If not MBA, then what?
I’ve noticed a pattern that most folks at leadership have a masters degree at least (mostly mba). Im at that point where leaving my job (20LPA, 5YOE) for 2 years does not make sense and getting into ISBs would demand a strong Gmat score which looks difficult. Should I take a MS or some other masters degree for the sake of it? Just so that I might be in contention for senior roles years later?
majboormajdoor
Stealth
8 months ago
Nope. Get into a program only because you want to learn or change your field of work.
Else when it comes to seniority, more YoE (continuous) and having Led teams is much better than MBA / MS. Up skill while working, if you need to, and learn in other fields. If at your employer, you can work with different functions and broaden your experience/projects, that would help too. Seniority is essentially responsibility and trust, so track records and continuity would matter more.
majboormajdoor
Stealth
8 months ago
Also, every decade had it's most successful degree.
There was CA, Engg, IT, MBA in their respective decades. Respective skills were in high demand in the job market during respective decades and respective people when they entered were paid well, had a great headstart and succeeded to top positions because of that. It was just being in the right place in the right time.
If you backtrack a 2024 CEO to his graduation field to do a MBA, you might face and climb a similar career ladder 30y from now. It's like buying HDFC bank in 2024 and expecting a 20% CAGR till 2054 coz it did give 20% from 1994. Times change, so winning formula changes too.
Thanks man.
So say, down the line (say 5 years later) the gap of CTC between a MBA grad and an non MBA grad tend to reduce? (Assuming both are doing the same things)
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Most of those guys were even more clueless than you are right now and maybe that's why they have a second degree.
Only do further studies if it actually makes sense.
Htmkc
Student
8 months ago
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