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I am very frustrated with my current job, no work life balance,no recognition & growth. I would like to quit or wait till I get another job?

I have 9 years of work exp. Currently working as Sr. Officer - HR in Samsung Engineering Inia (P) td. I am very frustrated with my job, no growth, No work life balance etc...I even thought of quiting & take a career break then I thought of going for higher studies or quit & then search for a job. Really worried & tired. Please advice --- I really want to go for a change, even thought of joining an NGO but then that insecurity comes in the mind whether it will be good or bad & simultaneousy thought of doing some Masters Degree in Sociaology or Social Work or MBA, or Psychology. Please advice what to do. I am married also & have 3.5 years old daughter.

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RE: I am very frustrated with my current job, no work life balance,no recognition & growth. I would like to quit or wait till I get another job?

Dr Aparna
Dr Aparna
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Please be assured that you have a brilliant career ahead and stay calm with no worries. Reading on your query, I was actually impressed with your stable career development. You have an amazing nine years of work experience and are also working as a Senior Manager in Human resources and thats really great. All that you require now is to take a perfect transition and ensure you have a stable and smooth career ahead.


Reading on your inquiry, I am straight away convinced to say, yes its time to take some year out and do an MBA. I have genuinely two suggestions for you and it is upto you to take either one.

  1. MBA with Human resource management:
As you have stayed in the human resources for almost nine years it is very apt to go ahead with the MBA in HR management. Studying this course will equip you with theoretical knowledge in HR and will add up to your existing professional skills. You may also get better placement opportunities after doing the MBA with your impressive nine years work exerience background.

2. MBA with Organizational behaviour:
As you have mentioned your desire to study Psychology, I would therefore recommend you to study MBA with Organizational behavior course. Organizational behavior is a mix of psychology + human resources + management. As part of this course you will study about employee motivation, organizational change, organizational development, employee counselling and many more. So basically you will feel more of working in the area of psychology though still being in the human resource sector. The main advantage of doing this course is, it is very demanding in the recent years especially if you want to work in a leadership role in HR. Leadeship requires understanding the psychology of the company and its employees and therefore it is very essential to study this course.

So you can choose to do either of this course in your MBA. But choosing to do the MBA in the right business school is highly essential.I would recommend you to do your MBA in a top tier Business school in India or abroad. You can do in the IIM's or at ISB Hyderabad in India and infact could also choose the Executive MBAprogram instead of the regular MBA. You should qualify CAT exam to be able to apply for the IIM and GRE/ GMAT for ISB Hyderabad.

In case of abroad, please visit www.topmba.com to see the MBA school rankings and apply to the school and college of your interest. The most common exam that you will need to do your MBA abroad is the GMAT.

Advantages of doing the MBA:
1. Gain theoretical knowledge in human resources and understand latest development in the academics.
2. MBA study experience is always rich and will quip you into a consummate professional.
3. Networking is the key to win a post MBA life. You will gain many contacts while doing the MBA/ executive MBA program. Your class mates will comprise from every part of India or the world with rich work exp and diversified background. You will begin creating connections and you can learn from someone if there are companies that offer flexible working practices, if someone has worked with such company.
4. Company presentations: If you study MBA at a top business school, you will receive companies on to your campus. They will come to do presentations about their companies and plant interest in the minds of students to join their company. So during such company presentations you can always talk to the concerned person of the company to see if their company has a good work culture. This is one key to select companies and send job applications.
5. Above all your nine years exp plus the MBA is more than ever convincing for any employer to recruit you. If you quit work now and start looking for jobs without doing MBA, almost every employer will ask you why you were leaving Samsung. But when you do MBA and return to jobs, employers will be under the impression that you quit work to do your MBA and you can always escape like this.

Once you complete MBA, you can begin a fresh MBA post job and the transition will be obviously smooth. Hope this helps. My best wishes to your career.

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