By: R Chandrakala on December 15, 2017
Given the nature of the work environment that potential MBAs would face, Critical Thinking is one of the most important skills that a candidate should acquire. A candidate would be required to base his decisions on relevant data analysis that would be generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication. A person who displays critical thinking skills would be always at an advantage when it comes to admission at top MBA institutes.
Understanding the Problem frame by frame
The business world always has known to be very fragile and ever-changing. A Business Manager has always to deal with various problems and issues related to operations of a business. The manager is responsible for maintaining a calm interface and decoding the problems to find solutions. Critical thinking enables the candidates to make decisions wisely after consideration of variables that affect the same.
Habit
The people with these skills have a good eye for detail. The candidate would look for possible details/interpretations of the problem, analyze it and evaluate the solutions along with their consequences. A lot of things can be kept in mind by the aspirant A number of things can be kept in the mind of an aspirant:
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Classifying the problem across similar sets
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Critical thinking would also require the person to look at the problem and contrast with a lot of other aspects. Comparison always brings out new perspectives.
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Drawing connections to real-life situations would help candidates understand the issue at hand in a better way.
The Critical thinking candidates would always be at an advantage in exams like CAT, MAT, XAT and CMAT to mention some of the best MBA Competitive Examinations. Top MBA institutes value this ability in candidates to decipher complex ideas and problems in a systematic way.
The Group Discussion and Interview would be testing the critical thinking and pattern of the individual. Through tricky questions, the ability of the candidates to analyze critically and in-depth analysis are reviewed.
A lot of tricky questions would appear in the Decision-Making section and candidates who critically think by habit would be able to solve those questions in a better way.
All the Best!
