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CAT, XAT, CMAT, CET Expert - Answered on Apr 27, 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 - Apr 24, 2024Hindi
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Hi sir/madam, My son completed his b.tech in a national institute and directly placed a engineer job in public sector in one of navaratnas oil company.but he is not satisfied with the work.so he wants to jump to corporate job.he is applying too for job.but they are not calling. ..he has 2 moods.one is to do MBA.and the other one is to get in IT companies. What to do..iam really confused to advise him.is it worth to leave his current job? please let me know wt choise he should take? thank you so much in advance.

Ans: Let him do what he is interested in. If he is not interested in IT or any specific area then it makes sense to do an MBA. An MBA from top B school could open up a lot of opportunities.
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