Network

I believe this is the most important aspect of doing an MBA. No matter what job you are doing today, let it be a Software engineer,  Developer, Tester, architect, computer scientist, a business analyst or an HR specialist, please think the last time you spent 1-hour in a room with an accountant, an athlete, a mechanical engineer, an army officer an author,  and a singer? (Btw, these are all actual backgrounds from my MBA class). You are going to solve real Business problems by working with the very diverse set of talented people. But it is not only your classmates. You will have unlimited access to your school’s alumni database as well as many other alumni services, like continuous career help. Of course with a top-tiered school, these benefits multiply. In addition, you will also meet representatives from various companies like P&G, Nestle, Apple, McKinsey and Goldman Sachs… And the good thing is you don’t need to worry about any travel, as these companies come to your campus and give you free lunch with the only goal of recruiting you. You just need to go to eat their lunch and listen if that company is a good fit for you. If it sounds right, go talk to the presenter. If not, no worries, tomorrow another firm is coming with the same exact goal. Apart from this, you have various industry leader giving seminars on emerging topics and if your interaction with them is on the right note when you need not worry about the companies coming to hire you, you are already in touch with the leaders so what recruiters just need to complete the formalities. This network is not temporary but its stay with you as long as you have the capability to nurture them and give something back to them.