We are not going to focus on what you will learn at the IIMs. The course is one of the best. The qualification you will receive will be valued by employers across the world. Instead, let’s talk about what you will not learn.
1. You need support to succeed
Although b-schools include group assignments and projects, you will not be appraised on your results but also on your team’s performance. You will need to work with people from different departments with different personalities to achieve your goal.
2. You will not be a CEO after graduating
You are not going to graduate from the IIMs and become a CEO unless you establish your own company or are fortunate enough to have a family business.
3. You need to work with different types of people
An MBA is more than the mathematics and VA that you studied for CAT. Too many students make the mistake of focusing only on cracking CAT and not enough on the qualification.
Skills such as listening, empathy, leadership, the ability to work with different types of people are now considered just as valuable.
4. You don’t know everything
A PGDM from the IIMs does not mean that you know everything. Learning is a continuous process which does not stop. Successful people have two skills that set them apart from the rest – the ability to listen and learn.
5. If money is your motivation, then look elsewhere
If your only reason to go to the IIMs was to get a plum job, you will not succeed. Waking up to go to work every morning for the next 40 years of your life requires more motivation than the salary you will draw.
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