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Advise to AIM interviewees

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:51:00 +0000

Professor Borommeo had listed few advices for all interviewees in India.

1. When interviewing candidates for our MBA, the first thing we want to see is

whether two years down the road you can make a good first impression on a

recruiter for a top multinational bank, consulting firm, FMCG, or

manufacturer. Good grooming counts a lot towards making that first

impression. Look fresh, like you just had a shower. Dress as if you’re applying

for an investment-banking job in New York or Singapore. But wear your

necktie properly. Get a haircut. You don’t need a manicure but your nails

should be clean. Socks should match your suit and your shoes. They should

cover your legs when you sit, and not sag. Shoes should not be dusty, muddy,

or scuffed. Ladies should go for the “executive” look. Skirt or pants, blazer

over white blouse, always works.

2. Arriving late for an interview is definitely bad form. It says you can’t plan

ahead. Besides, all that running and huffing and puffing will make you sweat

buckets, especially in Mumbai heat. That will ruin your appearance (see Item

1 above). But arriving too early (poor planning again?) can also be

inconvenient for your interviewer unless you can stay out of sight, and out of

his/her way, especially if s/he is busy having breakfast/lunch, or still

preparing for the interview session.

3. Patience is a virtue. This holds true throughout the entire session, from the

time the interviewer takes attendance to the conclusion of the session. There

are ways to become unforgettable, but making a pest of yourself should not

be one of them. It begins with the interviewer checking the names on his or

her schedule to see if everyone has shown up. Wait for your name to be

called. The interviewer will realize soon enough if anyone’s name is not on

the list. Wait for the interviewer to indicate where you should sit for the FGD.

There is logic to the FGD seating arrangement—it helps them remember

who’s who after interviewing hundreds of candidates.

4. Relax. We are looking for self-confidence, and nervousness is its opposite.

Don’t wait for formal introductions to get to know the others in your FGD. We

want to see if you can be comfortable in a group of strangers.

5. When the FGD starts, it’s invariably a race to see who gets to speak first. This

is when a candidate thinks he (he, because women rarely do this) is showing

leadership by talking first, fastest, and loudest. While it may look like

initiative and leadership, it may also look like bullying. Or arrogance. Or total

disregard for courtesy and good manners. So while you might think you are

looking like a take-charge person, actually it could be turning off the

interviewer.

6. The FGD is a process of discussing a topic in order to arrive at some kind of

consensus about it. The FGD shows how well a candidate thinks and how well

s/he conveys his/her thoughts. How much s/he knows is less significant,

although every MBA aspirant should be familiar with current events, local

and international. And if you’re given a topic you know nothing about, it

doesn’t mean you can’t play a constructive role in the discussion. If you’re the

kind of person we’re looking for, you’ll know what to do. But for heaven’s

sake, if the topic is Greek to you, don’t BS either.

7. While leadership traits are important, the interviewer realizes that in the 15

minutes of the FGD, it’s hard to convince the interviewer that you have it.

Leadership does not mean dominance. It does not mean hogging the

limelight. Leadership means knowing how to involve the other members of

the FGD. Again, patience, patience.

8. The interviewer wants to know if you can be a team player, which means you

should be a good listener. If you haven’t been listening to the others, it will be

patently obvious in what you say and how you say it.

9. Like the FGD, the interview is not for showing how much you know. Your

GMAT or AIMAT results already tells us whether you can calculate the time it

takes two trains, traveling at different speeds, from different directions,

departing at different times, to converge at a given point. The interview is for

showing how well you think, and speak, and listen.

10. It is a cliché, but we want to know how much you can think out of the box. We

want to know if you can exercise judgment, if you have an opinion, or if you

can only make decisions when the numbers add up. We want to know about

your friends, and your relatives, what you do after work and why you enjoy

what you do, how you would solve poverty, get an honest woman elected to

public office, whether you’ve ever cheated in an exam, or your most

embarrassing moment.

11. Every year, the IIMs get the top 3,000 candidates out of over 200,000 who sit

for the CAT. In a population of 1.2 billion, those 3,000 have got to be really

brainy. Anyone can guarantee them a job. In fact, they’d probably get a job

even without an MBA. So if you’re not one of those 3,000 don’t expect AIM to

guarantee you a job after completing your MBA with us. Most candidates

know this already. But a few will still ask “Does AIM guarantee placement?”

12. AIM is based in the Philippines, and Philippine companies cannot hire

foreigners except in rare and exceptional cases. Some multinationals will hire

foreigners for their Manila office, but their regional HR office (typically in

Singapore) usually takes care of this. We’re trying our best and every year we

are improving our placement performance. We have now a full-time

placement director in Mumbai. And we are involving students more, although

we have not yet fully adopted the system in the IIMs (or XLRI) where the

students take charge of placement.

13. So if you don’t want to annoy your interviewer, don’t ask about placement.

It’s a fair question (to ask about placement, not whether AIM guarantees

placement) but you’re better off getting the answer from the AIM website.

Your interviewer is there to ask questions, not answer them. And his or her

time is limited, and there are many candidates to interview.

14. For the record, what AIM will promise you is an internationally accredited

and recognized MBA degree, and the quality education that goes with it. And

at half the cost of comparable degrees in North America, Australia, or

Singapore. Just look at all the AIM graduates who have had successful careers

all over the world.

15. And just as some questions from candidates are annoying, certain stock

answers are sure to underwhelm your interviewer and undo whatever

positive impressions s/he may have formed about you. Everyone wants to

work a few years in a corporate and then put up their own business. Better

think of a unique response to that question. Or they chose AIM because it’s a

case method school. You can’t appreciate case method unless and until

you’ve experienced case method for an entire course at least. So that’s not a

good response either.

16. It doesn’t help that every candidate tweets the questions as soon as s/he

finishes his or her interview. Or posts them on Pagalguy. Ditto for the FGD

topics. Maybe you should enter the FGD and interview sessions with

absolutely no preconception of what questions you will get. Then your

responses won’t sound rehearsed, scripted, or borrowed. You might end up

sounding more original, more honest, more your real self. And maybe, just

maybe, that real self will make a much better impression, and convince us

you have the potential that we like to work with.

Harvard Business School opens in India

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:14:00 +0000

HBS today announced the launch of the new amphitheater-style classroom, built and owned by the Taj Lands End, owned by the Indian Hotels Limited. The new space replicates the classrooms on the School's Boston campus, giving participants and students a true Harvard Business School case method learning experience, for the first time in India. The launch of the classroom kicks off with a series of activities including research conferences and executive education programs. This is the latest milestone in the School's deepening engagement in India that over the last decade has produced a growing body of research on Indian companies and management practices.

HBS has historically strong ties to India through its faculty, students, and alumni. Over the last decade, HBS professors began traveling to India for research and teaching with increasing frequency.

Harvard Business School has historically strong ties to India through its faculty, students, and alumni. Over the last decade, HBS professors began traveling to India for research and teaching with increasing frequency.

MBA popularity increase in Asia

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:47:00 +0000

Economic growth in Asia has spurred a wave of eager young workers to pursue MBAs, a wellspring that has drawn interest from the world's top business schools and burnished the reputation of Asian institutions offering business classes.

In 2010, business schools in Asia received almost 43,100 GMAT score reports from prospective students, more than double the amount in 2007, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council, which administers the test.

Almost 1 out of 3 people who sat for the business school entrance exam last year came from Asia, up from 25% four years earlier. And, the share of the Asian test-takers who are women is fast approaching 50%.

"Demand is coming from both sides," said Insead Dean Dipak Jain. "Companies are asking for well-qualified MBAs and students are also thinking that an MBA would be a good way to get a job."

The strength of the Asian economy has also drawn MBA candidates from outside the region. Almost 900 U.S. residents sent GMAT scores to Asian institutions last year. Insead tries to manage applications so that no more than 10% of its students hail from a single country.

Telephonic Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:23:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:49:00 +0000

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Resume Writing Tips

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:47:00 +0000

I came accross this usefull article from sandboxadvisors for resume writing. Attractive resume helps you get an interview call.

How To Write A Resume That WOOs Recruiters – Describing Your Job Responsibilities & Achievements

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Beyond Conventional Education

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000

These are two centers near my residence in ranchi, These centers offer vocational training and students after completing their 10th class. I have shared their contact details below

GM advance commerce classes

c.a maker institute

under guidance of teacher with 10 years CA experience

Near Alam nursing home ranchi

Government registered organization

Contact No.- 9204480941

Almanar Vocational Training Center

Indira Gandhi Open University, meghalaya

offers many computer courses (PGDCA, PGDIT, ADCA) and coaching classes,

Contact No.- 9031303853

IIM's Placement Season

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:02:00 +0000

From news article, it looks like the main aim for IIMs are to give jobs to all its students. Seeing the will market condition currently, they have contacted lateral placement agaency to help place their students.

These agencies will work independently. The top recruiter was CBC. The average salary for 2011 was 14 lakhs in 2011, up 27 % on previous’s level of 11 lakhs. The placement season is January and febuary.

Bschool Circulum out of sync

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Many ivy league bschools have revamped thier MBA courses. After 2008 sub prime crisis, finance has gone through immense change. There is a more conservative approach and less overexposure of capital.

Many bschools are also including sustainibility and capatilism 3.0, inclusive growth in thier syllabus. Indian schools are also bridging the gap between class room and real world.

IIM director says change is not possible over night. Many student come thier to get placed in top IB's and cosulting companies and they try to carter to thier needs. But change is coming, many other top bschool are imparting leadership traits and developing self analysis.

AIM, manila has case based method class room, 80 % of classes are discussion. Their also real simulation for strategy, marketing and operations. AIM also encourages student to attend seminars on CSR. It keeps innovating on its course structure to provide better material to students. AIM also forces to self-study.

Indian bschools need to follow such institues to provide a wholistic learning.

Indians prospering in American Bschools

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:11:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:33:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000

Smartphone to boast healthcare

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:24:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:52:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:44:00 +0000

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.

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:55:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:56:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:14:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:49:00 +0000

Aim mba 2013 application

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:10:00 +0000

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

Mba experience

noreply@blogger.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0000

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