Why Mba?

Career choices in India are heavily based on a trend. The trend at the time of my graduation from high school was either engineering or medicine. The decision to take up engineering as my career field was influenced by this trend. Hailing from a well to do family, I was pampered materially and nurtured emotionally. The years spent working towards the degree in electrical engineering were marred with excessive partying. My understanding of the subjects was never average in spite of the hours spent partying. The scores achieved reflected my knowledge.

I began my career as an apprentice in the business my father built. Working with my father taught me the basics of running a business. I had the opportunity to be involved in the life cycle of a project, from enquiry initiation, quoting, tendering and finally execution. For taking the business to next level, I needed exposure to international work culture and business education. Exploring the different options available I found that the most economical way of achieving my goal of a graduate degree in business in U.S.A was to obtain a graduate degree in engineering, get employed and save enough to fund the education at one of the top schools. I enrolled in my graduate degree in computer science, since computer science was en vogue. The intrinsic challenging nature of computers and programming languages coupled with my intellectual propensity enabled me to achieve great success.

After graduation, I wanted to learn the best practices of good software engineering in the industry. I earned a great deal of firsthand experience with product development and developed a solid foundation in teamwork, analytical, and problem-solving skills. My responsibilities included collecting specifications from customers and developing designs.

But I soon realized that I wanted to make decisions about what products to develop as a member of product strategy team. As a software engineer, I only had control over how products were developed. I would like to make development decisions by anticipating the future needs of the customers and understanding the influence of competitors, the general market conditions, and the availability of resources.

To make a quick and effective transition to management, I need to acquire knowledge about marketing, finance, operations and general management. The well-rounded management program at the Leavey

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