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IS CONTINUOUS LEARNING REALLY REQUIRED TO JUMP THE CORPORATE LADDER?

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YES! A big vehement and ardent yes. Continuous learning is essential to jump the corporate ladder for an upscale career growth. You need to be upgraded with the market trends and should always try to challenge yourself with appropriate kind of growth opportunities. Let us take a very simple example. Two girls Anna and Charlotte both studied from the same college with the same degree and were placed in the same company through campus recruitment.  Charlotte was a hard worker, kept long hours and did her work with full dedication. Meanwhile, Anna was a risk taker with a very keen mind. After joining the professional world, she took risks and upgraded herself by doing various online courses suitable for her professional growth, while maintaining her stance at her organization. After few years, Anna started getting promoted quickly whereas Charlotte’s climb up the ladder was not as smooth as Anna’s. You don’t need a rocket scientist to figure out where Charlotte went...

LEARN, UNLEARN AND RELEARN - EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CHANGING CAREERS !

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The current technology which we all are proud of would probably be a matter of antique stock after 20-30 years for the successive generation as pagers and telegrams are for us in this 21 st century. Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gull wing made in 1955 is today known as a vintage car and the cars we use right now would be called a vintage car by the forthcoming generation. The motto behind stating these instances is to bring into notice the significance of changing our mindsets and the knowledge we store with the changing time. We need to learn with every passing day and every possible moment. Our boundary of learning is not limited to our graduation or any degree but the actual lessons of life are taught to us when we enter into our careers and professional fields. “The illiterate of 21 st century will not be those who cannot read or write but those who cannot LEARN, UNLEARN OR RELEARN.” - Alvin Toffler Let’s enumerate learning, unlearning and relearning. LEARNING - It i...

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MBA AND eMBA

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There are plenty of MBA courses offered in our country and even abroad like MBA in different specialization such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, IT etc. and this list also includes eMBA in same specializations. Have you ever precisely thought about the distinction between MBA & eMBA? Numbers of aspiring students, professionals are unable to answer this question. Let’s study the distinguishing factor between the two. As we all know, MBA simply stands for Maters in Business Administration but when it comes to eMBA, it is the abbreviation of EXECUTIVE Masters in Business Administration which is commonly misconceived to be a superior form of MBA study. And the fact is that they both are presented in a completely different way but the two terms are virtually equal in stature or influence they do present. The basic difference is that eMBA applicants are usually working professional and possess or holds some work experience. eMBA is made for those working...