NICHE!
The reason for such reverence lies in the fact that an MBA opens up more
career opportunities than any other professional qualification for
graduating candidates.
But, too much of a good thing is no good thing, right?
MBA candidates have been known to face a serious dilemma over their
post-MBA career choices. It is not uncommon for MBA grads, even those
with the most popular jobs on campus, shifting jobs within a few months
of graduating. Here’s an attempt to decode why.
B-Schools work exceptionally hard to facilitate the generation of several
hundred job offers for graduating students in a matter of a few days. In the
melee of on-campus placements, students seldom objectively
evaluate the “why” behind the jobs they seek. Career choices are
mostly made basis heuristic principles passed down from their seniors,
folklore around the “prestige” of certain roles/firms, and
information provided by recruiters during campus outreach programs.
Pujara was REJECTED by every IPL team & went unsold at the IPL 2019
auctions held on December 18, 2018. In short, he was found UNFIT to play
the most “popular” cricketing format on the planet! How did he react to this
seemingly disastrous outcome?
Eight days later in Australia, playing in the test series against the home
team, he came out all guns blazing in the 3rd Test Match and scored a
match-winning century for India. He didn’t stop there, he also scored a
masterful 193 runs in the 4th Test to become only the 3rd Indian ever to
score 3+ Test centuries on an Australian tour.
Resultantly, he won the “Man of the Series” award. Basically, declared the
architect for India’s first ever Test Series victory in Australia!
Cheteshwar Pujara created history BECAUSE he had clearly identified his own
niche (Test cricket) and gave his 100% to succeed at it!
If you are an MBA candidate and nodding along, you can do it too! Find your
niche and become the best at it. If at the end of this analysis, that “dream”
turns out to be yours, GO GET IT!
Your career is yours. Build it wisely and systematically!