{"id":13341,"date":"2021-07-05T16:12:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/?p=13341"},"modified":"2021-07-06T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:48:24","slug":"5-cat-preparation-tips-for-working-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/cat-preparation-strategy\/5-cat-preparation-tips-for-working-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"5 CAT Preparation tips for Working Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The life of a working professional has never been easy and I guess, never will be! There is as constant pressure of meeting deadlines, giving in extra hours, filling in for a sick colleague, chasing a promotion, looking for a raise and continuously living up to the expectations of your boss! Managing your CAT preparation through all these swords dangling on your head is a different ballgame altogether. You need a balance wherein you are able to keep up with your professional work and simultaneously do justice to you CAT preparation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Acing in both these territories many a times comes to haunt students and they believe they cannot make both the things work together. But that\u2019s not true! Exams like CAT can be managed well with your work life (unless it is a totally toxic work environment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do NOT leave your job!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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CAT Exam is not one of those exams like UPSC that require 10-14 hours of study everyday. A preparation of 3-5 hours per day is enough for your boat to sail through easily. It is always better to have hands on industry experience than giving a whole year to just preparing for the exam. Leaving your job will not only add to your fatigue but will also put a lot of unnecessary pressure on you as you will be putting all your eggs in one basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the below tips to ace your CAT preparation while working:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Know the answer to \u201cWHY\u201d.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Distance yourself from frivolous reasons and herd mentality. Be clear with why do YOU want to pursue an MBA and anchor your motivation to this reason. This will keep you going and will help you to put in the \u201chours\u201d even after a tiring and taxing day at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Juggle Well.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is where you learn the art of balancing your work and your CAT Preparation. Make a schedule that is flexible. Utilize the time between meetings or the commute time wisely. Make sure that the little time you get does not get wasted in facetious office gossips or tea-coffee chit chats. You can follow either of the two ways to put this idle time to good use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n