In a two-part InsideIIM interview, Pratik Ranjan—Principal at Boston Consulting Group and IIM Lucknow alumnus—breaks down exactly what makes recruiters stop and say, “Let’s interview this candidate.”
Kick things off by watching our two‑part sit‑down with Varnika Chaturvedi: in Part 1 she relives the nerve‑shredding CAT fiasco, her small‑town roots in Agra and the eye‑opening culture shock at MANIT that pushed her to chase skills over scores; in Part 2 she peels back the curtain on Accenture’s high‑stakes consulting floor, wrestles with the brutal feedback loop that shaped her professional grit, and explains why stacking engineering, fintech and MBA smarts made her the perfect fit for a rocket‑ship AI start‑up.
Your favorite opportunity to network with the leaders of companies like TAS, Colgate-Palmolive is here. And, no, it's just limited to networking. Join us to get a sense of what your B-school life is going to look like in the next two years, meet your peers, talk to industry leaders, learn from their journeys, and enjoy the lip-smacking food.
We spoke with Harshit Kumar, a proud alum of the Indian School of Business (ISB). Post completing his undergrad from NIFT Delhi, Harshit joined the fashion and retail segment of the Aditya Birla Group. From there he went on to do his MBA from ISB with a double major in Marketing and Strategy & Leadership. After his MBA, he joined Nykaa in the e-commerce division. He is currently working in the Category & Buying vertical at Lenskart. Harshit is a daily practitioner of yoga & meditation and loves playing tennis whenever he gets time. Below are a few excerpts from his talk:
Plaksha University is a young and dynamic institution that is reimagining technology education for the modern era. It prides itself on its interdisciplinary approach to learning and its focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Any great Institution is only as strong as the community around it, and the backbone of the Institute's community is its Alumni. At K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai, we have an alumni base of over 10000 spread across the globe. It is our constant endeavor to connect & collaborate with our alums. We seed alums into almost every activity we do at the Institute. From inviting them as panelists for the admission process to selecting the incoming batch of students; as guest speakers to share their knowledge & experience with students. Also, as a jury member for various events & competitions, as Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker for Conferences and convocations to mentor our students. We also focus on alums to connect, which helps them professionally. Our Alumni are reaching greater heights each day and setting benchmarks for the newer generation.
Shashank Advait graduated from FORE School of Management in the year 2007 and joined HDFC as a relationship manager. Banks used to operate in a completely different space back then and Fintech wasn’t quite the buzzword. In this candid conversation with InsideIIM, Shashank Advait, Vice President of Kotak Mahindra Bank, discusses the changing paradigm of the banking industry, what sort of skills you should be developing now and how he stayed on top of his game after spending 15 long years in the banking sector. Here are the excerpts:
Thousands of young MBA students compete every year to make it to ABC’s prestigious F.A.I.R Summer Internship Programme. While only a handful get to experience life as an intern at one of India’s leading conglomerates in the financial services domain, their experiences are telling.
In a two-part InsideIIM interview, Pratik Ranjan—Principal at Boston Consulting Group and IIM Lucknow alumnus—breaks down exactly what makes recruiters stop and say, “Let’s interview this candidate.”
Kick things off by watching our two‑part sit‑down with Varnika Chaturvedi: in Part 1 she relives the nerve‑shredding CAT fiasco, her small‑town roots in Agra and the eye‑opening culture shock at MANIT that pushed her to chase skills over scores; in Part 2 she peels back the curtain on Accenture’s high‑stakes consulting floor, wrestles with the brutal feedback loop that shaped her professional grit, and explains why stacking engineering, fintech and MBA smarts made her the perfect fit for a rocket‑ship AI start‑up.
Your favorite opportunity to network with the leaders of companies like TAS, Colgate-Palmolive is here. And, no, it's just limited to networking. Join us to get a sense of what your B-school life is going to look like in the next two years, meet your peers, talk to industry leaders, learn from their journeys, and enjoy the lip-smacking food.
We spoke with Harshit Kumar, a proud alum of the Indian School of Business (ISB). Post completing his undergrad from NIFT Delhi, Harshit joined the fashion and retail segment of the Aditya Birla Group. From there he went on to do his MBA from ISB with a double major in Marketing and Strategy & Leadership. After his MBA, he joined Nykaa in the e-commerce division. He is currently working in the Category & Buying vertical at Lenskart. Harshit is a daily practitioner of yoga & meditation and loves playing tennis whenever he gets time. Below are a few excerpts from his talk:
Plaksha University is a young and dynamic institution that is reimagining technology education for the modern era. It prides itself on its interdisciplinary approach to learning and its focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Any great Institution is only as strong as the community around it, and the backbone of the Institute's community is its Alumni. At K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai, we have an alumni base of over 10000 spread across the globe. It is our constant endeavor to connect & collaborate with our alums. We seed alums into almost every activity we do at the Institute. From inviting them as panelists for the admission process to selecting the incoming batch of students; as guest speakers to share their knowledge & experience with students. Also, as a jury member for various events & competitions, as Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker for Conferences and convocations to mentor our students. We also focus on alums to connect, which helps them professionally. Our Alumni are reaching greater heights each day and setting benchmarks for the newer generation.
Shashank Advait graduated from FORE School of Management in the year 2007 and joined HDFC as a relationship manager. Banks used to operate in a completely different space back then and Fintech wasn’t quite the buzzword. In this candid conversation with InsideIIM, Shashank Advait, Vice President of Kotak Mahindra Bank, discusses the changing paradigm of the banking industry, what sort of skills you should be developing now and how he stayed on top of his game after spending 15 long years in the banking sector. Here are the excerpts:
Thousands of young MBA students compete every year to make it to ABC’s prestigious F.A.I.R Summer Internship Programme. While only a handful get to experience life as an intern at one of India’s leading conglomerates in the financial services domain, their experiences are telling.
