Hello everyone. I am pursuing an MBA and facing a common question in almost every interview that I am unable to answer appropriately. I completed my engineering in 2011, and due to a financial crisis, I worked as a lecturer until 2015. Last year, I was financially stable, so I pursued my ultimate goal of joining an MBA course.
In every interview, I am asked, "Why not M.E or M.Tech? Or did you not like your job?" and many more questions follow. Please suggest an appropriate answer so I can navigate through this dilemma, which is hindering my interview performance.
Thank you for your help.
From India, Pune
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In every interview, I am asked, "Why not M.E or M.Tech? Or did you not like your job?" and many more questions follow. Please suggest an appropriate answer so I can navigate through this dilemma, which is hindering my interview performance.
Thank you for your help.
From India, Pune
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The question is a logical one, and an average interviewer would like to know why you wish to change your career path. The problem is not with the interviewer per se in asking this question, but with your inability to give a convincing or reasonable reply. What kind of jobs are you applying for? How could your teaching background come in handy in the execution of the work for those designations? In what stream are you pursuing your MBA? Why have you chosen that stream?
Interviewers might not buy the argument that the financial crisis forced you to enter the education field. Jobs were abundant for worthy candidates; hence, interviewers are taking your argument with a pinch of salt. Compared with the hustle and bustle of corporate life, the teaching profession is considered cushy. The general feeling is that those who wish to have a secure life, those who do not wish to be on their toes, get into the education sector. Setting aside the validity of their belief, what you need to consider is the existence of this belief.
Not that people do not change their careers. Nevertheless, you are bound to meet some amount of resistance, and that is what is happening with you. Keep on applying, and somewhere you will make a breakthrough. An early breakthrough will depend on your ability to provide a convincing reply.
All the best!
Regards, Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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8072Interviewers might not buy the argument that the financial crisis forced you to enter the education field. Jobs were abundant for worthy candidates; hence, interviewers are taking your argument with a pinch of salt. Compared with the hustle and bustle of corporate life, the teaching profession is considered cushy. The general feeling is that those who wish to have a secure life, those who do not wish to be on their toes, get into the education sector. Setting aside the validity of their belief, what you need to consider is the existence of this belief.
Not that people do not change their careers. Nevertheless, you are bound to meet some amount of resistance, and that is what is happening with you. Keep on applying, and somewhere you will make a breakthrough. An early breakthrough will depend on your ability to provide a convincing reply.
All the best!
Regards, Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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