With the evolution of startup ecosystem in India & Government push for it, many fresh MBA graduates are opting for entrepreneurship rather than going for a secured job. Recently, approximately a dozen of MBA students from Top B-Schools chose to go for starting own ventures rather than participating in placement drive.

 

Entrepreneurship or First Job after MBA

Arihant Saxena, MBA 2nd year student from a famous B-School in Mumbai, has already floated a Private Limited company with the help of his two friends. Currently, Arihant & his team have been working on developing company’s website & other digital assets & the business will be operational immediately after the completion of the MBA course”. Similarly, Shakshi Tewari, final year student of PGDM Tourism course in Pune is all set to join her family business of Tour & Travels with her father & brother.

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But, entrepreneurship is not a natural choice for many other students. Family support & financial stability plays an important role. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, a final semester PGDM HR student from a private university in Noida, has recently enrolled for a GD / PI preparation course in a famous coaching institute in the city. According to Ashwini, “he is from a service class family & after spending a big amount for the MBA course, he immediately want a good job hence like to be skill ready before the final placements”. This is a common situation for a number of students across the country.

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But for a student open for any of the way, the choice is really difficult. On one hand, a job can provide new learnings with a fixed salary whereas entrepreneurship can offer opportunity to apply the classroom skills in a real business scenario with or without an income.

So, the answer to the question whether entrepreneurship or job, depends upon student’s priority, career goal, family expectation & financial stability and ofcourse the skills.