In this article, Meenal Agrawal , a student of SIBM Pune who interned at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the Human Resources Domain talks about her summer internship experience. Find out about how she prepared for the summer placements, her onboarding process, her experiences & what her learnings are during this internship.
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Hi, Tell us about how you got selected for this internship? Take us through the moment you realized you had got the internship.
Through multiple rounds of rigorous interviews, getting into world's largest Bank and Fortune Top 20 Company as it HR Intern was like dream coming true
On joining the company as an intern, how has your onboarding experience been like?
Starting with lot of excitement and little bit of anxiousness, JPMC's smooth onboarding process helped at every stage.
How has your interaction with the team members and colleagues been like? How will you make sure to leave the best impression on your supervisors by the end of the internship?
The work culture at JPMC is cordial with amiable people. I involve with my team members in every task, value their feedback, and have weekly informal catch-ups
Tell us in brief, about the project you are currently working on and how is this project going to help the company?
I am working on revamping the benefits and wellness portfolio of JPMC. Diverse and broad initiatives under the benefits and wellness umbrella help in increasing employee loyalty, focus, and productivity towards work and reduces stress. These programs keep employee fit, healthy and motivated
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Give us an overview of how you prepared for your summer placement season.
Academics preparation, thorough understanding of all divisions of Human Resources, experiential learning through case studies, group discussions and mock PI helped me to be prepared for placement process
Based on your internship experience till now, what are some necessary skill sets one must be prepared with before starting an internship?
An inquisitive mind, being proactive, application of what we have studied, and positive approach toward any problem- This completes preparation to approach the internship
What are some new skills that you have developed while working in the company?
Being a part of the HR Analyst Development Program taught me the implementation of strategies, analytical skills of Microsoft Excel, and running simulations. Teamwork, working on feedback, and being proactive also came to my nature
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TIMELINE, PROCESS AND RULES
- You don't need to register on InsideIIM.com or on the Kampus App to take part in Summer Saga Season 8. Simply share your experiences in the Digital Diary. To maintain standardisation, every Digital Diary will have a few questions that you'll need to answer.
- Access all the Digital Diaries forms from here: Digital Diary 1 | Digital Diary 2 | Digital Diary 3 | Digital Diary 4 | Digital Diary 5
- Your overall submission will be evaluated on the following parameters:
-Completeness: This depends on the number of Digital Diaries you have filled.
-Value Addition: This depends on how in-depth your answers have been. The score for this parameter will be given by our Judges.
-Reach: This depends on how many unique people have read your internship experience once we publish the article. We maintain fair play, we will publish all the articles on the same day, so that you can also share the same in your network.
- There is also a title called, ‘Campus With The Most Interesting Interns’ that will be awarded to (a) the campus that submits the maximum number of entries and (b) the campus that submits the best quality entries (based on the score given by our judges). The minimum entries from campus to be considered for this title is 10. So, if you want your campus to win the title then make sure your classmates and other students from your b school share their experiences in this year's Summer Saga Competition.
This competition is broadly divided into four categories. Refer to the table below to know more about prizes in each category.
Prize Money
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Category
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Banking and Finance
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Sales, Marketing and General Management
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Operations
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HR, Consulting and Others
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| 1st Prize |
₹ 10,000 |
₹ 10,000 |
₹ 10,000 |
₹ 10,000 |
| Runner Up |
₹ 5,000 |
₹ 5,000 |
₹ 5,000 |
₹ 5,000 |
The 1st Prize winner will also get a one-hour 1-on-1 career guidance session with an industry stalwart, from our panel of mentors in Kounsel.
ABOUT THE JUDGES
Every year, we have Campus Managers from some of the top companies (such as Reliance, HSBC, Flipkart, ABG, HUL, TAS, etc) judging the annual Summer Saga competition. We will release the details of the judges of Summer Saga Season 8 soon!
Check out the previous year's
winners!
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Maybe this will help you reflect and recall these two months as well (which can come in handy when appearing for interviews in the future). InsideIIM is the perfect platform to chronicle your experiences, your highs, your lows and everything in between.
So guys, what are you waiting for? Start writing! You have a voice. You have the experience. Make the best of it!