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Hi there,

Im from asia, and currently studying at an university in Australia as an international student. Im studying hard as I want to get excellent GpA and GMAT. Moreover I do a lot for my leadership experience [ Im a leader of a charitable club at uni, get involved in students guild and board, and take positions there.]
The only case I worry about is the work experience. I want to get into MBA program straightly after my undergrad graduation. I do 4-5 internships in some business organizations / companies in Australia and my home country. Is that enough to apply to a top MBA program? (I dont mean executive MBA, I know that needs several years work experience.)

Any related advice and suggestions are welcome, thanks!

MBA Podcaster host Mia Saini takes you to her stomping ground, Harvard Business School. Mia draws from her own experiences of applying to and getting into HBS. She also gets advice from current HBS students, an HBS admissions board member and an MBA admissions consultant. Learn about Harvard Business School cases, the HBS curriculum, and tips on preparing your application. Guests Include: -Jeremy Shinewald, Founder & President of mbaMission Admission Consultancy Firm -Hilary Caplan Somorjai, HBS Class of ’96 and Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member -Kristen Forecki, HBS Class of 2010 -Kaneisha Grayson, HBS Class of 2010 -Emily Minkow, HBS Class of 2010 -Brandon Molina, HBS Class of 2010 -Rocio Parra, HBS Class of 2010 About:MBA Podcaster is your online source for information, insight, and advice on the MBA admissions process. We deliver relevant information and advice through biweekly audio and video segments for those planning to apply for a Master in Business Administration. Topics include strategies for writing MBA essays, preparing for the MBA interview, GMAT prep, MBA careers, business school rankings, MBA courses, the online MBA, Executive MBA programs, MBA scholarships, post-MBA job opportunities and current market trends.

I really want to get into USC’s MBA program for a number of reasons like: the Trojan network, the location, the school’s reputation, etc.
I am finishing up my undergrad degree in psychology at a small, private, liberal arts university and have been accepted into my undergrad school’s young executive master’s program in human resources and organizational development. It is a special program and so I will finish it in one year. After this, I want to pursue the MBA at USC. I just wonder if I have a chance to be accepted because I do come from such a small school. I have a strong GPA, but I still don’t know if my school’s small size will work against me. Any advice on how to maximize my chances of getting in?

SAP Training is required for both by SAP users and other IT professionals. To remain relevant, you have to be equipped with domain and functional knowledge with some basics on IT. SAP Training is an opportunity to proactively move your function experience and IT career to SAP domain.

Ten very important things you must consider when you are thinking about SAP Training.

SAP Training focuses on both the theory and practice, SAP Training–the acquisition of skills and knowledge. It is therefore an activity that seeks to fill skills and knowledge gaps. If you are a SAP professional your need might be for SAP certification. Before embarking on training you must know what your training needs are. What gap needs to be filled? Is the training need for an organization or an individual? What is your desired career path and specialization? What do you need to know? Are you sure training will close the gap? Set your training objectives carefully. The purpose of your training should be well defined. To acquire configuration & practical SAP skills, the best training approach is that which uses the “See it, Hear it, Do it.” i.e. interactive and participative. Listen to concepts and ideas and practice them yourself. Training must combine the right blend of theoretical and practical sessions. The quality of SAP training varies widely to choose training provider based on substance. They should be assessed with respect to quality of materials, competence of trainers, degree of instructor support, training skills of trainers, counseling facilities, track record, quality of facilities and other quality related issues and should be able to gain from the real world experience of the trainers. The focus of SAP training should be on effective learning by participants. The gap has to be filled, Training outcome is Key. The trainee has to check the skills and knowledge acquired relevant and adequate. The value of training he has received. The outcome should be much that the trainee must not only learn, but he must also be able to apply the learning. The primary focus of SAP training should be the acquisition of configuration skills and knowledge; Certification is secondary. Training is not only about immersing in knowledge, it’s also about creating opportunities for the better career. If you want to build a career in SAP and you should have a respective educational and functional knowledge. You need to acquire these skills and knowledge to advance your SAP career. Cramming for tests and reading text materials alone are not enough to establish your IT career. Cost is a major issue in SAP Training, but price should not be your sole determinant for choosing SAP Training or a Training institution. Always do a proper cost benefit analysis before deciding. How do you value the investments, should compare with the training needs. Think not only of your immediate costs but also for present and future opportunities. All the best instructors, world-class facilities cannot learn for you. You must be prepared to make the effort to learn SAP. Learning involves more than routine attendance of lectures. Your primary role is to learn with a good training setup, there is no mystery to learning. Have to be very committed towards the SAP Training. This often arises due to poor planning and or insufficient motivation. Each day after training, you should go over concepts you’ve been taught and practice on your own. Else your learning reserved for the classroom only. You need to consider some important factors when choosing the right learning solution. Each of these important pieces should be used in determining the right training model for you. Instructor-led Online SAP Training seems to achieve more beneficial for students than other training options, most particularly when there is a focus on in-depth hands-on exercises. Instructor-led Online Training is regarded as the most effective means of acquiring SAP skills and knowledge. You must however be prepared to learn at the pace of your training institution. The training focuses on the acquisition of SAP skills and knowledge. However, if you want to build a career in SAP, there are more issues where you need to work more on technical skills and getting acquitted with SAP knowledge. Need to have soft skills (presentation, communications, marketing, project management, etc) to enhance your value. Your tech skills and training decisions are important, but marketing yourself is also very important.

Furthermore, attitude is important in the real world. Attitude will determine your altitude. Issues like professionalism are important. As an SAP professional you need to develop professional skills and know how training fits into your career plan.

Please go through this table and find which module is suitable for you based on your skills….

SAP Course Experience/Education Professions Suitable SAP FICO Who has Graduation and Masters in Financial Accounting or masters in Business Administration (MBA) Who has work experience of minimum 3 years as a Financial Executive in any Financial Sector or any Industry related to finance Who has work experience as Finance and Accounting and worked as end user in SAP CPA,
Chartered Accountants
Accountants
Financial Analyst
Finance Managers
Financial Controller
Cost Accountants
SAP HR Who has Masters in Human Resources Management Who has work experience in Human Resources Management as an Junior or Senior Level Who has work experience in Recruitment, Payroll and Administration HR Manager
HR Executive
Recruiter
SAP MM Who has Mechanical Engineering and worked into Logistics
Who has the work experience in Manufacturing Industry MRP Controller
Mechanical Engineer
Electronics Engineer
Production Supervisor/Manager/Executive Plant Manager
Operations Manager
SAP ABAP Who has Bachelors or Masters in IT This is module is advisable for any programmers (.Net, Java, Oracle PL/SQL etc) or any programming language. PL/SQL Programmer
Java Programmer
.Net Programmer
SAP XI This is very good for the people who are integrated with Java and web services This module is advisable for who are already into SAP Technical Consultants Java Programmer
ABAP Consultants
EP Consultants
SAP PP & PM Who has Mechanical Engineering and having work experience in Production & Planning Plant Maintenance Manager
MRO Manager
SAP BI SAP BI is Techno Functional Module, who have experience in integration tools like Data warehousing or any technology. Data Warehouse Consultants
ABAP Consultants
SAP BASIS Who have work experience in Networking and System Installations This module is generally advisable for Database Administrators, Database Programmers, Network Administrators Network Administrators
DBA Administrators
SAP Security This module is advisable for Network Administrator or SAP Basis Consultants Who has experience in any Information Technology can comfortably learn Security. Java Consultants
Basis Consultants
SAP APO New dimensional tool, which is advisable for all SAP Technical and Functional Consultants. Planners
Supply Chain Executives/Manager
SAP SRM SRM is advisable for SAP MM Consultants to enter into the next level opportunities SAP Logistics Consultants(SD/MM)
Logistics Manager
Operations Manager
Plant Manager
Production Supervisor/Manager/Executive
SAP SCM SCM is advisable for SAP SD & MM Consultants for the better prospects. SAP Logistics Consultants(SD/MM)
Logistics Manager
Operations Manager
Plant Manager
Production Supervisor/Manager/Executive
SAP SEM SEM is advisable for SAP FICO Consultants FICO Consultants
SAP WM SAP Warehouse Management is advisable for all SD & MM consultants. SD Consultants
MM Consultants
Plant Managers
SAP IS-Retail This module is advisable for SD consultants SD Consultants
MM Consultants
SAP PS SAP Project Systems is advisable to all SAP Consultants who want to maintain the SAP Project Management FICO Consultants
Project Managers
Workflow Workflow advisable for the ABAP Consultants ABAP Consultants
Webdynpro Webdynpro is advisable for the ABAP and XI Consultants ABAP Consultants
JAVA Consultants

I remember the excitement that my MBA classmates shared with me while recruiters fawned over them making job offers that could lead to fast-track business careers. Naturally, everyone wanted either to eventually own a business or become the CEO of a business. The best that most new MBAs could hope for immediately, however, was to gain a place in a training program that would lead to an executive position or to become a consultant to senior management in a business.

It was a big commitment to earn a Harvard MBA to become a businessman. You had to live in the Boston area, work long hours every week, not earn much money for two years, and pay lots of tuition fees and expenses. Many classmates graduated with large loans that took many years to repay. Most people figured that they would finally be ahead of the game financially within five to ten years . . . or so they hoped.

Gaining the choice to make that big time and financial commitment was hard, too. Many more applicants were rejected than accepted in those days (it’s even more difficult to gain a place at Harvard now).

If you were over a certain age, you probably wouldn’t even consider taking this route. Why? The companies hiring from Harvard then were looking for relatively young talent with no more than five years of experience.

If you weren’t a person with an undergraduate degree from a prestigious university or someone who had excelled in the military, you probably didn’t even apply for admission into Harvard Business School. The odds against your acceptance were staggering.

To many people it seemed like the fast track to business success was a very narrow lane that was closed to them.

Fortunately, optimists abound among those who want to have good business careers. Many feel that if they can get a chance to prove themselves, they will stand out.

Experience supports this confidence: If we look at the leaders of many of the most successful companies, these people didn’t go through any hard-to-acquire educational experiences. These leaders proved themselves to be capable of getting things done on the job . . . not in the classroom.

Today, the fast track to a successful business career, a passing lane that puts you ahead of other people, is still an MBA . . . but increasingly that MBA is gained from an online school and is earned by someone who has at least twenty years of work experience and is holding down a full-time job. That combination of work and study used to be called “working your way through school” but now it has become the best way to get a practical education: You are able to use what you learn in school during your day job. This means faster advancement in a current job while gaining lots of experience in applying new learning to your work.

What are some of the benefits of this approach?

1. You gain credibility: Not everyone has an MBA degree.

2. You are considered for higher level jobs because you have a good education and lots of experience.

3. You arrive in your next job ready to do the work, rather than needing a lot more training.

4. Doing a good job in your first post-MBA position qualifies you for quick advancement into more senior positions.

5. You are likely to gain an earlier opportunity to build a substantial equity stake in your new employer.

Let’s look at Mr. Ralph R. Richey, a 2006 MBA graduate of Rushmore University (an online school) as an example of what can be done to help your business career. While in high school, Mr. Richey was accepted into a two-year apprentice program to become an electronic technician. After that, his curiosity about business led him to take courses in bookkeeping and management.

In the late 1970s and the 1980s, Mr. Richey decided to try a different life style and founded a music studio and a martial arts studio. He also fronted for a rock band, earned a music teacher’s certificate, and taught both music and martial arts. Having burned the proverbial candle at both ends while single, he decided to go back into a more conventional career after marrying.

During the 1980s, Mr. Richey owned or managed several companies offering fire and security alarms. He also developed an interest in Computer-Aided Design and took courses to become qualified to work in that emerging technology activity.

In the 1990s, he shifted to finance and helped raise millions of dollars for a high-tech marine manufacturing company. In the 2000s, he switched his expertise into raising money for real estate development and had the misfortune to attract a fraudulent lending company which didn’t meet its commitments. That misfire set him back, and he refocused his attention again.

Mr. Richey decided to go into technology management, looking for a senior level position. People didn’t take him seriously because he lacked a business degree.

Spurred by that realization, he enrolled at Rushmore in early 2005 and graduated less than two years later while holding down a demanding full-time job. He picked Rushmore because he would get credit for 30 years of work experience, would study under experienced executives as his professors, and would have a chance to apply his learning to his job.

At the time he enrolled, Mr. Richey hoped to use his MBA studies to either start a successful technology consulting business or to be hired as a senior executive in an established technology company with a six-figure salary.

How did he do after graduation?

His first job was a four-week temporary assignment to be the controller for a division of a construction company consortium that paid within his target salary range. Within 18 months, he advanced to become the full-time CFO of the entire consortium. Candidly, he feels that he wouldn’t have even landed an interview for his current job without his MBA degree form Rushmore.

Mr. Richey reports that “I have a new sense of personal satisfaction from earning my degree, which in turn has provided a new sense of financial security.”

Imagine where Mr. Richey’s career might be today if he had earned that MBA degree twenty years earlier.

What’s the lesson? The passing lane that can speed you into a highly successful career is available through earning a low-cost, online MBA degree while you keep your current job. You gain a lot of upside potential at little cost in time and effort.

Are you ready to accelerate your career progress?

“We don’t need no education”, sang pop-star Pink Floyd way back in the 70’s in the famous super hit album, “The Wall”. While this may sound all right for idealistic rebels, it certainly does not apply to the current education scenario.

According to the estimation, the combined market capitalization of listed private education companies in India is about US$ 40 bn market with a potential of 16% five-year CAGR. Other meaningful and fast-growing areas include vocational training at US$ 1.4 bn.

With respect to the research topic “ Innovative pedagogy in education”, I now explore the same in the B-school context.

Definitions of ‘innovative pedagogy’ and ‘curriculum’

The term ‘curriculum’ has various meanings. In relation to the term ‘qualification’, the best definition is: a document that relates to the desired implementation of an entire educational programme, leading to a diploma. The document always contains descriptions of the following: objectives – contents – educational structure – assessment/evaluation. The extent of detail can vary. The development of a curriculum is a matter for the individual B-schools within the legal frameworks as laid down in the constitution.

The term ‘innovation’ is also ambiguous: innovation as something totally new (never experienced before); because it is new to the users. Since the beginning of the decade a distinction has been made within B-school education between three renewal strategies linked to the method of financing and the character of ‘an alternative approach’:

(1) Basic strategy: involves the changes that are made to keep management education up to date and to make it attractive and more effective; ‘daily’ innovation is financed from the normal budget.

(2) Breadth strategy: implementing new working methods that have already been tested elsewhere; make locally applicable and specialist rather than just adopting innovations. Extra means have been earmarked for every institute of B-school education.

(3) Depth strategy: involves two different innovations: (a) something completely new and/or (b) something new for which the regulations can/may be set aside, and which will involve temporary additional project financing over several years, for which a critical assessment of the innovative idea will take place in advance. Only those ideas with truly innovative potential can be elaborated on in the project proposal that will be submitted for further approval.

NIIT initiatives:

NIIT has already implemented some new innovative pedagogy for educating professionals. Some of them are following:

Institute of finance, banking and insurance (IFBI):

IFBI addresses the manpower needs of financial-services space in India, where at least two million new jobs are likely to be created between now and 2012. IFBI started in september2006 and offers a postgraduate diploma in banking operations to all graduates which includes an internship and placement alliance with ICICI bank and other private and PSBs.

Evolv:

NIIT acquired English-training Company Evolv in January 2008. Evolv has a repository of 50 courses to improve soft-skills. Evolv is a communication and service delivery-based consulting, auditing and training company. The training methodology goes far beyond the classroom – it includes rigorous on-the-job monitoring, mentoring, refreshing knowledge and periodic assessments. Evolv as a Human Resource consultant is increasingly gaining involvement in their clients recruitment/selection drive as well as in the curriculum design phase.

Imperia:

Imperia provide management education for organizations and working professionals. Some of India’s leading B-schools such as IIM A and IIM C are partners and these conduct live classroom sessions for Imperia students. NIIT Imperia Centre for Advanced Learning has been specially created to provide quality management education and customized learning solutions for organizations and working professionals. Today’s professionals need to continuously build their domain-specific and managerial credentials to perform better at work and move up the growth curve. To help meet these needs, NIIT Imperia offers Executive Management Programs from the most prestigious institutions in the country.

Business school students may need training in ethics and moral reasoning more than most other students. Research found that students in business school ranked lower in moral reasoning than students in philosophy and medicine. A study of top business schools in the United States that found business school education not only fails to improve the moral character of students, but potentially weakens it. Business ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability have arguably become more important to both the business world and business schools in recent years. The Masters of Business Administration program is regarded as the premier business qualification for practicing managers with career aspirations. It would seem logical that MBA programs would address the topics of Business ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a clear and strategic fashion.

MBA Podcaster host Bob O’Keefe takes a look inside The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania uncovering must-know application strategies with co-author of “Your MBA Game Plan” and Veritas Prep MBA Admissions Research Director, Scott Shrum. Also joining in on the admissions conversation is a Wharton admissions director, an alumnus and a Wharton Class of 2010 student. We’ll cover the topics of what type of candidate makes for an ideal Wharton student, how you should approach the MBA essays and application for Wharton to what life is like on campus. Set aside some quiet time because you won’t want to miss this! Guests Include: -Alex Fleming, Wharton MBA Class of 2009 -Tiffany Gooden, Associate Director MBA Admissions & Financial Aid, The Wharton School -Scott Shrum, co-author of “Your MBA Game Plan” and Director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep -Rani Yadav, Wharton MBA Class of 2010 About:MBA Podcaster is your online source for information, insight, and advice on the MBA admissions process. We deliver relevant information and advice through biweekly audio and video segments for those planning to apply for a Master in Business Administration. Topics include strategies for writing MBA essays, preparing for the MBA interview, GMAT prep, MBA careers, business school rankings, MBA courses, the online MBA, Executive MBA programs, MBA scholarships, post-MBA job opportunities and current market trends.

MBA Podcaster host Bob O’Keefe takes you on a journey to the Silicon Valley to Stanford Graduate School of Business. With an acceptance rate less than 10%, Stanford is considered one of the most selective business schools when it comes to choosing candidates and is one of the top MBA schools in the world. Bob sits down with Linda Abraham of Accepted.com to find out what Stanford is looking for and uncover strategies on tackling Stanford’s application and MBA essays. You will also hear from several Stanford MBA graduates as to why Stanford was the right pick for them and what they learned along the way. Guests Include: -Linda Abraham, Founder & President, Accepted.com admission consulting agency -Mareza Larizadeh, Stanford MBA 2006 Graduate, Founder of Doostang.com online job database -Shan Lyn Ma, Recent Stanford MBA Graduate -Alex Pitt, Recent Stanford MBA Graduate About:MBA Podcaster is your online source for information, insight, and advice on the MBA admissions process. We deliver relevant information and advice through biweekly audio and video segments for those planning to apply for a Master in Business Administration. Topics include strategies for writing MBA essays, preparing for the MBA interview, GMAT prep, MBA careers, business school rankings, the online MBA, Executive MBA programs, MBA scholarships, post-MBA job opportunities and current market trends.