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CAT, XAT, CMAT, CET Expert - Answered on Nov 11, 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
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Hi.. I need some career related advice. I am now 45 years old and have 11.5 years of experience. I have lost job due to some health related issues and currently on path to recovery. I have a bachelor in Economics degree and PGDCA in computers. I have experience in various forms as Technical support officer in BPO, Network operations engineer with an IT firm, market research analyst and program associate/coordinator. I am currently pursuing upskilling online through certificate courses in data science and cybersecurity. Do you think this is a good time to do a masters in information technology/AI & machine learning from USA or do a PHd in a STEM field from USA? Or should i upskill and look for jobs in india? Please advice.

Ans: Doing Masters or doing PhD from USA would be a great option, but considering your profile if may be difficult to get it. If you plan to self finance it, the cost could be very high and may not be worth it. My suggestion would be to first look for relevant job in India (Relevant job experience could help you to secure admission to a good college in US). If you are happy with your job then continue with it, else look out for other options.
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Dear sir, I have been working in pharma segment n I have a terrible experience to share almost 5–6 companies have not settle my genuine dues of salaries and expenses. Some are almost 5–8 yrs old n the latest one is almost 75 days old. Some have some special statements written on there appointment letters, which gives them freedom , and others seem to have no concerns at all. I cannot take legal action against them as a don't have so much money. In the latest episode, my company says that they cannot give me my full n final till the time stockist does not pays his dues to the company. In this regards, I want to inform you that 1 I have no dues on the stockist 2 I have returned all my property 3 companies settlement time is of 45 days 4 after fighting so long I have received one part as salary but expenses are still held they say that they will only settle my dues when the stockist pays his pending payments. 1 I have no dues certificate from all stockists 2 And my views on this is 1 I'm not in organization now, how am I responsibile for the old payments of my time, because it's responsibility of the current staff to follow up for his secondary n payments 2 party's due on company is around rs 46000 but stockist already has non sellable goods of rs 70000 in his shelf . 3 the current staff do not meet the stockist, help in liquidation of stocks or clearing payments. Kindly help me with your detailed view in how to get my ffs from this organization as I have 1 written several times on main with no proper response. 2 I have called many times to hr n concerned managers but they repeat same thing, ie payments of one stockist Kindly help me with solution to get my ffs from this n old pharma companies. Thanks Jasvinder singh
Ans: You need legal support. Please contact senior advocate Mr. Tanoj Joshi with my reference. Search about him in LINKEDIN.
He is a very good person and he won't charge you much if you give my reference. Please give me the update. Best of luck. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. Professor...........................:)

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