Sitting idle... need advice? What to do in current situation!

Done my Petroleum engineering + MBA(oil and gas amanagement) Dual degree....however feels like i am not satisfied with the MBA.

Got placed in Accenture at a decent post. Joining would be of AUGUST... so have approx 3 months time....

Avid interest in geopolitics, international business..not inclined towards technical side, but more towards commercial aspects, markets, IB (alrdy said), etc...Have a good English (Reading, writing and speaking)

Orthopedically handicapped, (it hasnt been a hurdle anywhere though), DAD is a govt servant and at a high post...he suggested me to JOIN ONGC, IOC etc... for JOB SECURITY...and for that I had to prepare for GATE. I also was ready but I lost interest 2 days back suddenly, knowing that Accenture is NOT A PHYSICALLY demanding job..and the growth is good. So I don't wish to prepare for GATE anymore.

But i REALLY WANT TO UTILISE THIS TIME FOR SOMETHING MORE. Please throw some light and suggest....


I am an AMBITIOUS fellow...and want to win over my physical limitation, as I have always done. Please Suggest.


Respect for you mate :thumbsup:,

You have done the right thing if you are not interested in something you should not be going for it . I hope you enjoy work at accenture ..

Most of us are actually sitting idle and waiting for joining :).. There are loads of good threads on finance , consulting , marketing , operations (scm) , investment banking , economics , equity markets , so you can also contribute your knowledge the discussion

Other than that there are loads of online resources to read from such as wall street journal , swaminomics.org , Blog.hbr , Blog.ft , blog from economic times

Besides that there are loads of resources to read and gain knowledge on PG , and you can also help others or guide your prospective college juniors on your official college thread:)

Rest i think others can also contribute to more ideas :)

atb :thumbsup:

I would surely visit the threads mate...I know it would be of great help. However, I am confused about what to do in these months, as I have dropped the idea of GATE. I mean, what better option do I have than to join Accenture.

Not that I dont want to join Accenture. I love my placement, as its the best in my university and a perfectly fitting profile. But I am just wondering that I cannot be satisfied here. What could be better option than this, considering my inclination towards geopolitics, international business, etc. Doing an MBA would be good, but then, no work ex............so Im pretty confused. But still willing!

Hi,
i graduated in 2010...took an year off to prepare for mba exams...dint get a good coll...so took up an entry level job as an analyst(more like data entry)...so quit in 4 months and got busy wid mba exams again...but dint get a really good score...so now have a 2 year gap wid hardly 4 months of workex...
now i have got a job offer- jobbing and arbitraging
now i have an interest in finance n plan to do my mba in finance as well
i know wat jobbin n arbitraging is but is it good wen it comes to workex?

if i dont get a good coll...shud i take this up for a year and improve my profile by appearing for(hopefully clearing) CFA lvl 1 dec...and simultaneously try for mba again?
i really want to improve my profile before getting into an mba coll...any other suggestions would be appreciated as well


now i have an interest in finance n plan to do my mba in finance as well
i know wat jobbin n arbitraging is but is it good wen it comes to workex?

Yes, it would definitely help and also, keep you different from the IT work experience crowd competing for the same

if i dont get a good coll...shud i take this up for a year and improve my profile by appearing for(hopefully clearing) CFA lvl 1 dec...and simultaneously try for mba again?

Yes, it would be wise to go for profile building rather than going for an avergae college. 😃

All the best!
Ohk Ohk Ohk!!! So I am not alone in this world :biggrin:

Thanks for cheering me up with this amazing thread.

Scene1: I started working in this gr8 "brand" IT company 6 months back. Got into this high profile BFSI project from an US based Banking client. Wow, I was excited.

3 days later is salary day!!! A sincere guy in team with 2.5 yrs of work-ex is getting Rs. 4.77LPA. Bang!!!!

Now I am wondering, what am I doing!!!

Kill me but 3yrs down the lane I dont want to cut on my neccessities.

Scene2: One of the hardworking good friend gets 35%ile in CAT'12. He almost swallowed all the material and never scored less than 90%ile in mock tests.
Now, I start not to believe in CAT. (call me mad )

Scene3: I wont take previlage to be a passout from Aira Gaira Natthu Gaira Management College. I want to be in India's Top 20.

Scene4: To be out of the crowd, I am open to appear in GMAT.

I can give 8-10 on weekends and another 10 on weekdays to prepare.

But but but, I lack that motivation. I dont have any group. I am wasting days by just reading news/articles on TOI website.

Help!!!

it would be stupid if u start hating cat..hate d coaching insti ..if possible..my last 3 career launcher score was 7/180 7/180, 7/180!! but after 1 week my cat score is 80.29 percentile.so its a ample proof that its all abt ur belief in yourself...

hello every1
i am a 2011 BTech in cse,got placed in pune but didnt join there.haven't been able to get a decent job till yet.i am sitting idle for almost a year now and looking to give cat2012.

so guys now i am getting a job offer in marketing as Customer Connect Executive.so plz suggest should i join it???will it be good for a technical guy to do a marketing job which is meant for MBA????
will it create a negative impression in terms of work ex

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

1. To provide qualified leads and book appointments for the sales team, to generate new business.
2. To follow up marketing campaigns and events to generate new prospect leads by telephone, identifying and qualifying opportunities for new business.
3. To engage and interact with decision makers at a senior level to identify new and emerging business opportunities.
4. To build effective relationships with potential clients and existing customers, by use of appropriate questioning, Clarification and language.
5. To identify and qualify opportunities for cross selling Causeway products to generate business and increase Profitability.
6. To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a Professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.
7. To support the Causeway customer service strategy by providing professional and effective services to all customers, to meet expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, Procedures and guidelines.
8. To communicate courteously with all customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time.
9. To deal appropriately with queries received via the telephone and / or email and provide written or oral responses to confirm the information or outcome.

also there is a bond for 3 years.
plzzzz seniors advice me asap.i have to join by monday.so kindly give your valuable suggestions.
thank you!!!!!!

Hey, I'm working in an IT company ,but i'm totally frustrated n m thinking of quitting,my promotion is due in august,but I'm thinking of putting down my papers in july,we have a 1 month notice period,what reasons should I give while giving my resignation letter??

After promotion it turns to be a 3 months notice period

I may or may not be promoted,but I'm completely not satisfied working here in IT and that too away from my home town,I want to go to for govt. sector job,not completely sure abt MBA....

I'm totally pissed off don't know what to do with life....

Please suggest will it be good resigning and looking for jobs in delhi,staying with family..or keep continuing here....

so guys now i am getting a job offer in marketing as Customer Connect Executive.so plz suggest should i join it???will it be good for a technical guy to do a marketing job which is meant for MBA????
will it create a negative impression in terms of work ex
also there is a bond for 3 years.


1. In my opinion, you should join it.
2. If interested in pursuing MBA in marketing, it will surely help.
2. It wont create negative impression.
4. Talk with company about the rules and regulations for leaving during bond period. 😃

I passed out of B.Tech in 2011,got placed in IT company from campus,parents were happy ,I was happy till now....
I was given S/W Testing as my Domain..and it really sucks....

Its been around 11 months now with the company,and we have a bond of 12 months,I am due for promotion in September...not sure whether I'll get it or not....

I am frustrated to such a level that I am thinking of commiting suicide....

I am into a project now,If I was on Bench it wud have been easy to leave,I want to resign from the company...

I am 23 years old now,will be 24 in Oct.,I thimk I have passed my prime,Don't know what to do in Life....

I want to go for MBA or govt. job...but all the forms last dates have gone now......

I want to have the experience certificate from my company as I have survived through it for almost 1 year now...and it will be beneficial for my future....

Please advise any chance for me in life...I don't want to die.....coz my parents will be hit very hard by that....

what career options can I go for...IT field is not for me I guess...at the age of 23 what other options do I have....pls help..

I passed out of B.Tech in 2011,got placed in IT company from campus,parents were happy ,I was happy till now....
I was given S/W Testing as my Domain..and it really sucks....

Its been around 11 months now with the company,and we have a bond of 12 months,I am due for promotion in September...not sure whether I'll get it or not....

I am frustrated to such a level that I am thinking of commiting suicide....

I am into a project now,If I was on Bench it wud have been easy to leave,I want to resign from the company...

I am 23 years old now,will be 24 in Oct.,I thimk I have passed my prime,Don't know what to do in Life....

I want to go for MBA or govt. job...but all the forms last dates have gone now......

I want to have the experience certificate from my company as I have survived through it for almost 1 year now...and it will be beneficial for my future....

Please advise any chance for me in life...I don't want to die.....coz my parents will be hit very hard by that....

what career options can I go for...IT field is not for me I guess...at the age of 23 what other options do I have....pls help..


allright man..even before I reply to you..let me tell you I am myself 23..soon going to be 24 in JUNE..plus I got an IT job too a few months back..but thanks to the involvement with CAT & my hatred for all technical things I never joined it..also I screwed my CAT..finally had to join my dad..which i never wanted but as didnt have a job..so thought better than to sit at home doing nothing..so you make your choice if you want to read my reply or not..

NOW let us talk about you..you say you are 23 & past your prime..I see a classic case of the typical middle class family like me..where it is a crime to be nearing 25 & not settled..but dude think of it..you will live upto say 70-75..that means another 40 years atleast..so think of it what you want to do in life..why think of suicide..you have been blessed to be born as human this time..why not make the most of it..see once i got over with my engg last year..i realised i never wanted to work in the technical field..i narrowed my choice to COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA field..for which i had a MICA dream..but it didnt materialise this year..so what do I do..commit suicide..nopes..it is my dream right..i will rather die pursuing it..atleast no one will label me as a quitter..have faith & heart..so what if the dates are gone..there is always a tomorrow..with its ray of hope..believe in yourself..its 5 months for cat..if you wanna pursue MBA..begin prepairing..i know how doing something you dont enjoy can drain you mentally..i used to be depressed with my BTech as well..but of late I have learnt to deal with my life with a smile..someday I am sure it will smile back..pick up a hobby..any interest..I have just got myself enrolled into a SPANISH diploma course beginning from JUNE 1..not for any job or something..but for my love of learning different languages..alongwith it..I keep myself engaged reading some books..mostly motivational stuff..also i want to pursue STAND-UP COMEDY..as I told you I have learnt to smile at everything..you need not think there is no option for you left..life in all its virtues reveals its secrets with time..the only thing you need to discover is what makes you breathe..in my case the twin dreams of being a MICAn & someday conquering LEH-LADAKH on an enfield..are the things that make me want to live another day..even in the case of the great STEVE JOBS..the man never knew what he wanted to do till late 20s when he got thrown out of his own company..so dont give up..there must be a few things that give you pleasure...seek them..you will hate yourself for thinking about committing suicide..also taking a cue from 3 IDIOTS..i will advise you to keep a picture of your family in your wallet..next time such a thought crosses your mind..take a look..

there is a famous saying...

I KEPT COMPLAINIG ABOUT HAVING NO SHOES..TILL I SAW A MAN WITH NO FEET..

i hope you get the message..also you can watch this video..i watched it & felt great after i was kicked in the ass from MICA GEPI.. Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube

incase you are fond of watching movies..go for the ROCKY series..sure you gonna get a boost to live & like me PURSUE YOUR DREAMS...
I passed out of B.Tech in 2011,got placed in IT company from campus,parents were happy ,I was happy till now....
I was given S/W Testing as my Domain..and it really sucks.....


Couldn't stop myself from replying to this post.. I will be rude, blunt and straight forward.. if you can't handle it, don't read further..

Dude, come on.. stop whining like a little girl and claiming that everything is over for you.. Seriously, you at least have a job.. Instead of working hard and achieving your dreams you are thinking rubbish.. Snap out of it.. Talk to a friend.. If he is a good friend he will shake you out of your slumber..

Evaluate your opportunity cost.. If you really can't handle the job then just leave.. you can't uproot bridges by getting a 1 year work ex certificate.. Find a new job or just sit and slog it out but do proper evaluation.. there are loads of people out there who would want to be in your position anyday.. If you think you deserve better than what you are now, then just go get it.. No one in this world can stop you.. Stop blaming others and circumstances for your under achievement till date..

Sorry for kind of shouting at you like this.. But, dude you need it.. Desperately.. you need to be told the reality.. And 23 years.. Seriously.. Come on.. Your whole life is lying ahead of you.. Just irks me to even learn that people think about taking their lives after such minuscule set backs.. i won't give my examples or of people I know, because you don't need it..

Just do your own research and plunge in the big bad world.. there are a lot of things waiting for you in this world and you are wasting your time thinking bad and not achieving what you could have..

All the best for your future.. And sorry.. I am generally not so rude to people but as far as i could make out thats the best medicine for you right now..

Disclaimer: Please do not read the below thing if you want to offend/critisize without offering any feedback suggestions.

My profile goes like this:
Xth:88.3 (ktaka state level)
XIIth:86.3 (ktaka state level)
BE(comp sc):67

Work ex: 3 yrs. in IT software testing (2007-2010)

CAT:69
XAT:81
SNAP:80.75

I don't recollect other scores (selective amnesia)

After that i left the job as it brought a hell of dissatisfaction from the beginning. Yet, I persisted and carried on. But I reached my breaking point in the year 2010 and resigned from it. I decided to prepare for MBA entrance exams. Applied for almost all the good bschools which are ranked top 50. Meanwhile I worked for an NGO(newly started) which contributes to the welfare of women,children and deprived individuals.

I converted only one (GIM) and couldn't join it as I didn't get loan from any bank due to insufficient security/collateral (yes i tried credila but in vain).

Now I am in a fix as I have an employment gap of 1.5 yrs and I want to join back the job purely for financial goal(I still resent working in it). And it's getting difficult to get a job due to employment gap.

Also, I want to try for a couple of entrance exams again. But I am in a dilemma as I am not sure how will I get a loan again? (I belong to the lower middle class strata)

I wouldn't mind taking fellowship programme in social welfare, but most of them have an age eligibility criterion of below 25 yrs (i crossed it recently) and also, many of them have their registration closed by April 2012.

Can you suggest anything?

.. Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube

incase you are fond of watching movies..go for the ROCKY series..sure you gonna get a boost to live & like my PURSUE YOUR DREAMS...


Love your spirit..all the best for your future endeavors!!!
@ arth winger...

our bollywood legend late DEV ANAND once said....Optimism is Life, if you are pessimistic,then you are dead!!..

If u could not make a brand new beginning, you can start it from now and give a brand new end..all the best to you too!!


I wouldn't mind taking fellowship programme in social welfare, but most of them have an age eligibility criterion of below 25 yrs (i crossed it recently) and also, many of them have their registration closed by April 2012.

Can you suggest anything?


1. Have you tried talking to the college? Most B schools have tie ups with banks that don't require collateral. Frankly your situation is very difficult now and getting loan for GIM seems your best bet.. Try friends, relatives.. Anything..

2. Pull some strings and get your CV forwarded in as many companies as possible.. Contact some placement agencies.. They are very useful in getting you the best matched jobs..

Will re post if I can think of something else..
I passed out of B.Tech in 2011,got placed in IT company from campus,parents were happy ,I was happy till now....
I was given S/W Testing as my Domain..and it really sucks....

Its been around 11 months now with the company,and we have a bond of 12 months,I am due for promotion in September...not sure whether I'll get it or not....

I am frustrated to such a level that I am thinking of commiting suicide....

I am into a project now,If I was on Bench it wud have been easy to leave,I want to resign from the company...

I am 23 years old now,will be 24 in Oct.,I thimk I have passed my prime,Don't know what to do in Life....

I want to go for MBA or govt. job...but all the forms last dates have gone now......

I want to have the experience certificate from my company as I have survived through it for almost 1 year now...and it will be beneficial for my future....

Please advise any chance for me in life...I don't want to die.....coz my parents will be hit very hard by that....

what career options can I go for...IT field is not for me I guess...at the age of 23 what other options do I have....pls help..


Let me just briefly point out all the life-threatening problems in your life because of which you want to commit suicide. Fair enough..?
1. Job/Domain Sucks.
2. You have another month to fulfill your contract requirement, so you cannot quit the job at least for another 30 days, but you desperately want to.
3. You are 23 years old.
4. You wanted to do an MBA but missed out on all the form dates.

Ok, now, let me give you solutions to all of these problems, one by one. You can kill yourself after reading this.
1. Your job sucks..? You know I have done hotel management. Sounds exotic and fancy to all my engineer friends but my first job after graduating from college was to clean, wipe, mop and dry toilets. Everyday, for almost half a year, my job was to report to duty at 11 P.M. (thats not a typo, I actually mean 11 in the night), ask my lazy-ass supervisor how many rooms were vacant (I could not be going around cleaning shit-stained toilets in occupied rooms because the guests would be disturbed) and then start going up and down all over the 30 storied hotel tower cleaning toilets and then dream to go back home on time (only and only if the supervisor was satisfied by the shine of the toilets) at around 11 A.M. (again, not a typo; we had 12 hour shifts). I am not exaggerating.
2. You cannot quit your job for another month..? Stick it out for a month dude. Rob a few things from the office (like me), maybe a mouse, a CD writer, an LCD, something, anything. Get out of the office and break it apart if you want to. But get out of there with the satisfaction that you are causing some damage to them.
3. I am 23 years old too. And..? How is that the end of the world..?
4. You missed out on all the form dates..? Ok. We are on the end of May right now. Lets say you decide you want to seriously start working towards the MBA.
* You first quit your job and serve the notice period (considering you were anyway willing to quit this year for the MBA) by the start of June.
* You start researching on coaching class details (http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/2011-2012-cat-coaching-classes-queries-25067146) and finally decide which one best suits you.
* You get in touch with them, decide which entrance exams you are going to aim and start preparing for it by mid-June.
* The first month of your preparation would be confusing but the ball will start rolling soon. The CAT window will open in the month of October. Then you would have the NMAT window in November. Then you would have the SNAP in December. After that, would come the CMAT, in the month of February. Moreover, the level of difficulty (as of the 2012 pattern) would reduce as you move forward with these exams; CAT - NMAT - SNAP - CMAT.
* Once you are done with all your written tests, the Group Discussion and Personal Interviews would start and go about in the same order as your written tests. And to be safe, you simultaneously apply to PGDM courses of all the colleges that you are interested in.

Nothing in this world is worth taking your life for. Your mother carried you around for 9 months and brought you into this world with a lot of pain and care. You are here today, with the best of education in your past and a bundle of opportunities in the future only because of your parents. Even if you are short of friends, you have people like me and so many others who are willing to help you without even having seen your face. Your life is not yours to take. It is Gods; let the Big Guy decide what and when to do with you.

I hope this post cheers you up and you laugh at the idea of what you wrote in your earlier post.
Peace.
1. Have you tried talking to the college? Most B schools have tie ups with banks that don't require collateral. Frankly your situation is very difficult now and getting loan for GIM seems your best bet.. Try friends, relatives.. Anything..

2. Pull some strings and get your CV forwarded in as many companies as possible.. Contact some placement agencies.. They are very useful in getting you the best matched jobs..

Will re post if I can think of something else..




The last date has already been crossed. :-)

I have been sending my CV to many channels as you suggested.

I want to explore other career options like social welfare fellowship pgm as it excites me. Please suggest some avenues in this regard.
I passed out of B.Tech in 2011,got placed in IT company from campus,parents were happy ,I was happy till now....
I was given S/W Testing as my Domain..and it really sucks....

Its been around 11 months now with the company,and we have a bond of 12 months,I am due for promotion in September...not sure whether I'll get it or not....

I am frustrated to such a level that I am thinking of commiting suicide....

I am into a project now,If I was on Bench it wud have been easy to leave,I want to resign from the company...

I am 23 years old now,will be 24 in Oct.,I thimk I have passed my prime,Don't know what to do in Life....

I want to go for MBA or govt. job...but all the forms last dates have gone now......

I want to have the experience certificate from my company as I have survived through it for almost 1 year now...and it will be beneficial for my future....

Please advise any chance for me in life...I don't want to die.....coz my parents will be hit very hard by that....

what career options can I go for...IT field is not for me I guess...at the age of 23 what other options do I have....pls help..


One simple advice, before you actually commit suicide(which i seriously doubt you would ever try) travel in a general class (i am sure you have never done that in your life) for some time to some random places and then do whatever you wish.
karuneshbit Says
One simple advice, before you actually commit suicide(which i seriously doubt you would ever try) travel in a general class (i am sure you have never done that in your life) for some time to some random places and then do whatever you wish.


ha ha...brilliant karunesh...well said...
karuneshbit Says
One simple advice, before you actually commit suicide(which i seriously doubt you would ever try) travel in a general class (i am sure you have never done that in your life) for some time to some random places and then do whatever you wish.


Ha ha ha LMAO.
Then even you don't want to die, you would try to.
LOL.
Disclaimer: Please do not read the below thing if you want to offend/critisize without offering any feedback suggestions.
Also, I want to try for a couple of entrance exams again. But I am in a dilemma as I am not sure how will I get a loan again? (I belong to the lower middle class strata)

I wouldn't mind taking fellowship programme in social welfare, but most of them have an age eligibility criterion of below 25 yrs (i crossed it recently) and also, many of them have their registration closed by April 2012.

Can you suggest anything?



If you are looking for good b-schools with low fees , there are plenty of options

MIB , DSE , MHROD , FMS BHU , Nitie , FMS , Some of the IITs , KJ Somaiya etc

2) Currently , Since you dont have many options , you can actually go back to IT , may be start from Middle tier firm , or try for Lower Middle Tier Firms or join a Non IT Firm in IT Department

3)You can join coaching institutes as a faculty

4)You can also try for UPSC exams such Bank PO which wont take much time to prepare since you have given CAT more than 2 times , You can also join as IT specialist in govt banks


For me i think rather than trying for CAT , get some work ex under your belt and also save for future education etc . And may be after you attain 5-6 years of work-ex go for executive MBA , which should help you build solid career in future

There are plenty of options for you but attaining these options will take some hardwork , some struggle so be ready for that