Why fresh MBAs jump jobs

Its placement time.Companies are here. They want us. Some want us bad. And they will go to great lengths to get the best people.

Most of these companies come to campus expecting to meet mature managers. What they get is a bunch of confused souls (including yours truly) who dont know where they're headed or what they want.

Here's a sample of some questions plaguing students ---

' This company's paying pretty well , but I hate the sector - what should I do ?'

'I love the job profile, but they're paying peanuts yaar.'

A lot of times, students apply to companies based on what they hear about the companies , or simply on the basis of pay packages. I dont blame them - half the world believes that MBAs are supposed to make a lot of money - and its a bias which is very deeply entrenched in young minds. Plus, most students have loans to pay off - since most are financing their higher education themselves. So accepting a job which doesnt pay well, but might have good levels of responsibility or might be exciting, is a tough call which very few courageous blokes make. Also, the way the placement process is structured, the companies with the best 'pay-packets' come first , so the placement rush becomes a rush to get 'placed' first ,rather than getting placed at the right 'place'.End result - a lot of people land up where they never thought they would - very lucky few really make it to the places they want to be.


The next one or two years go in finding your feet - knowing where you want to be. And then to be there, MBAs hop jobs.

That ,in short explains why many fresh MBAs hop jobs.