The case method is a popular way of teaching at b-schools, though the degree to which they use it can vary. B-schools like Harvard Business School and University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in the US,Richard Ivey Business School in Canada and IE in Spain are known for their case method pedagogy and use it as their predominant mode […]
Q1. Please describe your career before the MBA and your transition to product management. I had no clue till I did my Engineering as to what direction I wanted to give my career. Like everyone else, my mom wanted me to get good marks. When I topped in Delhi in Class 12th, everyone told me […]
Several years ago, Disha Chabra had reached out to us to write a blog for us. At that time, she was fresh out of her IIM Calcutta PGPEX course and had just published her first book. Since then, Disha has worked as Product Manager at Yatra Online, Paytm and now Amazon. In due course, she […]
We recently wrote a blog on ways to research business schools. But before that, you need to know which factors should you take to account when selecting your perfect list of b-schools. Here are some criteria that can bring method to your research: Job related Factors: 1. Employment opportunities: The main reason why people do […]
If you are just getting started with the MBA application process, this is a question that could be tormenting you like none other. Which b-schools should I apply to? How do I research business schools for MBA applications? If you have trawled any admissions related forums, you would already have picked up buzz words like […]
“I have always believed that great achievements involve greater risks. After my schooling when all my friends were going with the crowd mentality and choosing their career in electronics and computer sciences I embarked upon a different journey by choosing my career in petroleum engineering, I saw a future others did not.”. Every year, we […]
The Research Triangle Park, or The Triangle is the region southeast of USA, which has established itself as a research and development hotbed for hi-tech companies. The region houses more than 170 companies which include technology, biotech, cleantech and pharmaceutical companies. The Triangle has 3 major universities – North Carolina State University, Duke University- home […]
“How much GMAT score should I get for XYZ school?” I have heard this question being asked consistently over the past six years, since MBA Decoder came into being. Now that b-schools have started accepting GRE, applicants have added GRE to that same question. For the “cent percent” marks obsessed Indians, the answer could not […]
Recently. we had a chance to chat up with Sanjay Dhingra, Senior Manager in the admissions team at ISB and incharge of the Early Entry Option. He gave us some sound inputs that will help Early Entry Option applicants make their application stronger. Here is the interview: 1. Who should apply to the Early Entry Option? […]
Are you at a stage in your career where you are clueless as to what the next stage should be? Need a boost but unsure about how to get it? You might not know it yet, but there may be reasons to do an MBA if any of the following problems bother you: 1. You […]