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CAT, XAT, CMAT, CET Expert - Answered on May 15, 2024

Patrick Dsouza is the founder of Patrick100.
Along with his wife, Rochelle, he trains students for competitive management entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test, the Xavier Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test and the Common Entrance Test.
They also train students for group discussions and interviews.
Patrick has scored in the 100 percentile six times in CAT. He achieved the first rank in XAT twice, in CET thrice and once in the Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test.
Apart from coaching students for MBA exams, Patrick and Rochelle have trained aspirants from the IIMs, the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and the S P Jain Institute of Management Studies and Research for campus placements.
Patrick has been a panellist on the group discussion and panel interview rounds for some of the top management colleges in Mumbai.
He has graduated in mechanical engineering from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He has completed his masters in management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.... more
Asked by Anonymous - May 15, 2024Hindi
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I am 23 old live in Kolkata, actually I was pursuing my graduation ( B.A ) back then . I would have been graduated by 2022 but I got a backlog in 2 sub , then I dropped out from college, meanwhile I tried multiple job like in multiple companies in job like customer service representative , content moderation , translation , but I left everywhere with in 2 & 3 months , so I realised that I can't do desk job , I hate corporate, so now I am confused about my life what should I do

Ans: If you have not completed your graduation, it would be recommended to complete your graduation. Else you may find problem in getting promoted in the future in whichever company you work. Since you do not like desk job, try your hand in field job. This could be sales. Apply to different companies to get sales experience. Try to stick to a company for a longer duration to learn the trade.
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