It is that time of the year by when either the summer placements have already commenced or are about to commence in almost every major b-school except IIMs ABC. Keeping that in mind, I’m back with a succinct summary of all the significant happenings of the last week of September. Hope it proves as a valuable addition to the arsenal of your weapons to combat the fierce battle of summer placements of 2017:
Elon Musk - the man who has set out to change the fate of human beings. His vision is to colonise Mars and he’s working day and night to turn this vision into a reality. Mission to Mars will change everything we ever knew about the way of living and is indeed a bold and ambitious step. As a management student, there’s a lot to learn from the way Elon Musk is going about this mission. From cost reduction to handling failures, the journey of SpaceX is an excellent MBA case study which is presented in this video by Aditya Singh, Director of Athena School Of Management.
Angelo Russo was one of the best pastry chefs of Italy. He had lived a long and fulfilling life, doing what he loved most, and had finally retired to spend time with his beautiful wife, Maria, in the quiet town of Ferrara.
I have been reading a lot lately about how to network effectively in the job search process. The art of networking has assumed a growing importance in the world which is rapidly changing. Although today's millennials are tech-savvy and most of their lives are ruled by technology, networking is one aspect which shall never lose the human touch! The interaction may be aided by technology but at the end, you interact with a human! So the most important lesson that I learnt about networking is not to forget to build relations with your contacts because they are humans too! Networking can get as mechanical as it sounds. But if you want to leave a lasting memory, lend a human touch to your interactions. Listen earnestly to what the other person has to say. Engage with them in the true sense of the word. Don't sound pushy. Instead be interested in the free-flowing conversations. Anecdotes shared during conversations make them lively and memorable.
Are you still of the opinion that Human Resources deals with the soft side of the business? Do you think that an HR is responsible for blowing balloons on special occasions in the organisation? Then let me help you understand what happens when HR policies in an organisation do not keep up with the pace of the industry.
Kalki Kochelin's Laila is an autistic girl who gets admission in a university in the US in the movie Margarita With A Straw. She ends up living alone in Manhattan while pursuing her studies. This is not unusual, especially in a Bollywood flick. And yet, in real life, many such people are unable to pursue a higher education abroad. Differently abled people have had a tough time in the Indian education system. As of 2015, only about 0.56% seats in higher education went to disabled candidates despite there being a reservation to the extent of 3% in public institutions.
It is that time of the year by when either the summer placements have already commenced or are about to commence in almost every major b-school except IIMs ABC. Keeping that in mind, I’m back with a succinct summary of all the significant happenings of the last week of September. Hope it proves as a valuable addition to the arsenal of your weapons to combat the fierce battle of summer placements of 2017:
Elon Musk - the man who has set out to change the fate of human beings. His vision is to colonise Mars and he’s working day and night to turn this vision into a reality. Mission to Mars will change everything we ever knew about the way of living and is indeed a bold and ambitious step. As a management student, there’s a lot to learn from the way Elon Musk is going about this mission. From cost reduction to handling failures, the journey of SpaceX is an excellent MBA case study which is presented in this video by Aditya Singh, Director of Athena School Of Management.
Angelo Russo was one of the best pastry chefs of Italy. He had lived a long and fulfilling life, doing what he loved most, and had finally retired to spend time with his beautiful wife, Maria, in the quiet town of Ferrara.
I have been reading a lot lately about how to network effectively in the job search process. The art of networking has assumed a growing importance in the world which is rapidly changing. Although today's millennials are tech-savvy and most of their lives are ruled by technology, networking is one aspect which shall never lose the human touch! The interaction may be aided by technology but at the end, you interact with a human! So the most important lesson that I learnt about networking is not to forget to build relations with your contacts because they are humans too! Networking can get as mechanical as it sounds. But if you want to leave a lasting memory, lend a human touch to your interactions. Listen earnestly to what the other person has to say. Engage with them in the true sense of the word. Don't sound pushy. Instead be interested in the free-flowing conversations. Anecdotes shared during conversations make them lively and memorable.
Are you still of the opinion that Human Resources deals with the soft side of the business? Do you think that an HR is responsible for blowing balloons on special occasions in the organisation? Then let me help you understand what happens when HR policies in an organisation do not keep up with the pace of the industry.
Kalki Kochelin's Laila is an autistic girl who gets admission in a university in the US in the movie Margarita With A Straw. She ends up living alone in Manhattan while pursuing her studies. This is not unusual, especially in a Bollywood flick. And yet, in real life, many such people are unable to pursue a higher education abroad. Differently abled people have had a tough time in the Indian education system. As of 2015, only about 0.56% seats in higher education went to disabled candidates despite there being a reservation to the extent of 3% in public institutions.
