crackuMBA as a career choice

• Started http://cracku.in

• Two team members with top 30 IIT-JEE ranks

• All members with 99.9+ percentile in IIM CAT

• IIM Ahmedabad

• VJTI, Mumbai CSE

• Problem solver

• Content head

• IIM Calcutta

• IIT Bombay, CSE

• Coder, Geek

• CTO

• IIM Ahmedabad

• IIT Bombay, CSE

• Strategist

• CEO and Marketing

head

• Difference between a job and a career

� Job is about the paycheck

� Career is about passion

• Work versus Work you are proud of• Work versus Work you are proud of

• Career = 1 lakh working hours in total

• Correlation between what you are good at and

what you like doing

• Develop niche passions

• Value your time

• Find your passion

• Outliers like Sachin and Rahman exist

• Only Engineering careers?

• Hard work and Persistence are of paramount • Hard work and Persistence are of paramount

importance

• Keep Experimenting and try new things

• Lots of traditional options available

• GATE, PhD, Civils, Job, Entrepreneur

• Or MBA ?

• Good Strategy is to close doors• Good Strategy is to close doors

• MBA is not a single door

• Different interests

� Ad and election campaigns

� Articles on entrepreneurs

• MBA is not a single opportunity

• No ‘ideal MBA candidate’

• Great exposure to different career paths

• Learn about other fields like finance, marketing• Learn about other fields like finance, marketing

• More managerial less technical

• Soft skills not technical skills

General Management

• TAS

• Extroverted, Debater, Organizer

• Groomed for Senior Management roles

• Called in to solve problems/ handle management issues

General Management

• TAS

• Extroverted, Debater, Organizer

• Groomed for Senior Management roles

• Called in to solve problems/ handle management issues

Consulting

• McKinsey

• No work ex, Energetic, Friendly

• Travel all over the world

• 6 months projects in different industries to understand issues/ improve efficiency

Consulting

• McKinsey

• No work ex, Energetic, Friendly

• Travel all over the world

• 6 months projects in different industries to understand issues/ improve efficiency

Finance

• Bain Capital PE Firm

• Mature, Topper, Hard Worker

• Crazy hours but with crazy amount of money

Finance

• Bain Capital PE Firm

• Mature, Topper, Hard Worker

• Crazy hours but with crazy amount of money

MBA Abroad MBA at IIMs

Cost ~50 lakhs ~15-20 lakhs

Work Experience

Needed4-6 years 0-3 years

Needed4-6 years 0-3 years

DiversityClassmates from all

over the world

80% of the students

are male engineers

Job Certainty Depends on Visa Near Certain

Career Options Abroad Mostly India

Entrepreneurship

after MBA Rare Rare but increasing

• MBA Application in India is straightforward

• Foreign MBA application is a long term strategy

• Extra Curricular Activities and PORs help

• Stints in NGOs and Start-Ups help• Stints in NGOs and Start-Ups help

• Can’t change the past, focus on the future

• Senior travelblogged and cracked BSchool admit

• Strategize 4-5 years in advance

• Engineers generally clear Quant cutoffs

• Concentrate on Verbal

• Cracku offers 3 programs

� Practice Platform� Practice Platform

� Crash 50 (daily curated tests)

� 8 Mock CATs in the New Format

• Use promo code IIITHYD for 25% off on all courses

• URL -> http://cracku.in

• Email -> maruti@cracku.in

• Take Risks

• Play for the long run

• Choose a career, not a job

• Enjoy what you do• Enjoy what you do

• Consistent Hard Work is the key

Questions?Questions?