I completed reading Rakesh's book on career choices - Seek a few minutes back, and as is my habit - here is my review.
Here is what I liked about the book:
- The structure of the book - he covers each of the cases (as I call them) and takes care of the most commonly aspired sectors for an MBA student.
- Mistakes were highlighted too - it makes it more real life, that we see people making mistakes
- Subtly highlighting the role an alumni plays as a mentor to the those in dilemma (builds a case for many colleges to strengthen their alumni network)
- Highlighted the existence of naysayer and their influence in every cases. These people have stood their ground.
What else I would have liked to see in the book:
- Could have also included not IIM cases - that would potentially increase the audience to which one could reach out to
- How about Non-MBA (some where I felt the book could have included a few cases of those who managed career transitions without an MBA - could have been a more generic learning for the readers - and there by making the recommendations more generic. MBA itself gives the breadth to adapt and hence may act as a cushion of sorts - should readers believe that an MBA become necessary for career shifts?)
- How should one learn from mistakes could have also been added - may not be the subject of this book and hence excluded. But it would be good to help people learn how to course correct.
This is a good starting point for those seeking career guidance, however I hope that Rakesh of other authors in this line consider different starting points and help seekers learn how to navigate from different starting points. All the best for your work on careers going ahead - keep the good work going.
Here is a presentation he has upload covering the highlights from his book - I guess this was during the launch of the book.
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