A little bit about yourself

1. Name Name 2. Name of your B-School Name of your B-School 3. Age (Optional) Age (Optional) 4. Gender
Gender Male Female

5. Marital status (Optional)

Marital status (Optional) Single Married

6. Children (Optional)
Children (Optional) Yes No

7. What is your pre-MBA educational background (Bachelors)?

What is your pre-MBA educational background (Bachelors)? Commerce

Economics Science Engineering Arts Other (please specify)

8. What is your pre-MBA educational background (Masters Before your MBA)?

What is your pre-MBA educational background (Masters Before your MBA)? Does not apply Commerce Economics Science Engineering Arts Other (please specify)

9. What program are you enrolled in?

What program are you enrolled in? PGP 1 Year Program PGP 2 Years Program Executive PGP

10. What is / are your areas of specialization in your MBA program? (Select ALL that apply)
What is / are your areas of specialization in your MBA program? (Select ALL that apply) Marketing Finance

Operations HR Systems Consulting Other (please specify)

11. Total number of years of experience

Total number of years of experience None 0 to 3 4 to 7 7 to 10 Greater than 10
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A little bit about yourself

12. If you have any prior experience, then please mention the Industry(ies)you have worked for (Select ALL that apply)
If you have any prior experience, then please mention the Industry(ies)you have worked for (Select ALL that apply) Consulting Banking & Financial Services Construction Energy & Utilities

Government Healthcare & Life Sciences Information Technology Hi Tech Insurance Manufacturing Media & Information Services Metals & Mining Retail & Consumer Products Telecom Travel, Transportation & Hospitality Other (please specify)

13. If you have any prior experience, then please mention the functional areas you have worked for (Select ALL that apply)
If you have any prior experience, then please mention the functional areas you have worked for (Select ALL that apply) Consulting IT Finance HR Sales / Marketing Product Development Operations

Other (please specify)

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Perception of Consulting
14. What is your general perception of consulting?
What is your general perception of consulting? Very positive Positive Neither positive nor negative Negative Very negative

15. Which of the following statements do you agree with?

Completely Agree Consulting is a good career choice for women Consulting is a good career choice for family people (with children) A consulting job involves high compensation benefits A consulting job provides for good work life balance Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat Disagree Completely Disagree

16. Based on your understanding, consulting: (Please rank them in the order of importance ONE being the highest, EIGHT being the lowest; Each row can have only a single rank)
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight

One Leads to tangible output Requires out-of-the box thinking Involves improving a particular aspect of the clients business Is a critical component in business decision making Needs specialist skills to execute a consulting assignment Necessitate possession of industry knowledge by the consultants Puts emphasis on thought leadership Requires consultants to constantly update themselves with the latest market trends

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Other (please specify) 17. What impact do the following activities have on your perception of consulting?
Very high positive influence Orientation talks by consulting industry leaders at the time of commencement of the MBA program Internship in consulting companies Being mentored by consultants from major players during the MBA program Senior executives giving talks and meeting students High positive influence Medium positive influence Low positive No influence influence

Very high positive influence Senior executives interacting online with students Past experience of alumni Positive chance of converting a consulting job interview Consulting companies not being on Day-0 of placement season of your B-school Prevailing job market Consulting brochures and collaterals Newspaper articles on consulting

High positive influence

Medium positive influence

Low positive No influence influence

Other (please specify)

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Career aspirations
18. Do you want to select consulting as a career path?
Do you want to select consulting as a career path? Yes No

Career aspirations
19. How much do the following influence your decision in selecting consulting as a career?

Very high influence Consulting companies providing global engagement opportunities Compensation A clear description of career path of a consulting job Prospective learning on the job Location flexibility Job independence & empowerment Ability to work with senior management Ability to work on complex issues across various industries The brand / market perception of the consulting company

High influence

Medium influence

Low influence

No influence

20. You would like to take up consulting as: (Select ALL that apply)
You would like to take up consulting as: (Select ALL that apply) A long term career You want to take up senior leadership positions in the industry subsequently You want to get foreign location placement opportunities Subsequently you want to move into self-employed consulting To learn/get experience and then move on to something different

21. If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following options would you prefer? (Please select ONE)
If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following options would you prefer? (Please select ONE) Strategy consulting

Business consulting IT consulting HR consulting Other (please specify)

22. If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following types of consulting companies would you like to work for?
If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following types of consulting companies would you like to work for? Consulting company headquartered in India Consulting company headquartered Overseas It does not matter where the consulting company is headquartered

23. If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following types of consulting opportunities would you prefer?
If you plan to take up consulting as a career, which of the following types of consulting opportunities would you prefer? Engagement opportunities overseas Engagement opportunities in India I am open to both
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