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From An Agricultural Family In A Small Kerala Village To Working With TCS, Ft. Akshay R, TAS

What makes a TAS Officer different from others? Is it just what you can deliver on a daily basis as part of your job or the processes you create to optimize the full potential of your organization? Or there is more to it? Well, TAS believes in creating more than just a career and hence wants you to Settle for More. This is the first article in the series of articles that we would be doing with the TAS Officers who did not choose to settle for less. Today, we have Akshay Ravindran, a people strategy associate at TCS, who hails from a small village in Kerala. Akshay worked hard to crack TISS after multiple failed attempts in SSB. Here are a few excerpts from the conversation we had with Akshay:

InsideIIM Career Services11 Dec 2020

Cracking The Decision Making Section - XAT 98.33 Percentiler's Guidelines Ft. Akram K., XLRI

Meet Akram Tariq Khan, digital marketer, product management PPO Holder and XLRI student. Akram wrote CAT 2018 along with multiple other entrance exams. When his CAT scores were not satisfactory, as a GEM (General Engineering Male), Akram decided to attempt XAT, IIFT entrance, GRE and more. He scored a comfortable 98.33%ile in XAT and converted calls to various b-schools including MDI Gurgaon and XLRI Jamshedpur. After a comparative study, he found XLRI to be the right choice. In this video, Akram shares his guidelines on cracking the decision making section in XAT and talks about his experience writing different entrance exams. If you're planning to attempt the XAT this time, don't forget to check this video!

Team InsideIIM10 Dec 2020

Admissions, Job Interviews : How to prepare for GD-PIs? | Ft. SDA Bocconi Asia Center

CAT is long gone and by now a majority of you might have a little clarity on how you fared in the examination. What lies ahead of you is something that almost all of you would be worried about? Should you go ahead and take NMAT and prep for other B-school tests? Or you should focus your energies on preparing and acing the GD-PIs? To provide you a bit of clarity and help you find your way, we have two current students of SDA Bocconi Asia Center who have secured campus placements at leading companies this year, Nilesh Baid and Persis Bhot who were at a similar crossroads last year.

Team InsideIIM09 Dec 2020

CAT 2020 Answer Key Released, TISSNET Notification Released | MBA News, Ep. 30

The past week has been filled with some interesting updates from the world of MBA and business. The official TISSNET notification has been released, and IIM Calcutta has successfully completed its summer placements process for the batch of 2022. The biggest headline of course was the release of the CAT 2020 answer key and response sheet. Let's dive into the top five headlines from the past week.

Team InsideIIM08 Dec 2020

How Does A B-school Help In Creating Global Opportunities For Students Of Diverse Backgrounds, Ft. Universal Business School Alumni

What does it mean to have a global MBA degree where students from diverse backgrounds come and join? A B-school that focuses on imparting knowledge through industry insights, involving corporate experience for its students to thrive globally. We got in touch with a few of the UBS alumni who are working in different fields across the globe. What was the kind of career path they experienced after passing out from UBS and how the learning from the institute stayed with them in every step that they took in their respective careers? This and a lot more were discussed in this interview with Ruchie Raj, Dr. Swati Gogawat, and Manik Kataria. Here are the excerpts:

InsideIIM Career Services08 Dec 2020

It's Ok To Be Confused At The Start Of Your MBA, Ft. Suyash (BCG PPO) & Sandhya (P&G Intern), XLRI

When you hear about XLRI, one thing that comes to mind is HR. And rightly so, because of the kind of vast alumni pool that XLRI boasts about who are in leadership positions in multinational companies across the globe. Does it mean it is the only program of relevance offered by XLRI? Well, the answer would be a big no! We at InsideIIM, spoke to two final year BM (Business Management) students at XLRI who have interned with marquee companies like P&G and BCG and have cracked PPOs too. What is it that the BM program offers to its students at XLRI, what are important things you should keep in mind before selecting your MBA course, how a BM degree can help you achieve your corporate goals? This and a lot more were discussed in this candid conversation. Keep watching. *This is a promoted feature.

InsideIIM Career Services07 Dec 2020

The Journeys of a Doctor and a Lawyer To a Top Business School - Many Roads To MBA. Ft. TAPMI

Over the past two years, the world of business has demonstrated a resolute will to bring in diversity through transformed talent acquisition practices. The decision is based on the belief that multiple perspectives in problem-solving encourage creativity and significantly improve the end result. Responding to this growing trend, business schools across the country, are looking to create leaders who stand out.

Team InsideIIM02 Dec 2020

I Focused On IIFT When CAT Didn't Work Out Ft. Ayush Dubey, IIFT 99.88%iler

Ayush Dubey, an engineer from NIT Bhopal, decided to pursue an MBA post graduation because it would help him reach higher in his career. With a 96%ile in CAT, and a really low 60 percentile in the DI-LR section, Ayush felt his chances of making it to a top b-school were minimal. Next Ayush decided to write the IIFT entrance exam. Scoring a 99.88%ile in the IIFT entrance, Ayush converted IIFT. In this video, Ayush touches upon the major differences between CAT and IIFT, and how to prepare for the IIFT entrance. He also shares snippets from his IIFT interview experience and tips on making it to IIFT. If you're planning to write the IIFT, this is a must watch for you!

Team InsideIIM02 Dec 2020

How Does A B-school Help In Creating Global Opportunities For Students Of Diverse Backgrounds, Ft. Universal Business School Alumni

InsideIIM Career Services08 Dec 2020