In my case, that extra mile leads me to Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. I have completed my Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from Vivekanand college which is considered one of the prime institutes in Mumbai.
But as I started my journey in the corporate world, I realized the positions are limited and the competition is fierce. On this race course with a million candidates running by my side, a degree in management will act as my jet-pack.
After my graduation, I started my career at Itshastra pvt.Ltd, where I worked for the web development team. Along with my core interest, I was also given an opportunity to work on emerging technologies like Elastic search and android development. I worked directly under the guidance of the Project Manager who also gave me an opportunity to interact with one of our major clients during the negotiation and development phase. This was the time when I got to interact with the top executives of Itshastra. Looking at my superiors I realized that as you scale up your rank, along with the talent that you possess you are also judged based on how well can you manage the resources that you have. Be it money, physical resources or people working on the project. If you are good with the task of management you’ll stay afloat. This experience strengthened my belief that a managerial degree is not just something that distinguishes you from the crowd but also a need of time.
What differentiates ‘JBIMS’ from other management institutes is its prime location and the network of alumni. From India’s billionaire banker Uday Kotak to legendary film-maker Mani Ratnam, JBIMS has its representatives across the industries. While these alumni are reaching new heights every year they are still well connected to the institute. It is an honour to learn from them.
While in any course, subject knowledge is essential, these faculty members bring in the component of the application of that knowledge. Through their experiences and teachings, we understand the nuances of the industries so that when we actually join these industries we are well prepared to dive into the action right away.
As someone who is fascinated by capital markets, I would like to work for Aditya Birla Capital.
As Robert Kiyosaki says in his famous personal finance book,’Rich dad poor dad’
“The main reason why people struggle financially is throughout their life they work for money. They never learn to have money work for them.”
No matter how amazing your vision is, an investor will put his hard earned money in your business only if you have a plan in place to generate healthy cash flows. The business will stay alive until there is a hope of generating sustainable revenues. As I started earning, I started investing the money that I earned. This is when I got introduced to the Indian stock market. After I had invested a valuable chunk of money I started monitoring the company’s performances – quarterly/annual results, shareholding patterns, reserves and debt status, Earning per share (EPS), Return on Capital Employed etc. I started reading about industry veterans like Warren Buffet, Peter Lynch, Rakesh Jhunjunwala, Radhakishan Damani etc. I developed affection towards the subject. It is this passion for the subject, that I think makes me an ideal candidate to work for Aditya Birla Capital.
- Mandar Kambli
JBIMS