Bain, Google, ABG And More - Learnings During Summer Internship

The biggest learnings for me were:

1. Standing behind the counter at 2 AM learning the nuances of the business

2. Dealing with prospective clients for deals worth millions

 

Ritesh Bhakre, Google

A lot of people expect the biggest learning to be around the technical aspects of the project ,but for me, it turned out to be much more than the technical aspects alone.

The biggest learnings for me were: Humility, structured thinking, Googleyness, going the extra mile in every task, being passionate about the work you do

 

Ameya Pathak, MARS

My summer internship gave me the opportunity to work with the FMCG sector for the first time. It was an amazing experience. My biggest learnings were:

1. FMCG sales and distribution
2. How the Pet Care segment works, channel dynamics
3. Stakeholder management (senior management, sales force, retailers, distributors)
4. People skills (persuasiveness, assertiveness, empathy)
5. Importance of planning for effective execution

 

Deepjyoti Das, ABG

Being in a b-school, one rarely gets to experience the agricultural-related business. My summer internship with Aditya Birla Group gave me this unique opportunity to work in the rural sector and understand it in a much better way. My biggest learning was the creation of a market for an agri-input in a new crop segment.

 

Anuj Jatav, Edvizo

As it was my first stint with the corporate, I believe the biggest learning for me was to understand how to deal with executives and senior management leaders. Over the course of my internship, one of the most valuable things, I invested time in has been in building and managing relationships not just with my team members but fellow interns as well. My internship honed my negotiation skills and towards the end of my internship, I was fortunate to get the opportunity to become part of some deals which happened at senior levels. It was very kind of Edvizo to have given me this opportunity and it contributed immensely to my learning there.

 

Ruchika Maheshwari, Reliance Industries Limited

My internship taught me lots about the importance of social learning and talent management framework. It was an amazing experience working with one of the largest Indian conglomerates. Having a structured approach to problems helped me a great deal in navigating through the never-ending maze of work in a small duration of just 2 months. My advice to all future interns would be to be proactive at work, reach out to more and more people to get their insights. While your work is important, it is equally important how you structure your thoughts and present your work to the senior management.

 

Hope this helps!

Good Luck!