Are we supposed to remember the stuff we are reading?

You need to remember the basics not word to word..........

U can refer books and online support in job anytime, however at time of interview u need to be well prepared.

Originally posted by : pratik
	You need to remember the basics not word to word.......... U can refer books and online support in job anytime, however at time of interview u need to be well prepared.

all right, don't think i'm pathetic, but , would they imply that we should be knowing things like, say, eligibility norms for public issue or procedure for buy-back or what will happen if the company fails to do this or that? i mean, if every time my boss asks me something & i ask him for a minute to look into my books, he'll throw me out. 

Haha .....

I said you need to remember the basics well, so that covers the question that would be asked.....

Well the question that would be asked depends on your job descripttion, so be well versed with your topic to avoid looking for books..

now i'm seriously thinking about switching careers.. i've been doing that for a year! Thanks anyway.

Hey dont think of swtiching careers just on my opnion, and dont be so low on confidence.......

Originally posted by : pratik
	Hey dont think of swtiching careers just on my opnion, and dont be so low on confidence.......

 Don't panic. Your answers were not a major part of my decision, but they certainly contributed.

And, i won't hunt you down & sue you if i fail somewhere else as well! 

Honestly, i can't remember anything i read (study-oriented) any longer than 2 weeks.

A fully qualified company secretary is like a lawyer ........ He knows the intricacies of law roughly but for factual details , has always to refer to the case laws and bare acts .....

For eg - you will know how to conduct the proceedings of a valid legal meeting but the draft of the minutes etc . are something that will take you back to the books ......

Even the most expert lawyers have to search for citations and case laws .... 

However , this does not mean that one should ignore the 'requisite ' knowledge ......

At least in interview , they can , thapaak se , ask you any section and explain it ...... Then what can we do ?? - we are supposed to remember it , IF NOT VERBATIM , THEN AT LEAST CONCEPTUALLY 

Don't think of switching career mansu ...... as you mature with experience (not saying that you are immature now , but mature from the current level ) , you will understand that this is all easy ......

Having left my job , i studied and passed out all executive papers in one attempt based on study of 20-25 days , if you believe me ....... I won't gain anything telling lie to you :P

C.s is one the best career option and indeed less procedural and bit easy than chartered accountancy 

Remember but that c.a shall be even harder than c.s

If you are thinking of switching beyond the ca/ cs/cwa realm , then there are hardly great career options left for commerce students 

Mba is costly and if not done from a reputed college , useless ......

Rest is your choice 
 

Rohit

Thanks Rohit. You confused me further. Whatever resolve i had mastered over the last 12 hrs. or so is quivering!

Actually, I've been thinking of getting entirely out of the commerce stream. I was considering working for a year and accumulating funds for a Voice Artist course(i'll get into the audio-books scenario, it it happens). I'm already drowning in guilt for failing thrice in cs executive module 2 exams.  I would most likely crawl into a hole and die rather than ask my parents to provide money for another course.

Anyway, this was what i decided i would be doing. For a few hrs i've been practicing breaking this news to my parents, over and over.... Damn.. i wish somebody could just tell me what to do.

Hey frnd........you dont need to feel guilty for failure ......

Failure are part of life, but those who come out of failure are also winners

You better sort out in your mind wht u want to pursue and stuck to it..

Originally posted by : pratik
	Hey frnd........you dont need to feel guilty for failure ...... Failure are part of life, but those who come out of failure are also winners You better sort out in your mind wht u want to pursue and stuck to it..

yeah, i guess i went into the "guilt" line twice while filling up my personality, and forgot entirely to fill up my "memory" bit! I feel guilty all the time for failing people.

Anyway, i'll take your advice. Thanks

Originally posted by : freebird mansu
	Thanks Rohit. You confused me further. Whatever resolve i had mastered over the last 12 hrs. or so is quivering! Actually, I've been thinking of getting entirely out of the commerce stream. I was considering working for a year and accumulating funds for a Voice Artist course(i'll get into the audio-books scenario, it it happens). I'm already drowning in guilt for failing thrice in cs executive module 2 exams.  I would most likely crawl into a hole and die rather than ask my parents to provide money for another course.   Anyway, this was what i decided i would be doing. For a few hrs i've been practicing breaking this news to my parents, over and over.... Damn.. i wish somebody could just tell me what to do.

Don't worry , everyone goes through this phase of career ....... i left my job for cs ..... that too a private bank job in a leading bank ........ If there are financial conditions which are dire or are not supportive , then switching career will be fine ...... But if they are not so , i think you will do mistake by switching 

yes voice over artist and other art streams give handsome returns if pursued correctly 

For eg - a good artist can earn at the start stage what a c,s will earn in his start years ,,,,,,, 

Any direction will take you on different roads ,,,,,, if you are good enough , you will succeed no matter what 

I have seen many students jumping quickly from failures ...... in fact some of national rank holders of chartered accountancy course were all failure for two - three attempts 

Perhaps , for a change of mind , you can take a year's break and try other field , since you are young enough ..... if in mid twenties , my suggestion would be to stick to your goal rather than switching entirely ...

Finally its your life and your decision ......

To sign off , i'd love to quote one of my fav quotes 

"We do not care anything for the heaviest storms in these big ships. It is the fog that we fear. The big icebergs that drift into warmer water melt much more rapidly under water than on the surface, "

-Captain Edward Smith, Commander of Titanic, April 1912

Dear Mansu,

Hi. First of all, remember no degree is useless... Analyse what you are good at, what are your strengths & weaknesses, and importantly: for how long you can sustain your studies.

Yes, MBA gets you a degree in two years and if you get it from a reputed college, nothing like that.

If you are good at accounts - think of CA

good at costing and statistics - go for CMA

and good at Law - go for CS.

Do not feel down by the failures, bounce back with more intensity.. n give your every exam, as if it is your last one..

and on question how to remember all these sections and laws.. : here's the answer:

If you study any subject, saying that i want to pass exams, you will forget it on the next day of the paper, however if you study it... thinking that whatever you learn will give you your bread and butter in near future.. you will remember it for rest of your life..