Career & Placement Support
The focus of the ICFAI Online MBA program is to equip students with the right competencies and practical knowledge so that they can leverage these to enhance their job performance and their career advancement options.
Apart from academic insights, we also strive to provide career and placement support services which will help empower students in preparing for and successfully navigating employment opportunities.
Placement Support*
Professional Branding
Showcasing one’s unique skills, achievements, values and competencies in the right way are extremely important to attract potential employers. A well-crafted resume, an impressive digital profile, an informative online portfolio, etc will enable one to create the right impression in a competitive job market.
To facilitate this, we will conduct expert led online workshops to:
- Help students build impactful resumes
- Craft compelling cover letters/emails
- Build LinkedIn Profiles
- Build & enhance digital portfolios & profiles
Interview and Communication Skills
Presenting oneself confidently in an interview is the next vital step . Good communication skills are important to convey clearly one’s thoughts, experiences and the ability to be a good fit for the job to the interviewer. Our focus will be on honing these skills through:
- Workshops on relevant communication skills and personality development
- Mock interview sessions with constructive video-based feedback.
- Career lessons providing tips on various career related aspects.
Industry Connect and Networking Opportunities
Leverage our strong industry network through guest lectures, webinars, and virtual networking sessions with alumni and industry leaders. These interactions offer valuable insights into current trends and potential career opportunities.
The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education has developed a wide and vast network of companies under its various industry interface activities, including Bajaj Capital, Bharti Airtel Services, Capital First, Coffee Day Global, CRISIL, Edelweiss Financial Services, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infoedge India, Karvy, Kotak Securities, Mahindra Finance, Pantaloons Fashion and Retail, Tech Mahindra etc . As a student of ICFAI Online, you gain lifelong access to this network — a community that fosters collaboration, mentorship, and career advancement.
Job Boards
We are in the process of setting up a job board to facilitate our students and alumni to access job opportunities from employers to aid career advancement.
Other elements which facilitate career aspects include:
- Counselling Services which include facilitative expert sessions to build self-awareness, conduct industry/ career research, deciding on career choices and assessment of progress vs goals.
- Industry Interface to offer course projects, virtual workplace experiences in various forms apart from being part of industry awareness and industry research.
- Mentoring to review and guide for better choices on goals, milestones, strategies, engagements and commitments in the Personal Development Plan and thereby better progress.
*Note: Kindly note that certain activities outlined above will be initiated for Semester 4 students starting from the next academic year.
Placement Potential and Career Path
In order to help students to align their skills and aspirations with the needs of the job market, it is important to access their placement potential and work on a likely career path, thereby paving the way for a fulfilling career. The modules involved are:
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Assessing the Profile: The program is designed to
build workplace competencies. However, the student profile and
aspirations can differ:
- Fresh graduates looking at an entry into a managerial career
- Graduates with experience looking at a vertical or lateral movement into a managerial career across functions/ sectors/ geographies.
- Graduates who are self-employed or from family businesses who are looking at professionalizing/growing/ transforming their businesses for the new era.
- Personal Development Plan: Based on the profile and progress of the student, periodic feedback with an option for counselling is provided. The student is encouraged to self-assess, develop realistic goals on their aspiration as well as define personal learning outcomes/milestones they would like to achieve at the end of the semester/year. Their learning strategies and engagements inside and outside the program need to align to these goals and milestone outcomes. This process leads to the student making their Personal Development Plan. In every review period the program experiences must be reviewed and the goals/ milestones/ strategies, engagements and commitments reset.
- Self-Awareness, Career Exploration and Career Choice: By the end of the first year the student should have developed adequate self- awareness and explored career options through sufficient research to make a decision on which career they would like to pursue and the elective choices which need to be made.
- Developing the Student Portfolio: Once having made a career choice, the student needs to build relevant knowledge, skills and competencies that recruiters look for and showcase them through the Student Portfolio. The learning journey in the second year integrates these goals.
Career Opportunities
- The Current Environment: The pandemic has accelerated the change to online and virtual ways of functioning with increased digitization, digitalization and digital transformation of business. Organizations will look for skill sets in the digital way of functioning. Reskilling/ Up skilling will be of paramount importance. Multitasking is a necessity in the challenging business environment.
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The ICFAI Online Advantage: In this context, the
students of the Online MBA Program which is 100% online have
multiple advantages
- Of having learnt in a digitally transformed learning environment to secure their learning outcomes.
- Having an equal emphasis on current context along with concept which continually emphasizes the need to be future ready. The learning objects, activities and assessment emphasize this.
- The focus on self-analysis, career exploration, career choice makes students realistic and future focused in their Personal Development Plans and its execution.
- Redefining Career Opportunities: Various Career Opportunities are available in the areas of Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing and IT and Operations. Technology is redefining the skill sets needed for each of them. New areas are emerging. The ICFAI Online MBA programs enables students to appreciate this change and position themselves appropriately.
Career Opportunities for MBA (Marketing)
Brand Management
Advertising, Media engagement, Product Promotion
Sales Management
Sales and promotion of a Product conventionally or using technology. Work profile includes planning, execution and achieving business targets.
Market Research Analysis
Important area for Organizations to study, analyze the market trends and plan marketing strategies.
Digital Marketing Management
Digital marketing as a career option is gaining more popularity. Opportunity areas - Social media marketing, marketing automation, Email marketing, Search Engine Optimization etc.
Business Development Management
Quite a creative and a challenging position. The job profile includes business growth, developing relationships with clients, suppliers, and other partners.
Customer Service
A challenging area as it involves interactions with customers. Building strong customer relationships, resolving critical customer queries and enhancing customer experience builds brand loyalty.
Industries/Sectors:
Sales and Marketing departments in both national and multinational firms; Advertisement Agencies; Event Management Companies, Digital Marketing, Marketing consultancy firms etc.
Career Opportunities for MBA (HR)
HR Consulting
Sourcing and identifying the right candidates for the position, Interview processes etc.
Training & Development Organizations
Involves induction of new recruits, workshops for career enhancement.
Executive Recruitment organizations
Executive recruiters are tasked with finding and filling job openings for senior executives like - CEOs, Vice President.
Human Resources in IT companies
HR information technology (IT) specialist is a new and growing area. HR with a software knowledge are preferred in this area.
Industries/Sectors:
HR departments in National and Multinational Companies; Recruitment & Training Agencies; Counselling and Career Development firms etc.
Career Opportunities for MBA (Finance)
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Analyst, Corporate Finance / Accounts Executive or even as Manager in corporate finance department.
Financial Planning
The role involves educating the clients about market realities, identifying financial goals, managing investments, retirement and tax planning etc.
Stock Broking
Opportunity for keen market followers.
Investment Banking
Investment banking is a specific part of banking which deals with creation of capital for other organization. Opportunity areas - Financial services and investment banking organizations.
Financial Analysis
Analyzing the financial statement, chalk out financials for long-term goals. Opportunity areas - Financial Analyst in Finance companies, Banks etc.
Portfolio Management
Opportunities areas Mutual Fund companies, Stock Broking, Banks etc.
Insurance
Opportunity areas - General Insurance, Life Insurance etc.
Emerging areas
Risk Management, Treasury, Wealth Management etc.
Industries/Sectors:
National and Multinational Banks; New Age Private Banks, Fintech companies, Credit Rating Agencies; Insurance Companies; Trading and Broking Firms and Other Financial Service Firms etc.
Career Opportunities for MBA (IT & Operations)
Project Management
Operations and Coordination
Business Development / Marketing Management in IT sector
Sales and promotion, marketing strategy, client relation, customer support
IT Information Management
This job profile involves implementation, and usability of information and computer technologies. Opportunities - Systems analyst, systems administrator, Data processing manager
Product Management
Interface between technical, marketing, finance teams. Coordination, Supervisory role.
ERP Consulting
ERP consultants need to suggest the best fit software package for a line of business. ERP includes a central database repository - Human Resource, Supply Chain, Customer Relationship Management.
Supply Chain, Logistics and Manufacturing
Roles involve planning, buying, analyzing, managing, consulting, organizing and controlling demand, capacity, procurement, production, maintenance, quality, supply chain planning, analytics, finance, IT consulting, logistics, transportation, warehouses etc.
Industries/Sectors:
Supply Chains in Automotive, Retail, Ecommerce, Pharmaceuticals; Production, Distribution and Logistics departments; Transporters, Distribution centers, Retailers, Customer Service departments, Computer Hardware & Software, Multimedia Animation, Network systems, Graphics & Web design, Game and Application development, Networking, e-Learning, Cloud Computing, IoT, ML/AI, Blockchain etc.
Emerging Areas
The pandemic has accelerated the use of technology in many areas. Some sectors have also benefited for instance Healthcare and Pharma, Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship, eCommerce are expected to boom. MBAs can pursue careers
- In the areas of drug manufacture, marketing, sales and research in the Pharma sector
- As hospital administrators, project managers, health services managers in the healthcare sector.
- As entrepreneurs in online consulting, digital marketing, online delivery services, eCommerce etc.
- As data science managers, data science consultant, product analyst, customer experience specialist, product manager, marketing analytics analyst provided they have basic understanding of the necessary technological tools.
Career Development Workshops
Webinar on Career Opportunities in Management
Speaker: Prof. Ramesh Krishnan
Profile: Associate Professor - IFHE
Cutting Edge Skills for Career Advancement
Speaker: Dr. Senapathy MR
Profile: Associate Professor - IFHE
Understanding Digital Marketing Targeting: A Customer's Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Rishi Dwesar
Profile: Associate Professor - IBS Hyderabad