An expansion in popularity of Business Graduates

Why is there an Increase in the Demand for Business Graduates?

To answer that with a short sentence… “Because only you can hit the ground running”. From Day 1 of recruitment, employees are expected to start making a meaningful contribution to the company’s growth and wellbeing. Except for business graduates who else could do this?

The job of a manager, no matter how junior or senior, how old or young, requires skills which are many, multifaceted and varied. A highly competent communicator, with a knowledge of Finance and Marketing, the ability to handle people and a team, strong analytical skills coupled with critical thinking, a good time and stress manager, a strong motivator and leader, these are only a few of the myriad skills required of a manager. Which other degree would provide a knowledge of such diverse subjects and, at the same time, develop those essential soft skills but a degree in Business Management?

A Business Management programme ensures that a student is very confident about their ability to handle the pressures of work from Day 1. This degree deals with not only the Academics of management but a series of workshops, industry visits, guest lectures and seminars also help students to familiarise themselves further with the actual day to day requirements of a professional career. Internships, a compulsory part of the course, give students a hands-on knowledge of work. A long internship is an added blessing because the company then expects interns to discharge their duties and handle their responsibilities with a minimum of handholding, almost independently.

Business Management programme is technical in nature and it really is the runway to a splendid career and it does so by:

• Designing a curriculum that is tough and demanding, that encourages students and spurs them on to higher levels of achievement. This prepares them for the pressures they will face in the everyday work life once they embark on their careers
• Providing an actual internship where the learning is real
• Offering students an opportunity to choose subjects which will allow them to make the right career choices
• Giving students a holistic view of industry and its requirements by teaching and acquainting them with these
• Providing students with the opportunity of taking part, organising and managing various events, seminars, fests, etc. which help develop skills such as organisational abilities, budget making & management of finances, teamwork and leadership. The events organised at a business college are attended by senior professionals from the industry… always providing students with an excellent opportunity to start building a professional network

When weighing up the advantages of studying for a degree in business management, it should be borne in mind that:

• A graduate of Business Studies has a higher credibility in the eyes of would be recruiters than those from other streams. It is presumed that they already have a fair knowledge of all that business and corporate life entails and, since an internship is compulsory, a real life experience has provided a hands on knowledge of the working of a business organisation.
• Choice of the right stream of study to match the student’s interest and career choice increases his options whether it be in India or abroad. It opens up a golden door for the students in their career paths.
• Building up a business network is very important. This is easier in a business college since it already has its own pool of alumni, and the frequent interaction with senior professionals and doyens of industry during events, seminars and guest lectures also facilitates this process.

The two years spent in studying for a degree in Business Management, is, indeed, time well spent. By adding immeasurable value to a student’s overall knowledge and personality, it makes a very strong positive impact on a student’s employability and career in the future.