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“Start Early, Plan Your Studies Wisely And You Can Easily Clear CFA” - Swapnil Gore, IIM Rohtak

“Start Early, Plan Your Studies Wisely And You Can Easily Clear CFA” - Swapnil Gore, IIM Rohtak

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exam is considered as one of the most valued exam for a finance graduate. It is a series of three exams covering a broad range of topics relating to investment management, financial analysis, stocks, bonds and derivatives, and provides a holistic knowledge of other areas of finance. Below are the excerpts from an interview with Swapnil Gore, a PGP07 student, who has cleared CFA level 1.

IIM Rohtak
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The Art Of Cause Marketing - Priyanka From IIM Lucknow

The Art Of Cause Marketing - Priyanka From IIM Lucknow

Cause-related marketing is when for-profit and not-for-profit organisations take up an initiative for mutual benefit. Social responsibility is the new norm. It sells like hot cakes among today’s aware consumers and is much sought after by most of the organisations to market themselves. The percentage of consumers who shift brands just because of their association with a social cause is as high as 87% and this preference is increasing at an alarming rate.

Priyanka Grover
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Down The Memory Lane In A Poké Ball - Pokémon Go At IIM Rohtak

Down The Memory Lane In A Poké Ball - Pokémon Go At IIM Rohtak

Sometimes it’s as simple as making your audience smile. Riding high on a wave of nostalgia of the ‘90s kids surrounding the Pokémon franchisee, Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. The location-based, augmented reality (AR) mobile gaming app has gone viral, and its success may be attributed to the fact that it is helping young adults to rediscover their childhood dreams. For most ‘90s kids, it was a ritual to sit and watch the show at 5:00 pm after school every day. Cashing in on this memory, Niantic Inc. has made a game where players roam around, smartphone in hand, with an intention of capturing nearby Pokémons by flicking their Poké Balls. Just by staying hooked to your smartphone, you get to fulfill your fantasy of catching all the Pokémons.

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Fieldwork Experience At National Stock Exchange Of India - Apoorva Mahajan, TISS Mumbai

Fieldwork Experience At National Stock Exchange Of India - Apoorva Mahajan, TISS Mumbai

In mid-June this year, I joined the Human Resource Management and Labour Relations programme at TISS Mumbai with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm, it was not only the start of a new chapter in my life but there was also a sense of achievement as only a lucky few get to be a part of the prestigious programme every year.  The first few days at the institute were marked not just by new friendships, an orientation session and introductory lectures on HRM but also by guest lectures and a field visit to Larsen and Toubro. However, with June nearing its end, we eagerly waited for our Fieldwork Companies to be allotted and as soon as the companies were announced most of us beamed with joy as people were getting to intern with big corporate names like Reliance, Vodafone, Aditya Birla Group, Tata Power, Godrej, Axis Capital and even PSUs like BPCL and HPCL.

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What We Don't Learn At A B-school

What We Don't Learn At A B-school

In our MBA programme, we have a process where-in seniors train the juniors for interview preparations and after sitting in two such processes where I was asking interview questions to juniors, one question always used to be “Why MBA” and the typical answer which I would receive and in fact which I myself would give was “learning”. Well to be fair, learning has always been one of the main reasons for pursuing MBA but most of us pursue this course to get better job opportunities which is justified given the fact how major companies hire “brand managers”, “sales managers” etc only through this route. However is learning the secret ingredient for bagging best placements?

Venky Pradyumna
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