How To Prepare For Your Final Placements? Tips By An IIM K Alumnuis

A question that I have been getting a lot of late is what I should be doing for the Finals process. A fair enough concern that people might be having with the Finals process round the corner and people a little more vigilante with regards to getting a good offer. From a broad spectrum sort of an equation, I would say it is too early for one to actually think too much about this hypothesis, but one can surely start with building a profile towards the Finals process.

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Ideally, in the second year, there are two ways of building profiles if not more to start setting in – one is through case competitions and the other is through internships and live projects. This will not only help you understand your inclination towards the final process as to which sector do you see yourself in but also not limited to case practice which is very fruitful for the Final’s process irrespective of the domain you might be interested in.

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Coming to the main preparation bit, I would want to break down the entire process into a few points that might act as helpful for you to have a smooth run through things.

- The first thing that I will ideally tell you is to focus on academics and the electives that you have taken. The chances of you being asked something from your electives is extremely high. Also, given the fact that at some colleges, it is mandatory to put your final GPA in your final CV, it becomes all the more imperative for you to streamline your GPA and make it more presentable.
- Read. Read a lot about what is happening in the Business world. Download applications like MoneyControl and daily ideas to get yourself a daily dosage of what is happening in and around you. Beyond that, getting a Ken subscription is something that might do wonders for you. Practical domain knowledge and insights as to what is happening in the outside world is something that will act as a breather for you.
- Brush up on your CV. When you will be interviewing for these interns or other projects, you will have a lot of re-runs of your CV. If not nothing, you will realise the several mistakes you would have made while framing the same. Use this process for the same and stay updated and ahead of the curve in terms of CV prep so that you do not have to face last moment hiccups.
- Case prep. I don’t have to specify the importance of this point as the relevance is across sectors. Marketing, Consulting, Gen Man – in all these domains case prep is something that will come in extremely handy to you. If you are focusing on Finance, then ideally I would say you should try brushing the main concepts pertaining to this domain and also get some insights with regards to the stock market and crypto as they are the hot cake so to say in the current market.

- Orthodox learning. These are anecdotes or situational learning that you might have had over the 2 years of your MBA. This is something that you might want to display to your panel to show your versatility of learning and experience in a nutshell. I think this one-pager might give you a short insight into what might be expected of you in terms of learning and progressing forward. All the very best :D

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