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It depends on the recruiter, I mean what they value more. To be general, retail industry recognises a set of four key competencies that anyone serious about carving out a career for themselves in this sector will need.
- Business Focus
- Personal Effectiveness
- Relationship Management
- Critical Thinking
These competencies include a range of typical skills that employers are looking for in applicants, such as:
- good communication and interpersonal skills
- good standard of IT and numeracy
- effective influencing and negotiation skills
- strong customer focus
- ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- analysing and problem-solving skills
- commercial awareness
- flexibility
- strong time-management skills
- attention to detail
- demonstrable leadership and management qualities
Above all else, employers are looking for people who can use their initiative to look for ways of improving the way things are done, are committed to their employer and are passionate about their sector

Hi Swami,
List of top B-schools offering MBA in Retail Management course are:
- Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida (BIMTECH)
- Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
- Amity Business School, Noida
- Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
- GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam (GIM Visakhapatnam)
- SCMS Cochin School of Business (SCMS Cochin)
- Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi
You can refer the link for more colleges:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-retail-management-colleges-india/15-2-0-0-0
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Dear Shruti,
Mass Communication and Visual Communication are two different concepts.
Mass communication is the study of how people or entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. It is usually understood to relate magazine, newspaper and book publishing, as well as radio, film and television,even via internet.
Visual communication is communication through a visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon.
The career prospects after mass communication are listed below:
1. Journalist
2. Actor
3. Director
4. Editor
5. Screenwriter
6. RJ
7. Producer
8. VJ
The career prospects after visual communication are listed below:
1. Creative Directive
2. Art Designer
3. Print Production Artist
4. Web developer
5. Web Programmer
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Hi Rajalaxmi,
As per your profile you can pursue MBA in Human Resource.
MBA professionals in HR often get jobs in a variety of corporate positions related to human resource management.
- As human resource is the most important part of any organisation, HR professionals also act as counsellors, offering assistance to employees to deal with personal issues.
- HR responsibilities include: Hiring new employees, Dealing with labour disputes, Training employees, Compensation policies, Benefit programs, Union and labour relations, etc.
- The HR job involves: Structuring procedures for recruitment, Training, Placements, Promotions and movements within the industry.
- Another role of HR is designing and implementing performance management systems to help with employee career planning, counselling and appraisal.
You can refer the link for top colleges offering MBA-HR:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-human-resources-colleges-india/11-2-0-0-0
In order to pursue full time MBA or PGDM program you need:
Graduation in any field with at least 50% aggregate marks to be eligible to apply.Then, you need to clear the selection process of the B-school, starting with an entrance test accepted by the B-School. For e.g. CAT, MAT, SNAP, CMAT.
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The course focuses on ideas and outlets of mass communication such as media production, cultural issues, communication theories, regulations, and media techniques stream. The course generally provides teaching and training regarding reporting, writing, editing, photographing etc. Students can opt. For specializations in various fields of journalism such as Sports Journalism, Science Journalism, Environment Journalism, Fashion Journalism, Film Making, Advertising, Corporate Communications, Advertising Agencies, Books, and Novels, All India Radio, Photography Companies, Broadcasting Corporations, Press Information Bureau, Radio Telecasting Companies, TV Channels, Websites etc. I am enlisting a few good colleges which are known for their quality education and for providing better career opportunities. Institutes are:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Delhi
Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore (IIJNM)
Xavier's Institute of Communication (XIC), Mumbai
Lovely Professional University (LPU) Punjab
School of Social Science, University of Solapur
Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, BHU
Department of Communication and Journalism, Pune
Asian College of Journalism (ACJ)
Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC), Pune.

Dear Sudhanshu,
You may apply into distance universities to pursue a correspondence course in Journalism. Below are the universities which provide distance courses in journalism :
1. Acharya Nagarjuna University
2 Allahabad Agricultural Institute - Deemed University
3 Amity University
4 Annamalai University
5 Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
6 Barkatullah University
7 Bharathiar University
8 Guru Jambheshwar University Of Science & Technology
9 Guru Nanak Dev University
10 Himachal Pradesh University
11 IGNOU
12 Jiwaji University
13 Kakatiya University
14 Karnataka State Open University
15 Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University
16 Kurukshetra University
17 Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University
18 Madurai Kamaraj University
19 Maharishi Markandeshwar University
20 Mahatma Gandhi University
21 Manipal University
22 Nalanda Open University
23 Netaji Subhas Open University
24 Patna University
25 Periyar University
26 Punjab Technical University
27 Punjabi University
28 Sambalpur University
29 U.P Rajarshi Tandon Open University
30 Uttaranchal Open University
31 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
32 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
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