jagdeep wrote:
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Can anyone guide me that whether Experience or Ranking of the school counts to secure job after MBA.
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Hi Jagdeep,
EssaySnark wants to address the question you asked about school ranking. The standard answer is "yes" the school ranking matters a lot for the first job after you graduate, one reason being, some companies only recruit at the top-ranked schools. The extent to which the school ranking will affect you really depends on the type of job you're trying for. If you want to go to a bulge bracket IB, then you need to go to a school that sends graduates to those companies (Wharton/Columbia/et al.). Similarly if you want to go to a Big Three consulting (McKinsey/Bain/et al.), you need to go to a school where they're going to recruit from. If you're going to be an entrepreneur, then it matters a lot less where you go, since you're in control of your own destiny. Or as an entrepreneur you could go to Babson, which is considered the best for entrepreneurship, but a lot of people haven't heard of it. If you want to do health care management, a school like Vanderbilt would probably be ideal, even though it doesn't have the same cachet as a top-10 school -- but it might still be right for you. So a lot of this question depends on what you want to do after you graduate.
EssaySnark firmly believes that people get out of bschool what they put into it, and ANY good school can give you the skills you need to succeed in the future. However, the networks you'll gain from different schools are going to be quite different -- there's even variation here among the "best" schools in terms of how much alumni work to stay connected with each other. Going to a lesser-ranked school could actually be an advantage in some ways because the students that get in are really happy to be there with no sense of entitlement and they might be more motivated to help each other out. Again, this varies widely; there are no rules about it.
The brand name of your school can also matter later on because when people see that name on the resume, they know what goes into it -- it's tough to get into a top school, and it carries a "stamp of approval" so to speak. But, just having an MBA from any good school can offer similar credibility. Much of it is in the eye of the beholder. If the recruiter sitting across the desk from you appreciates what an MBA is and recognizes the name of your school, it can help. If they think that all MBA graduates are jerks, then you don't have a chance.
The rule of thumb is to go to the best school you can (obviously!) but "best" is subjective. You need to go to the school that's best for you, and there are so many variables in that picture that nobody else can make that call for you.
Good luck with it!
EssaySnark
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