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Personality Development Expert, Career Coach - Answered on Feb 08, 2024

Ashwini Dasgupta is a personality development coach and a neuro-linguistic programming trainer.
She has 15 years of experience training corporate professionals and has worked at Amazon, JP Morgan, Nomura and Satyam among others.
As a career coach, Ashwini specialises in helping growth-minded IT corporate managers develop their self-worth and create the right mindset so that they can achieve their career goals.
Besides corporate training, she offers personal consultations as well.
Ashwini holds a master’s degree in human resources from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, and is a certified NLP trainer from the National Federation of NeuroLinguistic Programming, USA.
She has completed her soft skills training and image consultancy course from the Image Consulting Business Institute, Mumbai
Ashwini is also a PoSH trainer, certified by the Society for Human Resource Management.... more
Asked by Anonymous - Jul 10, 2023Hindi
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Hello ma'am I would like to remain anonymous. I am an Indian Railways employee (a senior section engineer) and have been working from 2017. The pay is good. Job is good. Everything is fine except one thing – Lack of stability. It is a field job. We continuously move around a lot - i mean even from one division to another. I have to remain away from home continuously for more than 20 days and get a rest of 07 days continuous (During my rest days I go back home). I am not married still This job frustrates me. I want to stop working here and try my hands in private sector to get a more settled job. My Sister (who is earning well as a software engineer) suggested to give GRE and take admission in one of the best business schools in any 01-year Executive MBA program. She said the field is quite lucrative and stable. I am confused. Will it be worth leaving a good government job for Executive MBA? Also, if I leave and get admission in any business school, which program will be good enough for me? Will it have more stability than my current job? P.S:- (I Did my B.Tech in electrical Engineering from a respected national level College after clearing AIEEE. I do NOT have any programming knowledge as It was not required in my Govt. job.I am not that aware of latest trends in technology except those in my field in the Indian Railways)

Ans: Hi Sir/ Madam,

Here, are few aspects you may want to consider.

Career goals- Firstly get clarity on your aspirations you want to pursue and you seem to be interested.

Industry exploration - Research the industry as per your interest. Before pursuing any studies / professional course/ MBA you need to be clear on your interest and ambition

Career counselor- you could seek the help of the career counselor and discuss in detail. They can guide you and help you navigate.

Program suitability- MBA + B. Tech is a great combination to have. Look for specialized programs that align with your interest and aspirations.

Research the current technology trends, speak to the experts in the given industry. Do you own research too.

Alumni- reach out to Executive MBA alumni programs you are considering if any. They will help you understand how their programs will help you.

Overall, I will recommend you yo weigh the pro's and con's of both the industries. Do a through research and assess your options before making the decision.

All the best

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Ashwini Dasgupta
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