Sameer Kamat
Read biographySameer Kamat is the author of the bestseller ‘Beyond The MBA Hype’ and the founder of MBA Crystal Ball, an admissions consulting venture. For aspiring authors hoping to get published, he shares advice on his personal blog http://www.sameerkamat.com.
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Why should you feel guilty when you quit your job?
In the last few days, several tweets and LinkedIn status updates had links to articles that presented companies as entities that needed to be wooed and pampered. The articles were published by reputed (Indian and international) business publications with a large readership. One had suggestions on how to be a #Employee #Employer #InMyOpinion #Social psychology
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What not to do in your CV?
It got you your first job, and your second one. And as long as you are in the job market, it’ll be the primary weapon you use as an ice-breaker to convince a potential employer that you’ve got what it takes to be successful in the new role. Of course, #CV #HowThisWorks #job applications #online applications #Recruiter #Recruitment
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Beware of the mole in your team
At work, you might have an independent portfolio of activities to manage. But unless you run a one-man-army outfit, you are most likely to be part of a bigger team that draws an eclectic mix of colleagues with different skills. That variety is precisely what gets the job done. Even #Google Inc. #Mole #OnOurMind #team member
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The 9 to 5 job: What will you do to get it back?
In the good old days, kids would look at their stressed-out dads running the family business and think, ‘I don’t want to spend my entire adult life spending late hours in the office like dad. It’s ok if I don’t make as much money as he does, but at least #corporates #ThisIndianLife #Work culture #work hours
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Does your designation really matter?
If you work in a typical corporate setup, you can't escape the annual corporate sporting event that you will be dragged into – appraisals. Love it or hate it, participation is mandatory. Suddenly, for a few days, all camaraderie moves to the back burner. You find yourself competing with the #appraisals #corporate structure #designation #HowThisWorks
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It’s time to revisit MBA entrance processes
The father of the girl asks the prospective son-in-law – “Son, we hear you were very good at studies and you have a good job now. What exactly do you do at work? How much do you earn? When are you planning to move out of this rented flat and #CAT #Education #Financial Times Group Ltd #Harvard #HowThisWorks #Indian Institutes of Management #Indian School of Business