AIM should attend this webcast.

Webcast by AIM's associate Dean

2011-04-14T01:21:00.000-07:00

Prof. Lim, Ricardo A. is available for webcast Q&A on Monday, April 18, at 11am (8.30 am IST) The webcast will be at livestream channel, can be viewed at facebook.com/aimbschool<http://facebook.com/aimbschool>, click livestream icon on the left and watch the show.

The other way is to view it straight from livestream.com/aimbschool<http://livestream.com/aimbschool>

About Lim, Ricardo A.

Professor Ricardo A. Lim, PhD is the Don Benigno Toda, Jr. Professor of Business Management. He is currently the Associate Dean of the W.SyCip Graduate School of Business (WSGSB) where he is a core faculty of the MBA Program. He teaches innovation, teams, knowledge management, risk management, marketing, operations, and quantitative analysis.

This is a very good way to clear all your doubts about AIM, I encourage all students who plan to come to AIM should attend this webcast.

AIM is AACSB accredited!

2011-04-10T08:46:00.000-07:00

Last week AIM,manila got AACSB accredited . AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - is the professional association for college and university management education and the premier accrediting agency for colleges.

The AACSB accredition is an achievement for AIM, only 6 MBA colleges in ASIA are AACSB accredited.

IIMs to get autonomy

2011-04-04T11:00:00.000-07:00

Senior officials, has decided to give up some of its powers to IIMs. This includes the power to select own directors and chairmen and pay the faculty as desired.

"We have decided that the autonomy of IIMs should be enhanced through amendments in the memorandum of articles (MoA). For instance, the process of appointment of the chairperson and the board is not very transparent and gives a lot of power to the ministry.

Now, we are saying that the institutes have a better idea of their culture and can take care of such selections. They will suggest the names and the ministry will appoint the officials.

Among the changes proposed, IIMs will be able to trim the board size from over 26 at present to 14, appoint alumni members on the board and decide the pay structure of staff and faculty independent of pay commissions.

Source:Rediff

AIM Professor Interview

2011-03-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

Here is an interview of Professor HORACIO BORROMEO.

You recently arrived from India where you interviewed candidates for the MBA program. How were the candidates?
Well, in India one can certainly expect to find good candidates. But for the most part I was, as in previous years, disappointed that they all seemed so alike.
For one, the vast majority were in their early to mid-twenties, with 2 to 3 years of work experience in the IT domain, a software engineering background, and looking to shift to investment banking or finance. This is understandable because it seems India’s best and brightest have, over the last so many years, moved to IT where the best-paying entry level jobs are found. And now that the multinational investment banks and consulting companies are paying top dollar for the best MBA graduates, the best and brightest want to leave IT, get an MBA, and move to investment banking. All that hype about the kinds of offers that top graduates of IIMs and ISB are getting keeps fuelling this phenomenon. This sameness is disappointing because while a good MBA classroom should have a high average IQ, GMAT or CAT; it also needs students from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and motivations.
But they were also alike in their answers to the interview questions. For one thing, they obviously prepare for the interviews—as well they should—but they prepare as if they were preparing for a test like the CAT or GMAT or any of the tests that any ambitious Indian must take from the time he starts his schooling. These kinds of tests consist of questions that demand “the right answers.” Preparation therefore involves getting to know what the questions and their corresponding correct answers are. This means to practice answering the sorts of questions that are likely or even known to be asked in these tests, and this requires investing time and money in GMAT or CAT reviewer books or courses. And most will make an effort to get as much advice and “tips” as possible. This includes following Pagalguy religiously, or any other source (website, blog, twitter, Facebook) where those with experience in taking these tests provide “tips” if not the actual questions and answers.
Now if they are all going to the same sources for help in passing the tests, it stands to reason that they will all have pretty much the same answers. This brings me to our interviews.
The main purpose of our interviews is not to determine how much a candidate knows, but how he thinks. We already have their GMAT or AIMAT scores and that gives us a fair idea of their intellectual or cognitive abilities. How they use their head is another matter, and this is more important to us. Therefore the questions we ask will have no right or wrong answers.
For instance, we would not ask (not seriously anyway, ha-ha) if a candidate knows the number of cricket fans in Maharashtra state. That would be testing their knowledge of facts. Since a census or survey of this sort has probably never been done, no one would have a factual number. So what we would ask is HOW our candidates might arrive at a reasonable estimate. And because there could be any number of ways to arrive at a reasonable estimate, we get our candidates to discuss, or argue if you like, which way is the best.
This group discussion allows us to see not only how they think, but also how they present and argue their position, how they interact with others, whether they can work with others, accept others’ views, manage a productive discussion, work with a team, modify and adapt their thinking, and so on. We look to see if the candidate has, or is capable of, the kinds of behaviour we feel are necessary to learn, and contribute to learning, in our kind of case method environment.
But in a group discussion where a candidate is trying to show that he or she is better than the rest, wouldn’t you get a dog-eat-dog, knock down-drag out, fight?
As a matter of fact that’s what tends to happen. And it happens because everyone wants to show that he or she has the right answer and the others are wrong. That’s fine, but you don’t have to get to the top by stepping on someone else. And you don’t want to hog air time and ignore what others are saying, or not give others a chance to be heard. This does not say anything good about your leadership potential, which is another trait that we look for in the candidate during the interview. Note that in your application you can write everything you did in school or on the job that suggests your leadership qualities, but that’s not easily verifiable. What’s evident to us is the leadership behaviour we see, or don’t see, during the group discussion and interview. Again, you want to show that you’re better than the others. The question is, better at what? Most candidates want to show they have the louder voice, are faster on the draw, or can intimidate others. That’s a turn-off.
Well, how about the candidate who adopts a low profile and lets the others do all or most of the talking?
Now while that tells us that they are not the domineering kind, it doesn’t tell us much else about them either. We try to see if they’re good listeners (always a good thing) or if they’re intimidated by the whole process (bad news, and almost sure to get them rejected). We observe how they try to get themselves heard, how they time their contribution, how they try to influence the discussion, and so on.
During the interview, we will give the candidate a chance to think and talk about his or her behaviour during the group discussion, and thereby validate or invalidate our observations. But we go beyond that to explore other things. Again we like to see how they think. We might ask a question like, “From this group discussion, which two candidates would you most want to be your classmates at AIM, and why?” Obviously there are no right or wrong answers since at that point we ourselves haven’t decided who we think should be in that classroom. But it tells us a little more about the interviewee himself.

So how does someone know if he or she has a chance to get into AIM’s MBA program, aside from the basic qualifications like intellectual ability, work experience, and so on?
Let’s agree from the outset that someone wants to get an MBA in order to get a better job than what he or she has now. That’s the whole point, isn’t it? As a management professor in a graduate school, teaching graduate students, I prefer to think that I’m educating my students for a lifetime career in management, not training them for their first job. There is a special meaning to “Master” when you say “Master in Business Administration” that anyone familiar with the academe understands.
But today’s MBA aspirant isn’t thinking about that so long as he can claim later that he’s got “an MBA.”They’re just thinking about getting the kind of job and salary that they read about in Times of India after the recruiters have descended on the IIMs and made an offer to the best graduating student. By the way, even the placement director of IIM Ahmedabad noted last year in the Times of India that those figures are over-inflated because they include everything plus the kitchen sinks. Meaning that it’s really the total amount that the company is going to pay the person in the form of a gross salary, before taxes and so on, AND everything that the company will spend for that person in the first year. This really inflates the figure that is reported in the Times of India and other media because it would include, for example, the return airfare from Mumbai to London or wherever his mandatory six months training will be, the cost of his hotel or other accommodations, the meal allowances, even his laptop, mobile phone, and calculator. The really meaningful number is the amount of take-home pay and none of the IIMs talk about this figure.
AIM’s numbers suffer badly in comparison because what we report is the actual salary offered. We don’t embellish or inflate the numbers with all the other perks and total cost to the recruiting company.
But to get back on track, If an MBA aspirant wants to know if he’s got what it takes, he should look at himself in the mirror, and I mean this quite literally, and ask himself, If I were a recruiter for HSBC, StanChart, or JP Morgan, would I hire this guy ahead of anyone else? Do you see a confident face, or a wimp? Or maybe you see someone cocky and arrogant? And let’s not kid ourselves. Those recruiters have the pick of the litter—notice that they always start with a shortlist, which means they already picked the top performers, the dean’s listers. So all things being equal (brains, experience, academic performance, etcetera), why do you think the company will choose one hotshot over another hotshot? I will not be indelicate or politically incorrect here, but keep looking at that mirror and the answer will come to you.
Recruiters will never admit this, of course, but all things being equal, they will always choose the handsome guy or the pretty girl, with the “charm,” the “right” family background, the ones who know which spoon or fork to use first at a formal dinner, the ones who feel comfortable at a cocktail, who carry their clothes well, who give the impression they just got out of the shower.
Which is why whether you come for a job interview or our interview, you are well advised to get a haircut, or at least comb your hair, tie that Windsor knot correctly, and dress spiffy without being stiff? You know what I mean—wear your best and most appropriate clothes for the occasion. And don’t forget to shine your shoes. If you walked through dusty roads to get to the interview, go to the restroom first, grab a tissue, and wipe the dust and grime off your shoes.
And instead of taking those GMAT reviewers or those coaching courses that guarantee admission to the best schools, go to charm school instead. Or take a Dale Carnegie program.
Then you should reflect on your experience at work and in school. Were you active or passive? Here’s a simple test of leadership. At work and in school, did you have any followers? Admirers? Fans? Did people notice you not only for your brains, but for your initiative and creativity? If you have a Facebook account, do lots of people want to be your friend? By the way, recruiters like to go through Facebook to check out people before they interview them.
Lastly, how’s your EQ? If you don’t know what that is, Google it. If you had followers at work and in school, there’s a better than even chance you’ve got a high EQ. If you don’t, it will show up in the GD and interview for sure.

How important is a GMAT or AIMAT score?
It’s a good starting benchmark because, as I said, it’s a measure of intellectual ability, which is basic if you want to get an MBA. But it’s not always a reliable benchmark because people can study for it, take it several times, and keep increasing their scores with practice, and so on. There was even a website that listed the GMAT questions for the month. The GMAT questions are held constant for one month. Some people remember the questions so after they take the test they would share these on a website. So people who took the GMAT towards the end of the month got higher scores. The folks in New Jersey who administer the GMAT and track the scores discovered this, investigated it, and caught the perpetrators and beneficiaries.
If someone takes the GMAT, it’s because he wants to go to the US or Singapore. It used to be Australia also but Indians have had problems with racism there. US and Singaporean schools require GMAT; AIM doesn’t because we have our own AIMAT as you know. So if someone gives a GMAT score to us, in all probability it’s because he had to specify several schools to send the scores to and he put in AIM as a third choice after a US or Singaporean school. If he was looking exclusively at AIM then he would have taken the AIMAT because it’s cheaper and probably Pagalguy or some other website told him it’s easier. Now, while we wish we were the preferred school, we don’t hold it against a candidate who wants to try and get into a top-tier US school. But someone whose first choice is an unrated school in the US has a lot of explaining to do. I think our AACSB accreditation and the success of our graduates speak for itself. We know we’re better than many, and I mean many, US schools. In fact, when our exchange students return from the US or Europe, invariably they tell us that the only difference, in terms of academics, was the fact that a few professors over there are well known through the books they’ve written. But the quality of teaching, the level of classroom interaction, well…you better ask them because obviously I’m biased, he he. And when I was running the exchange programs, the Deans of top schools in North America, like Wharton, Columbia, Tuck and McGill, would always comment positively about the quality of students I sent them. So our top students are as good as the top North American students also.

The surveys that rank the B-schools like to look at average GMAT scores of the schools’ cohorts. I myself am not too enthused by very high GMAT scores. And by the way, AIM’s average GMAT scores are higher than a number of schools that you’re probably familiar with, in Asia and Australia. Anyway, all that practice and coaching courses means that score in the 700s are getting commonplace. Of course it’s still impressive. But when I interview candidates like these I find they tend to be high IQ and low EQ. It’s almost as if they devoted their entire lives learning to become 700-plus GMATs, as I like to call them, and nothing else. It’s what I said at the start of this interview: it’s not about what you know but how you think and how you work with others. While I haven’t kept count, I suspect I’ve rejected more of these 700-plus GMATs than I’ve accepted.
We won’t tell you your AIMAT scores as a matter of policy, but we know your score when we do the interviews. I don’t know if you are told your CAT results. I think you will only know how well you did if you are called by the IIMs or ISB for interview. If you gave the CAT, all we know about you is that you didn’t make the 99.7 percentile. Otherwise you wouldn’t be applying for AIM, isn’t it?. Let’s face it. The typical Indian aspirant would prefer the IIMs (especially the ABCs) to AIM if he could meet the CAT hurdle. Now if you didn’t give the CAT at all, we might conclude that you didn’t think you’d do well enough. This might suggest you don’t have enough self-confidence and we don’t like that. It’s a Catch-22.
My problem with CAT is that unlike GMAT the candidate can’t seem to show some official document that indicates his score. He may tell me that he was 96 percentile but how do I verify that?
During the interview, do you try to imagine the candidate sitting in your class at AIM? In short, what kind of student do you, Professor Borromeo, like to have in your classroom?
Whether I’m teaching Human Behaviour in Organizations, which I’ve taught for many, many years, or Management Communication, which I’ve started teaching last year, and I can think of my early years at AIM when I taught Marketing, and Business Policy—which you call General Management or (Strategic Management and Ethics ) today—I always enjoy my class when my students and I can be partners in the learning process. I don’t like someone sitting in my class waiting for me to tell him things while he sits there like a sponge waiting to soak gems of wisdom from me. He’ll be disappointed, hehe.
So what does it take for a student to be a partner? First of all, they have to have sufficient brain power. After all, we’re going to be tackling complex problems of management and business. I don’t want them nerdy, I want them smart. And as I said, they also have to be emotionally smart—meaning they can work with other people as a leader and as a follower and as a team member. They must have energy and motivation because the work is hard. There’s a lot they have to do. . And even if we’ve cut the calendar from 22 months to 16, it is a long haul. It’s not enough to read and analyze the cases we give them. They have to exhaust the resources available to them (their teachers, classmates, Internet, library, and so on). Then they come to the class really prepared to contribute to an intelligent and stimulating discussion.
In all this, they need to push themselves way out of their comfort zones. A partner in learning can’t drag others down. If they like to think one way and are uncomfortable thinking another way, they have to try that other way and then some more. If they are used to sleeping 8 hours a day, they have to get used to 3 because their initiative and motivation should drive them to exhaust themselves. This they do because they want to take advantage of all the opportunities for learning and personal development that each assignment offers. If they prefer to talk one-on-one or in small groups, they better be ready to face much larger audiences, and on a more regular basis. In fact if they prefer to keep quiet, they will have to learn to speak up and be heard, meaning they have to get used to people looking at them and listening to them and get over the self-consciousness quickly. And as we love to say amongst the faculty, “No talk, no pass.” And they have to be good listeners as well.
The students must always contribute to the learning process; that’s what’s expected of them as partners. It is this act of contributing that discombobulates a student who is used to taking tests. He expects that “learning” is about preparing for the next test. So he’s on the lookout for picking up the answers to the questions the test might ask. But learning is less about absorbing facts and knowledge as it is about changing one’s behaviour towards what he hopes to become. Managers are not test takers. They’re problem solvers and decision makers. And since we’re developing managers, we want our students to behave, to act, think and feel like managers. And because managers deal with uncertainty and constant change, there are no right or wrong answers that will work for all the problems they have to solve and all the decisions they have to make. There is only the ability to think through the problems and opportunities that uncertainty and change present, and then decide and act on them. That ability is what we learn in my class, indeed in all AIM classes. And that ability is acquired and honed through active involvement—partnership—in a very participative learning process.
So if you have what it takes to be an active partner in learning, if you have the smarts, the experience, the motivation and energy, and you’re not afraid to stick your neck out and have it chopped off, figuratively of course, then I want you in my class.
Are you still recruiting for this year’s intake?
Yes we are. I hope to return to India in mid-May so if any of you think they’re the kind of student I want in my class, I hope they’ll give me the privilege of interviewing them. Or they can email me (junbo@aim.edu) and tell me why they think they would want to be in my class at AIM.

Exchange Colleges for AIM

2011-03-29T08:29:00.000-07:00

Asian Institute of Management, manila gives option for students to do 4th and 5th semester in other colleges. These are the colleges AIM is offering for exchange

IIMB (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)
Indian Institute of Management -Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management -Indore
India XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute)
Japan Keio University
Singapore NUS (National University of Singapore)
Thailand Asian Institute of Technology
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Austria Management Center Innsbruck
Belgium Louvain School of Management
Denmark Copenhagen Business School
Audencia Nantes Ecole de Management
France EDHEC Business School
France Burgundy School of Business
WHU (Otto Beisheim School of Management)
Germany University of Cologne
Germany EBS Universitat
University of Mannheim (Baden-Wuerttemberg Scholarship Programm)
Italy Universitá Bocconi
Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University)
Poland Warsaw School of Economics
Switzerland University of St. Gallen
Pepperdine University (Graziadio School of Business and Management)
IESA (Instituto de Estudios Superiores De Administracion)
Canada McGill University
Canada Schulich School of Business
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Australia Melbourne Business School
Casc Western

Mai Bangkok Business Challenge.

2011-03-11T21:05:00.000-08:00

66 teams from world's top MBA colleges presented their business plan at Bangkok. 16 teams entered the semifinals and Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University emerges as the winner of the H.M. the King of Thailand's Award.They had made a project on Siam organics.
The event just got over this week.

For more info on this event, Please visit http://www.bbc.in.th/index.php

AIM GD/PI MBA 2012

2011-02-20T10:46:00.001-08:00

All best for GD/PI this march.

Burgundy School of Business

2011-01-25T10:57:00.000-08:00

Burgundy School of Business is coming to AIM tomorrow for presentation at SGV, AIM 2-3 pm.

Founded in 1899, Burgundy School of Business is a leading teaching and research school belonging to the network of top French academic institutions in management.

Happy new Year 2011 Everyone

2010-12-31T08:51:00.001-08:00

Happy new Year 2011 Everyone

Merry Christmas To All

2010-12-26T01:16:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas To All

Your mobile wallpaper

2010-11-18T10:32:00.000-08:00

I am passionate about cellphones. Even I have three in my hands, I always upgrade them because I don't want them to appear plain or just about nothing.

I love the idea of getting into the right accessories for my cellphone. I have it then because of the use of my Custom iPhone Wallpaper. That is my uplifter mood each day.

No matter what I do with my cellphone and for what use that is, I always secure it best because of me having them in a clear way. I am happy seeing those new wallpapers that jive the day's fad. No matter how "fashionista" I am in material things through the choice of my clothes, I can appear it more fashonistic for my phone as well.

I do firmly believe that the choice of things speak lots in everything that we do and there is no way out to really have that grasp of letting things just passively happen when all I have are just right there through my cellphone. Then, I can say that why not try them.

AIMAT 2010

2010-11-18T10:25:00.001-08:00

AIMAT is entrance exam for AIM, Manila. its a 2 hrs paper, It is a GMAT format. At the end you need to write an essay.

It's critical reasoning is toughest. you need to prepare with IQ tests, you can find material in aim mba google group. a

Clocks

2010-11-16T11:06:00.001-08:00

The clocks on the walls, the clocks on the computers, the clocks on hands and wrists, alarm clocks, the Howard Miller wall clock, the howardmillergrandfatherclocks, the sundials, those sticks that tell us what to do, and all other sorts of names and titles that those time pieces can go by. And a host of other sayings about that word time. A stitch in time saves nine and any other saying there is to be said about that word time. And what else more is there that I can say about this word time that has not already been said in time, as it seems as if I find myself blogging about clocks on this blog every so often for some reason or another. And watches and clocks are another one of those things that I have seen everywhere throughout my travels here on planet earth for as long as I can remember throughout time. And now with the invention of all things internet these days and times, one can buy one of those clocks without ever having to leave home, or at least without ever having to leave a computer, as the invention of all things internet has made buying one of those clocks and just about anything else one can think of just a website visit away.

CAT 2010 Practice Test

2010-11-16T10:58:00.001-08:00

Many students like to solve the CAT 2010 Practice Test to sharpen their minds and knowledge these days. Cracking CAT 2010 is not impossible as many students do so very successfully after good preparations.

Insurance Policy

2010-11-10T10:00:00.000-08:00

When buying life insurance, you are often presented with the choice of term insurance or permanent. The choice for the term life insurance are typically 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years. Permanent life insurance, in its place, subdivides into whole and universal life insurance. Universal life insurance can be broken down further – traditional universal life insurance, guaranteed universal life insurance (with the protection of forfeiture) or variable universal life insurance. For a lifetime, you can buy a participating policy, which pays dividends, or non-participants who do not pay dividends.
In the first set to take out life insurance, you thought it would be fairly simple. However, being confronted with all these options can turn the heads of anyone. Then you start getting conflicting advice from different sources – all of life is the best choice, buy only term life, buy term and invest the difference, etc.
If the a cash accumulation is of no matter to you or you are limited in your budget, it’s better to get a life insurance policy with universal life protection. These policies are generally not be worth much cash, even if the cash surrender value falls to zero, the death benefit and premiums are always guaranteed. We often call this life term insurance products, because it guarantees the death benefit and the premium and will probably not earn cash, and you are covered for all your life, rather than a specific term .

So its important to buy Life insurance. So do visit some good website and select a good insurance.

Online CAT Tips

2010-11-10T09:53:00.000-08:00

For CAT aspirants, there are certain important guidelines, which they need to follow; proper time management is very important. Fixing up personal deadlines for various mock tests and preparation of quant, vocabulary, reasoning is required. Practice to work under stress and anxiety like real test conditions. Benchmarking your performance with others is another important thing to be kept in mind. Over the year the number of questions has decreased substantially, earlier there used to be 200 questions which decreased to 150 – 123 and further reduced to 90 questions.

The key to success, therefore, lies in two important parameters- Accuracy or strike date and smart selection of the questions you want to attempt. One should develop a clear strategy before going for the CAT examination – Clearing the concepts in mathematics, puzzle solving, knowledge on current issues and economics. Develop a good hold on essay writing and most importantly increase your vocabulary by over 1000 words. All these are some important guidelines for the CAT aspirants, which they need to follow for cracking the CAT, 10.

Web hosting Reviews

2010-11-10T09:34:00.000-08:00

Website hosting rating is very important for a user to know before he selects his host.

It is easy to find a good web hosting company that an offer you great services for affordable prices.The first way is to know reviews, You can easily find hosting reviews on the internet, which are written by others. They are willing to share their experiences to you so you can have some information before you make a decision.

I have been using godaddy since 3 years and its realible. Other than asking around and relying on word of mouth, you might want to consider looking up reviews and side-by-side comparison of hosting companies and domain registrars. You’ll be able to see at a glance what the companies have to offer, and which ones can offer you what you need. One choice for finding out more about webhostingreviews

It has many ranks of hosting websites Like Linux, windows and VPS hosting. Also the option for cheapest hosting is given,

A good website hosting is very good for a company. It should be reliable and safe. The website offers you the best choice. The site offers you many options. So before trying hosting the website, see website hosting reviews.

CAT 2010

2010-11-10T09:17:00.000-08:00

CAT2010 is going on . According to the experts, the overall difficulty level of the questions was from Easy to Moderate. In comparison to CAT 2009, the paper was tough, but barring four to five tough questions in each section the rest were attemptable. An attempt of 42 to 45 questions in total and 12 to 15 questions in a section can fetch a good call.

Along with maximising your attempts, you should focus on your accuracy. Around 90% accuracy will be enough for clearing the cut offs and ensuring a call from top B-schools. In order to ensure accuracy, you should attempt only those questions which you are sure of.

Best of luck to all who are going to give CAT.

Furnitures

2010-11-04T12:16:00.000-07:00

Lot of us find it very hard to acquire the material things we want in our lives. Though, a lot of people with a single stroke of luck are showered with all the good things in their lives. Since not all of us are not fortunate enough to easily acquire all the things they want for themselves, in this regard they just slog it out at work in order for them to painstakingly accumulate the affluence, fortune and riches they wish for their families. As a matter of fact, most folks toil in their workplaces to get the promotion that they are longing for themselves so that at the end of the day they could get a salary increase of their monthly pay. They can get more money to buy furniture for their comfort. A good furniture gives status symbol and show of class. It does not get spoiled so easily.

Moreover, if you have a sizeable income you can also snatch up a couple of shiny gadgets for yourselves in as much as you can also grab an affordable and artsy rustic bedroom furniture for your mates for a wonderful and relaxing sleep at home.

AIM Learnings

2010-11-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

I am trying to capture my learnings in a new blog, called AIM Learning http://aimlearning.blogspot.com/
Main subjects are human behavior, management communication and Marketing.

Spreety TV Online

2010-10-30T09:07:00.001-07:00

I really love seeing movies. In this post I would like to discuss about TV. You can watch TV online. How many of them are not aware of these friends? If you are not aware please read this post by spending few minutes. Watch all your favourite shows using WatchTVShowsOnline. It almost acts as a television guide for online TV. The quality of the video is really fantastic and has high quality. You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time you want. For children’s this is definitely good news. They need not worry if the cable connection is not there. They can easily watch their favourite cartoons online. Only some content is free rest is for pay. For more features and updates check out their website.
For internet users I think this would definitely good news forever. Spreety TV Online is a free television guide forhe Internet. It is the clean, family friendly way to watch TV shows online. This is really an amazing opportunities to make use. It is of free. You just know how to navigate to different parts of the site to watch your favourite real time shows or TV serials or any movies.

Socialnomics: Blogs

2010-10-15T13:13:00.001-07:00

It is the Economics of social networks, companies market through blogs.

The time has come for SOCIAL MARKETING optimization. There are 2 billion net users , 110 million blogs.

The types of blogs are

1.genre

2.media type

3. corporate & organizatinal

4. device (mobile,pda)

VALS Survey

2010-10-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

I recently took VALS survey. Its a survey to know about your nature.

My result of the survey was

Your primary VALS™ type is Achiever, and your secondary type is Experiencer.

The primary VALS type represents your dominant approach to life. The secondary classification represents a particular emphasis you give to your dominant approach.

What it means?

Achievers

Motivated by the desire for achievement, Achievers have goal-oriented lifestyles and a deep commitment to career and family. Their social lives reflect this focus and are structured around family, their place of worship, and work. Achievers live conventional lives, are politically conservative, and respect authority and the status quo. They value consensus, predictability, and stability over risk, intimacy, and self-discovery.

With many wants and needs, Achievers are active in the consumer marketplace. Image is important to Achievers; they favor established, prestige products and services that demonstrate success to their peers. Because of their busy lives, they are often interested in a variety of time-saving devices.

Source: http://www.strategicbusinessinsights.com/vals/presurvey.shtml

Furniture

2010-09-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things. Storage furniture such as a nightstand often makes use of doors, drawers, shelves and locks to contain, organize or secure smaller objects such as clothes, tools, books, and household goods. (See List of furniture types.)

Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture.

Leather Sofas at are great choice for either your home or office. Furnishing your living room with Sofa or Leather Sofa, Loveseatand Chair set is easy now, because we have so much styles available. Ordering of any combination is possible through ordering options. You can find any style and color you want, from really affordable, but modern designs, to more quality contemporary furnishings. 'Classic' Modern Furniture designs are also available. Take a look to matching Coffee Table with your set. We also have Chairs section, there are some unique items.

Asian Institue of Management SY 2010 (MBA) Batch

2010-09-19T11:46:00.001-07:00

Asian Institue of Management SY 2010 (MBA) Batch

Vinyl banner

2010-09-19T11:35:00.001-07:00

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2010-09-19T11:33:00.000-07:00

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international immersion a waste in PGPX

2010-07-31T10:56:00.000-07:00

How would a five-day international immersion (involving 18 hours of teaching) and a four-week student-industry interface help someone with 10+ years of experience.

The effectiveness of student-industry interface programmes has also been questioned by the alumni. “With the relatively low level of engagement institutes have with industry, they find it difficult to support students and help find them projects in industries where the students aspire to make a switch. International immersion also does not seem to add much value. Sometimes, universities that B-schools tie up with are not globally renowned. So it turns out to be a waste of students’ time and money.

GEMS B SCHOOL

2010-07-31T10:45:00.000-07:00

My friend has recently joined GEMS B SCHOOL. It is conceived by experienced academicians and inspired by accomplished professionals, is a mission initiated with the exclusive purpose of "Igniting Excellence" in young minds. Its focus is on creating leaders and not just developing managers. Its vision is to elevate the standards of management education with a curriculum that is robust, content rich and industry relevant.

The Courses and methodology are designed to be student friendly and at the same time matching global standards. GEMS B SCHOOL's strategic alliance with UK Universities and synergy with corporates enables students to have an internationally acclaimed post graduate degree/diploma fortified with real time industry exposure. Its campus, located in the heart of Bangalore city, amidst sylvan surroundings, in the precincts of the Bangalore palace, offers an un-paralleled ambience which is stimulating and soothing. Studying here is going to be an experience of a life time.

They have a unique program of working full time and doing MBA in weekends.

School Url: http://www.gemsbschool.com/

Many US universities are waste of money

2010-07-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned US universities such as Harvard University and Yale is a waste of money.

the cost of a 4-year degree has doubled in real dollars compared to a generation ago. But education, they say, has not become twice as good as many colleges lost their focus.

the tragedy of US universities is how many graduates now have six-figure loans, doled out with little regard to the students' ability to repay them

Another Indian named Chicago Bussiness School Dean

2010-07-29T11:36:00.000-07:00

Sunil Kumar is dean of Booth School of Bussiness.

IIM students flooded with pre-placement offers

2010-07-29T11:18:00.000-07:00

PPOs are pouring in at IIMs just a month after their students completed the internship. In a few cases, the students received offers even before the completion of internship. Some students are happy with the PPOs and are planning to give their final placement a skip as of now.

Pre-Placement Offers and Pre-Placement Interviews are pouring into IIMs with barely a month of completion of internship

Duration of internship ranges anywhere between 8 and 10 weeks .Students across IIMs returned to campus by mid-June .PPOs look healthy and promising compared to previous year

ISB forms 'Ivy League' with 3 Asian B-schools

2010-07-24T04:28:00.001-07:00

The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, has tied-up with three top Asian B-schools to devise a strategy to attract more students from the United States, Canada and Europe.

Along with the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Europe International Business School, and Nanyang Technological University, ISB officials will jointly market the potential of studying management in Asia to Western students. All four B-schools, including ISB, feature among the top 30 in the Financial Times (London [ Images ]) rankings of the Top 100 Business Schools in the world.

Need a bedroom dresser?

2010-07-24T04:24:00.000-07:00

It's Sunday once again, and the best thing to do first before enjoying the comforts of my bedroom is to clean all the dirt that has piled up during the weekdays especially our bedroom dressers. With three, busy kids who go to college, our bedrooms can easily be disorganized. They always end up looking like an unruly mess, particularly our cloths. Whew, you could just imagine what a sight it makes! It is as if a hurricane just passed our room leaving no mercy to those who came her way.

Since I started working on shift, I have not found any moment to do some general organization of all the stuff on our dressers but I always see to it that I return all the things to their places after using them and routinely sort them to see if there is anything I can discard. It is really very important for me that our things are organized. Besides looking neat and clean, it would be a great time-saver when I am looking for something. Its very hectic to find things before leaving.

process of getting Attestation

2010-07-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

The process of getting Attestation at bangalore

1. So now you have got your PCC, the next step is attesttaion. go to MS building 1 , 1st floor 4 th room from the right.

2. Get a form from them for attestion.

3. Fill the form and go to MS building 5, bangalore one and do the payment of 105 Rs

4. get back the filled form and recipt to same place of step 1 and submot the same. He will give you a filled form in kannada and pcc.

5. Submit this copy at passport office koromongala.Everything will be done at enquiry counter itself, This is a lenghty process as you know the rush there. keep 5 hrs for this work. They will confirm that the pcc you submit is original.

6. after 7-10 days go to MS building room no. 224 and collect your attested PCC.

if any speciific doubt get in touch with me.

IIM Ranchi Classes started this week

2010-07-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

The much-awaited classes of the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi (IIM-Ranchi) will start Wednesday.

The IIM-Ranchi was inaugurated by Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook Tuesday evening.

The classes will begin at Soochna Bhavan, a five-storey building of the information and public relations department here.

Besides the governor, IIM-Kolkata Director Shekhar Chaudhary and senior government officials were present at the inauguration.

Economics by Paul A. Samuelson and William Nordhaus

2010-07-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

Economics by Paul A. Samuelson and William Nordhaus is a very good text on the basic principles of Economics, particulary of microeconomics and macroeconomics. The explanations and graphics are very good. It is recommended by many MBA students.

Download the book here

New york Trip

2010-06-30T11:33:00.000-07:00

Besides the urban allure, culture, and shopping of Manhattan, much of New York State is still, in many ways, waiting to be discovered on a grand scale. The state is endowed with outstanding beauty and diversity of scenery from one end to the other. Although New Yorkers have long vacationed in the Catskill and Adirondack mountains, and at Long Island beaches, most have seen too little of the state between its tourist bookends, New York City and Niagara Falls. The historic Hudson Valley, a majestic river lined with elegant estates, is finally positioning itself as a destination, not just a day trip from the city. The great wilderness of the Adirondack and Catskill mountains is magnificent for outdoors and sporting vacations, but those spots are also home to the easygoing charms of small towns. The pristine glacial-lake beauty and outstanding wineries of the Finger Lakes make it one of the state's most spectacular, yet lesser-known destinations. And Long Island is home to splendid sandy Atlantic Ocean beaches, but also the gulf of New York economic extremes, ranging from blue-collar immigrant enclaves to palatial summer homes in the Hamptons.

Planning a trip to a state as large and diverse as New York involves a lot of decision making, so in this post we've tried to give some good New York Hotels.

Its a great place to visit.

PCC- Step by Step Method

2010-06-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

Here are steps to get a PCC at bangalore

1. Register
at http://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/.../Left_link/PCC

2.Fill form online

3.upload supporting document.Passport 1st and last page signed and scanned. There will be two dropdowns .1st dropdown- For 1st page Select Other and old passport
2nd drop down- Additional Document and others

4.Schedule appointment, there are two centers one at lal bagh opposite urvashi and other opposite intel, marathalli. Remember to book 10 days prior.

6.Walkin to passport seva kendar and collect a token(different token for people with appointment). If you don't have appointment, it will take long time. Advice to go 30 mins prior to your schedule time.

7.Submit token slip, filled form, supporting documents and pay 300/-

8.Collect acknowledgment reciept, verify documents and you are done.

Rebuilding Car

2010-06-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

I admire a person that can work on cars. These machines are such complicated beasts. Not unlike classic literature! My friend loves it when I try to compare his work on cars my work on fiction. But just like the parts of a story, car parts only fit together a certain way. Get them crooked or backwards and they just won't work. A good parts in necessary for functioning of the car.

Even though sometimes it's hard, I think I know how to be pretty creative. I'm not good at crafts, but I can squeeze out a few inspirational words every now and then. I really admire people that can build and rebuild cars.

A relative of mine recently decided that he wanted to find a frame at a junkyard and start building a car. I thought it would be extremely expensive and time consuming, but he showed me Parts Gorilla (where he had bought car parts before) and I saw that maybe he really could pull this off on time and on budget.

AIM, manila accreditations

2010-06-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

AIM is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It is the first graduate business school in Southeast Asia to attain accreditation from the two major international accrediting institutions, AACSB and EFMD( European Foundation for Management Development ).

Importance of global accreditation

2010-06-22T11:17:00.000-07:00

Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are in talks to get foreign accreditation to adhere to global benchmark which is likely to help them in seeking tie-up with foreign counterparts.
IIM Ahmedabad was the first to get such recognition when it got approval from the European agency EQUIS in 2008. IIM Bangalore got a similar accreditation from EQUIS last week.
he accreditating organisation expects a B-school to adopt certain changes in its functioning to conform to its global standards as they go about the process. A B-school’s objectives, goals and research works come under the lens. “We are tweaking the evaluation methods by detailing feedback given to students and also increasing its frequency.

IIM Kozhikode hopes to get accredited by AMBA (Association of MBAs), a UK-based organisation, in next four months.

IIMC has been in talks with AACSB International, a North American body, for a year now. An accreditation with AACSB will help IIMC to offer its students double degrees, one each from IIM Calcutta and the other from a US B-school, simultaneously.

However, getting accreditation is not smooth and easy. Indian School of Business in Hyderabad had applied to AACSB in end of 2006 and is still going through the process.

B-school freshers get Rs 5,000-8,000

2010-06-17T23:42:00.000-07:00

Sailing in the same boat is Namit Kumar (B-school freshers), whose MBA institute in Cuttack, Orissa, mostly lay barren as far as placements were concerned.

Namit was lucky to have got a sales job in a retail firm as a result of his own job hunt, for a monthly income of Rs 5,500, minuscule compared to what students from reputed institutes get.

“The entire course fee for two years was nearly Rs 4 lakh, but after spending so much, all I get is peanuts,” complains Kumar.

Namit's story is a grim reality despite talk of jobs and fancy salaries brimming all over again.

Of the 4,000 engineering institutes and approximately 1,600 business schools affiliated with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), hundreds and thousands of the not-so famous institutes and their students have to grapple with low salaries or a no job scenario.

Advantage Foreign MBA

2010-06-16T08:30:00.000-07:00

Does a foreign MBA degree from a renowned institute enhances your prospects of fetching a good job and gives you an edge over the rest?

   Due to globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation, it has become feasible to pursue an MBA course from foreign universities, especially in the UK, Australia, USA and Canada. Distance learning MBAs and online MBAs from foreign universities still have the same attraction. A foreign degree guarantees more exposure since students need to interact with fellow classmates and faculty who are culturallydiverse to learn and evolve. Does a foreign MBA still have the same attraction as in the past decade? “A foreign MBA degree is still attractive for a large pool of people in India, though only a few globally renowned institutes are great to get in, which include Asian Institute of Management - Philippines, London Business School - United Kingdom, Kellogg School of Management - USA, Harvard Business School - USA, Wharton University of Pennsylvania - USA, etc. One of the good points of a foreign MBA degree is its admission criteria which include 3-4 years of corporate experience and case-study presentations, which are based on realtime experience for students to learn the art of management,” notes Sunil Goel, director, GlobalHunt, an executive search firm.
   Says Jayaram K Iyer, professor – marketing, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, “Many gullible students are falling prey to glitzy advertisements and fivestar-hotel fairs from foreign universities that seem to promise more and deliver a lot less; it is as usual the country of origin effect: craze for anything foreign. Most of these foreign universities are here because they can’t find students in their own countries; it is business for them and no education can swerve from altruistic goals. Good foreign MBA degrees are restricted to a few top 30-40 B-schools in the world. However, one good aspect of all these foreign MBA schools is that students get a culturally-diverse exposure that moulds them to be more global in perspective. Of course, they also become more patriotic realising the worth of India.”
   Does a foreign MBA give a better pay, position, etc? “A foreign MBA degree from a renowned institute certainly gives better pay and position as it provides exposure, builds up strategic thinking, leadership ability and foremost, it teaches ways to be a cultural fit in an organisation. Holding a foreign MBA degree from a renowned institute develops high aspirations in a candidate as far as compensation is concerned; this might not be feasible in today’s economic scenario,” adds Goel. So the question is - is a foreign MBA essential to fetch a good job? “Finally, one needs to decide what he/she plans to do after an MBA. This is probably the most defining factor to take a decision. If one is planning to take up a job abroad, one can opt for a foreign MBA. If one plans to return to India on completion, one should think through. Compared to foreign B-schools, Indian institutions offer cost advantage, making them more attractive if one is planning to build one’s career in India,” feels Ajay Oberoi, director general & trustee, AICAR Business School.

Source: Ascent

Twitter

2010-05-31T04:37:00.000-07:00

Twitter is an in thing now days. Twitter is a combination of these various forms of communication, but its primary difference is that posts, or tweets, are restricted to 140 characters or less. As a Twitter user you can post updates, follow and view updates from other users

The quantity of followers decides your importance, Following someone simply means receiving their Twitter updates. When you follow someone, every time they post a new message, it will appear on your Twitter home page. New messages are added to your home page as people post them, so you always get the updates in real time. When you log in, you can see what the latest updates are. Twitter offers other ways to follow people too: you can get updates from certain people on your phone!

There is an easy way to get more Twitter followers; you put your Twitter user name on a twitter business card. I found a website that has custom business card backgrounds, which are professional and attractive. The custom backgrounds cover various types of businesses. I found one business card that would be ideal for a web designer.

Some of the other business cards on this site were those for an attorney, teacher, medical professional, and a mommy card, to mention only a few. I found these custom business backgrounds cards along with Christmas cards, wedding invitations and many more.

If you are in online business. Twitter is really important. You can share updates with your followers

Bye Bye 'Z'

2010-05-27T02:30:00.000-07:00

Soon we will have 25 alphabets in english language. English alphabet will be lose Z on June 1st. The announcement came from the English Language Central Commission (ELCC).

After carefully considering and debating the matter for over two years, the ELCC came to the conclusion that the letter “Z” should be removed from the English alphabet. The main objective of this change is to simplify the phonetic aspect of the language, and to unify the American and British spellings.

What will happen to the words that have the letter “z” in them? It depends on the word. According to the ELCC, words that started with a “z” will now start with an “x”.

Examples include:
zero becomes xero

Words that featured a “z” with the “s” sound, on the other hand, will now be officially written with the “s” (i.e., unifying the American and British spelling).

Examples include:
visualize becomes visualise

Let this change bring in US and UK vocabulary more close.

MHRD identifies 201 including ISB,ICFAI institutes running unapproved courses

2010-05-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has identified 201 private management and technical education institutes in the country running unapproved courses, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal informed Lok Sabha.

As per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) regulations all private technical and management institutions will have to obtain prior approval from the council before starting any new course or programme. However, contrary to the guidelines there are around 201 institutes in the country conducting unapproved courses.

Some of the top institutes running courses without prior approval from AICTE are: Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; ICFAI Business School, Delhi, Gurgaon and Chandigarh; Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon; Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Delhi; K R Mangalam Global Institute of Management, New Delhi; J K Business School Gurgaon; M B Birla Institute of Management Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore; and Sikkim Manipal University, Bangalore.

A state wise break-up of these institutes showed that Maharashtra had maximum number of such institutes, with a total of 74. Delhi followed close behind with 24 institutes, 22 are there in Karnataka, 19 in Tamil Nadu and 1 in Uttar Pradesh.

In addition there are 21 fake universities in the country which have been identified by the University Grant Commission. The varsities have been found to violate the provisions of the UGC Act.

The HRD minister warned parents and students against taking admission in any of the fake varsities or colleges running unapproved courses as do the UGC and AICTE.

Alternates to MBA

2010-05-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

University of Delhi, better known as DU, is definitely the most prestigious universities in the country today has started MFC(master in financial control) The MFC Programme seeks to equip a select group of students with conceptual and analytical skills for financial decision making. What sets this course apart from contemporary courses in the area of management is the balanced blend in various aspects of Finance. The students are provided with inputs in the basic areas of managerial decision-making such as Organizational Behaviour, Managerial Economics, Quantitative Techniques, Financial Accounting, Corporate Laws etc., as well as in different areas of finance such as Financial Management, Financial Services, International Finance, International Accounting, Investment Management, Project Appraisal etc.

Case Study: Ethitcal Dilemma

2010-05-15T00:36:00.000-07:00

Topic -- A guy aditya started a company in some state,for that he had paid some amount to a political party. he got a good response in profit ,now he need to expand his work for that the he will have to pay more money to the political party.he would also be giving job to local people.

What he should do? should pay money to political party?

Making A US Dollar Draft

2010-05-14T00:03:00.000-07:00

I had a tough time making a US Dollar draft to confirm my AIM admission. Few pointers to help people making the draft .

1. The Foreign exchange is open only till 3.30 pm, Do if you to bank around 3 or latter, don't accept to get the draft the same day.
2. Carry tour ID proof and College offer letter along with you.
3. Be ready to fill a 10+ page declaration/form.
4. Many branches don't have foriegn exchange, do call them and inquire before going, I had been to three banks before getting the correct branch.
5. Its better to get a draft from the bank in which you have account, the charges will be less. In ICICI bank they took 250+ S.T
6. Meet the bank manager directly, the work gets done faster.
Attaching a picture to help you understand better.

Get a good shutter

2010-05-08T08:36:00.000-07:00

It is essential to deal with sunlight successfully, whether you want to protect the house from it or enhance its effects. Another thing to be said about sun is that its light varies in intensity during different times of day - less intense in the morning, blazing heat in the midday and quite strong until the dusk.

But when your house is in the harsh climate all you think about is how to hide away from sun which is everywhere. Do not waste anytime, learned to use lot of materials to protect the house from the sun, such as glass of different colors and exterior shutters

This is why we should plan bedrooms and nurseries to face north-east, this way they would get most of the sun light in the mornings. Isn't it a great feeling to wake up to the first rays of morning sun?

Glass of different colors blocks sun very well, exterior shutters around windows are also efficient and effective embrasures on the windows take all the heat so none enters the house.

The website has many shutters like Authentic Wood Shutters, Shutter Hardware, Mid-America Vinyl Shutters

Atlantic Premium Composite Shutters, PlacerCraft Polymer Shutters, Rockbridge Composite Shutters,

Dura-Prene Vinyl Shutters, Gable Vents / Louvers and

Roof Cupolas . Please have a look at website an get the best shutter for your place.

Indian-American named Harvard B-school dean

2010-05-06T11:06:00.000-07:00

An Indiaborn professor and IIT alumnus who has long championed a pledge for organizational leaders and managers on the lines of the Hippocra Oath for doctors to enhance accountability in the corporate world has been named dean of the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Nitin Nohria, 48, is the 10th Dean at Harvard Business School and the first Indian to head it in its 102-yr history
Nohria did his BTech from IIT-Bombay in 1984, and got a PhD in management in 1988 from MIT’s Sloan School of management
Began teaching at HBS as asst prof in 1988, named Richard P Chapman Professor of Business Administration in 1999. Currently sr associate dean for faculty development and chair of organizational behaviour unit
Has co-written or co-edited 16 books, authored more than 50 articles. Interests include leadership and globalization. Has proposed Hippocratic Oath for business leaders

Case Study: Airline company

2010-05-05T03:18:00.000-07:00

Topic : Deepti is a CEO of an airline company and has to cut downthe overhead costs.She has the following options to be presented to the finance department of the company.
1) Lay off 10% of the lower performers
2) Reduce Retirement Benefits by 30%
3) Increase the shifts of employees by an hour
4) Cut Salary of employees by 10%

Q1 Which option would Deepti choose ?

Q2 Which option would draw the most -ve feedback ?

-----------------My points----------------

Costs that are not directly related directly to the type and quantity of products produced. A type of fixed cost.
Number of employees can be directly proptional to productivity,
Depends on overheads,if they have excess employees

Then 1.If just costs thenReduce Retirement Benefits by 30% is the best option as it affects the morale of employees the least.

Most -ve feedback is Lay off 10% of the lower performers

AIM GD/PI Experince

2010-05-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

MY GD/PI experience
2:00 - 2:25 pm, 8th March 2010 GD
4:50 - 5:10 pm, 8th March 2010 Interview

Reached Taj by 1.30 pm, met the other 6 candidates Shresht, Gaurav, Rangarajan, Anmol and Rajeev
Horacio Borromeo had called us to a conference room , The room was very elegant . We were seated in order of the interview slots. He gave us a topic.

How does technological advancement change the workplace arrangement?

It was a different kind of GD. Horacio Borromeo was himself conducting the GD. In the sense, he gave us topic and gave us 10 min to make your points and then he will tell to start.
He told us to raise hand and then he will allow us to speak.
Initially I was seeing the person talking but everyone was looking at the proof seeking a chance to talk.in the GD I spoke for around 3-4 times.
Borromeo was trying to question our explanations, but the GD was very organized though we could not discuss many points.
Total GD was sharp 45 mins.
It was a very different kind of GD, Just be sure you have few points and you have enough to back it up.

PI was very normal.

As I entered he asked how did you think the GD went ?
I answered!

Do you think it was good.
I answered!

He asked about my work experience?
I answered!

How many team members I lead?
I answered!

He asked me how am I in maths?
I answered!

Do know financing and accounting?
I answered!

I had mentioned about weight loss in my essay, so he asked in details about the same?
I gave a long answer, which included my business plan, why mba and why AIM.

What you do in weekend?
I told I meet my friends and go to mosque .Do charity work. Sunday I rest and prepare myself for the next week.

Then he asked why u go to mosque only in weekends?
Explained the time constraint in weekday

He asked any questions?
I asked him when will the results come out?

He asked will you take a sabbatical?
I answered!

How will you finance?
I answered!

I have written a very brief experience but if you have any particular question please ping me, i am ready to help all the aspirants.

case study GD

2010-04-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

Case: A sales guy drank a lot to entertain a client at a party and died in road accident after that. Some ppl in his company felt that since he was drinkin to make a sale for the company thus the company is also responsible, so the case was presented before the president of the compnay whether to discourage sales ppl frm drinkin to entertain clients evn if it meant a decline in sales figure for the company. If you were a management consultant what would you advice the president.

9.9 School of Convergence

2010-04-09T02:42:00.000-07:00

9.9 School Of Convergence helps in pursuing a career in Journalism. I was really interested in the course “Diploma in Applied Journalism”. It is a unique one-year programme for postgraduates interested in a media career, which combines coursework on journalism and the media with a professional media internship.

It aims to equip aspiring journalists with the core skills required for success in their profession such as high-quality and consistent reporting, writing and editing skills. The industry is simply unable to match the quality seen in media products in the West, whether in print, TV or online. So there is lot of scope for this course. It is your preparation for a dynamic future in an industry that is going through change like never before. It is your hedge against an uncertain future. No one knows the profile of a journalist a few years down the line. But what everyone accepts is that the future is convergence – a meeting of the many formats of media.
Presently admission are open for this course that starts at September 20th in 9.9 School Of Convergence . Interested people can either download the application form the site
Or, collect it from their office.
There is 5 step admission procedures for each the deadline is given on their site.
The ‘Diploma in Applied Journalism’ is open to Students currently pursuing graduation/ post graduation in any discipline , Graduates from any discipline working people looking for a switch.
The classes will be a weekend affair with classes held on Sundays, so that it does not clash with academic or professional commitments
I believe its a great opportunity for people to start a career media, its a real challenging job and has a power to change things. For any queries regarding the course- admission process, fee etc. contact 9.9 Media School of Convergence.

GMAT to set up offices in India soon

2010-03-19T03:16:00.000-07:00

GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) now plans to set up offices in India. It has asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for approval to establish a base here with significant investmenton the charts and this comes after a pick up in demand from India, making the country its biggest market.

letter of Intent for scholarship

2010-03-02T03:18:00.000-08:00

Have you written letter of Intent for scholarship for Scholarship. Keep these 5 steps in mind

Read the scholarship guidelines carefully. Make sure you know everything the committee wants you to include in your letter of intent. Check to see if there are any word or page limits.
Step 2

Follow the basic rules for writing a cover letter for a job or a business letter. Include your mailing address in the top left-hand corner of the letter. List the date under your return address, and then the person to whom you are addressing the letter and her street address under the date. A link to what these headings look like can be found in the Resources section. Address your letter to a specific person if possible.
Step 3

Begin the letter of intent with introducing what you plan to study in college and why it is important to your career field. For example, you could begin your letter of intent with a statement such as: "I am excited to pursue my love of teaching at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., in the fall. I plan to major in English during my undergraduate studies. As a graduate student, I will major in elementary education. I want to research ways to improve reading instruction in elementary classrooms." You are setting forth your college plans in a brief paragraph.
Step 4

Be as specific as you can, especially if you are applying for a graduate scholarship. If you know the universities you want to attend, mention these, as well as some of the faculty members you want to work with.
Step 5

Follow your college plans with a paragraph about your past school experiences, leadership qualities and experience and work in the field. Give the scholarship committee several examples of your dedication of pursuing a career. End your letter with your short-term and long-term career goals, such as: "After graduate school, I plan to teach in a public school in Missouri. I want to lead a committee at my school on improving students' reading comprehension. I plan to take leadership roles at the school. I want to have daily communication with the parents of my students because I believe strongly in the home-school connection for success in a child's education."

Online Group Discussion

2010-02-23T21:33:00.000-08:00

Hi All MBA aspirants 2010,

All of us must have been done with the tests.now its time to prepare for GD and PI.

As lack of time for everyone. we have decided to conduct online GD today at 10 pm today .

The case study: Will be given at time when GD starts, Mainly case based.

where: Skype
My skype:arshadahmad83 (point of contact for all)

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Pre-requisite:256 kbps internet connection, Headphones with MIC

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SP Jain Ability Test

2010-01-16T03:08:00.000-08:00

Just coming from SP Jain ability test. The exam came little different, Verbal ability was not there in place of that a logic reasoning came. It was a little confusing, It was about the combination of events in 5 clans. It was very confusing and wasted 5 minutes in the same.

The 6 section were

1. IQ

2. Numeracy

3.Logic Reasoning

4.GK

5.RC

6.Diagrammatic reasoning

Maths questions also came tough but managed to solve 7 out of 10. If there was more time could have done all.
My practice for IQ and diagrammatic representation helped me.

Hope I pass the percentile cut-off.Please leave a comment or mail me for more details of the paper.

The next Generation GMAT

2009-12-25T20:17:00.000-08:00

Motivated by ETS's advance into the MBA admissions bazaar with the GRE, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) announced that a fresh GMAT assay will barrage in 2013. Dubbed the "Next Bearing GMAT," the fresh assay will be advised to affected the business academy community's better objections to the accepted exam.

What will the Next Generation GMAT look like? Will it be more difficult? Will there be change in number of questions, perhaps in a different format? Right now, numerous options are being identified, reviewed, and measured—an important and time-consuming activity that is critical before a new test begins to evolve. Developing the best assessment possible hasn’t happened overnight—and GMAC is committed to conducting the thorough review and continual testing at each step along the way to deliver a successful Next Generation GMAT, meeting the needs of business schools and students well into the future

One of those criticisms has been that the current GMAT has a strong bias in favour of Western culture, in part because it is only offered in English. While this does create some built-in unnatural advantages and disadvantages based on a student's native language, one strength of this approach is that it makes it easier to compare GMAT scores of students from anywhere in the world. If, with the new exam, Student A scores a 700 in English and Student B scores a 700 in german, will an MBA admissions officer really be able to treat these two scores as the same? It will be interesting to see how GMAC tackles problems such as these.

18/12 CR Challenger

2009-12-18T10:17:00.000-08:00

The city's center for disease control reports that the rabies epidemic is more serious now than it was two years ago: two years ago less than 25 percent of the local raccoon population was infected, whereas today the infection has spread to more than 50 percent of the raccoon population. However, the newspaper reports that whereas two years ago 32 cases of rabid raccoons were confirmed during a 12-month period in the past 12 months only 18 cases of rabid raccoons were confirmed.

Which one of the following if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy between the two reports?

(A) The number of cases of rabies in wild animals other than raccoons has increased in the past 12 months.
(B) A significant proportion of the raccoon population succumbed to rabies in the year before last.
(C) The symptoms of distemper another disease to which raccoons are susceptible are usually identical to those of rabies.
(D) Since the outbreak of the epidemic, raccoons, which are normally nocturnal have increasingly been seen during daylight hours
(E) The number of confirmed cases of rabid raccoons in neighboring cities has also decreased over the past year.
ans and explanation in comments

9/12 CR Challenger

2009-12-08T23:48:00.000-08:00

In the year following an eight-cent increase in the federal tax on a pack of cigarettes, sales of cigarettes fell ten percent. In contrast, in the year prior to the tax increase, sales had fallen one percent. The volume of cigarette sales is therefore strongly related to the after-tax price of a pack of cigarettes.

The argument above requires which of the following assumptions?

A. During the year following the tax increase, the pretax price of a pack of cigarettes did not increase by as much as it had during the year prior to the tax increase.

B. The one percent fall in cigarette sales in the year prior to the tax increase was due to a smaller tax increase.

C The pretax price of a pack of cigarettes gradually decreased throughout the year before and after the tax increase

D. For the year following the tax increase, the pretax price of a pack of cigarettes was not eight or more cents lower than it had been in the previous year.
E. As the after-tax price of a pack of cigarettes rises, the pretax price also rises

ans and explnatation in comments

Movers and Packers

2009-11-26T01:21:00.000-08:00

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26/11 CR Challenger

2009-11-26T01:12:00.000-08:00

Which of the following most logically completes the argument given?

People in isolated rain-forest communities tend to live on a largely vegetarian diet, and
they eat little salt. Few of them suffer from high blood pressure, and their blood pressure
does not tend to increase with age, as is common in industrialized countries. Such people
often do develop high blood pressure when they move to cities and adopt high-salt diets.
Though suggestive, these facts do not establish salt as the culprit in high blood pressure,
however, because ________.
A. genetic factors could account for the lack of increase of blood pressure with age
among such people.
B. people eating high-salt diets and living from birth in cities in industrialized
societies generally have a tendency to have high blood pressure.
C. it is possible to have a low-salt diet while living in a city in an industrialized
country .
D. there are changes in other aspects of diet when such people move to the city.
E. salt is a necessity for human life, and death can occur when the body loses too
much salt .

Answer and explanation in comments,

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2009-11-26T01:03:00.000-08:00

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