With just 18 days left for the placements week, the stress levels are soaring high all over the campus. I cant see a single soul out in campus after 10 or 11 in the night.. Everyone busy with their own groups cramming with those interview preps! 3 pages of job postings already on the placement portal and people seem to be so freaked out that looks like one is just ready to apply to any damn job thats posted on the site.
The stress has gotten to me also and am sure it will reach its peak soon! When I joined ISB I wanted a "great job" with a "great company" and "awesome compensation". Slowly after getting to know some realities it changed to a "good job" and a "decent role and pay". Now its come down to .. "I need any ONE JOB with a pay more than my last drawn salary"! :) Peer pressure and stress does get to you ... I guess thats the reason most of the people end up shifting jobs within 4-6 months after MBA...
In the last couple of weeks I have been amazed with myself as to how many things I can do in a day! I used to crib about 24 hours being too less but I guess MBA does teach you time management! My schedule has become very monotonous though.. looks somewhat like this
- Wake up to realize there is a class and run
- No pre reads (do some arbit CP in class!)
- Look for new job postings and crib about the work ex requirements (everything seems to be high!)
- Note down the deadlines and work on tweaking the resume (The resume has changed so much that sometimes i wonder if this is really me! If only I could write such a resume before, I would have probably been in Harvard or Stanford I guess! :-)) )
- Attend the PPTs or desperately look for a proxy (coz a few of them are mandatory)
- Enjoy the high tea :)
- Its 10PM and you suddenly realize that there are at least 2 assignments to be submitted in the morning!
- Use effective team management to finish the assignments :)
- Do interview prep for a couple of hours (its already 4AM by now)
- Tweak the resume a little more and apply to any job (if the deadline is close)
- Feel like you have achieved a great deal and hit the bed (around 5 AM)
- Wake up to realize there is a class and run!! (The schedule continues...)
Hmmm.... if only I could do so many things in a day before I came to ISB... well... ............ ..........
3 comments:
Is that the real picture of ISB??? I thought ISB being a premier institute in India must be something different from the other colleges dishing out MBA degrees...Wasn't it supposed to be different from the other institutes????
To be true the picture of ISB i had in my mind was no different from what you had when u first joined ISB but it surprises me that its no different....
Wishing you success in your placements....
Every individual has his/her own set of anxieties and tensions... my expressions cant be used to generalize the image of ISB
I Wish u all the very best for ur placements...
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