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I want to raise a very relevant topic for discussion today on Cite HR and I hope you will participate enthusiastically.Please go through it and post your opinion.
Geeta did her MBA from a B school which was simply AICTE approved and nothing else. Students there were below average though Geeta was very good. Her educational background:
Through out first divisioner and silver medalist at graduation and post graduation level (she did her graduation and masters in English literature).
However, after completing her PG, she decided to opt for MBA and having no idea of good colleges (plus fear of parents marrying her off after PG if she did not take up anything new to study) took admission in the first college that sent her admission letter only to realize that she had been trapped in a below average grade B school. But she had already invested 1 lakh by then so couldn't back off.
She worked very hard and got a chance to appear in th selection test of one of the leading MNCs in India after getting reference from an ex employee she knew. She topped in that grilling test schedule that continued for 3 months in stages, overtaking even the IIM candidates.
Everything went off smoothly for one year and then some of her seniors started doubting her potential just because she wasn't from a leading B school. Her subordinates from premier B schools were trusted more by the seniors as a result of which her promotion was affected. Demotivation set in and her performance started deteriorating.
This is a true story of an employee I know personally.
My question is: how justified it is for HR professionals to just look at the packaging and judge the matter instead of looking inside to see what it contains? I agree that students from leading B schools are excellent but at the same time should there be discrimination in face of those from non premier B schools if they are very promising?
Post your views and also what can be done about it to bring about change in our biased mentality.
I want to raise a very relevant topic for discussion today on Cite HR and I hope you will participate enthusiastically.Please go through it and post your opinion.
Geeta did her MBA from a B school which was simply AICTE approved and nothing else. Students there were below average though Geeta was very good. Her educational background:
Through out first divisioner and silver medalist at graduation and post graduation level (she did her graduation and masters in English literature).
However, after completing her PG, she decided to opt for MBA and having no idea of good colleges (plus fear of parents marrying her off after PG if she did not take up anything new to study) took admission in the first college that sent her admission letter only to realize that she had been trapped in a below average grade B school. But she had already invested 1 lakh by then so couldn't back off.
She worked very hard and got a chance to appear in th selection test of one of the leading MNCs in India after getting reference from an ex employee she knew. She topped in that grilling test schedule that continued for 3 months in stages, overtaking even the IIM candidates.
Everything went off smoothly for one year and then some of her seniors started doubting her potential just because she wasn't from a leading B school. Her subordinates from premier B schools were trusted more by the seniors as a result of which her promotion was affected. Demotivation set in and her performance started deteriorating.
This is a true story of an employee I know personally.
My question is: how justified it is for HR professionals to just look at the packaging and judge the matter instead of looking inside to see what it contains? I agree that students from leading B schools are excellent but at the same time should there be discrimination in face of those from non premier B schools if they are very promising?
Post your views and also what can be done about it to bring about change in our biased mentality.