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The Restructuring Of Kodak | Aliensplained - Learning IRL By ABGLP

Finance is evergreen. Are you aspiring towards a career in finance? Do you want to rake in the moolah, as they say? Is it your dream to become and investment banker or a CFO? Do you want to become a VC, a consultant or just be in a decision making role? Do stock markets excite you? Are you gunning for an MBA in finance? This means knowing and understanding Finance concepts. In this month's version of Aliensplained, aliens Flub and Perp talk about an important concept that you must know during summer internship interviews, the concept of restructuring and the story of Kodak. Every month, in association with ABGLP, as a part of the Learning #IRL series, we bring you a fresh concept comic strip - Aliensplained.

Team InsideIIM25 Oct 2019

Venezuela's Oily Hyperinflation Story | Case Study - Learning IRL By ABGLP

Imagine this: you the common man or woman, is struggling to buy daily rations and 2 meals a day. Everything from soaps, to the internet seem out of your financial effort zone, because everything is expensive. While you struggle to make the 2 ends meet, your country’s president visits with international communist and socialist leaders and makes impossible deals with other countries in a bid to buy political clout and show off his power. Your nation’s greatest natural resource, a matter of pride for many, the natural oil wells in your country, are used as a political tool by the president to gain public support and stay in office. Meanwhile, you wait in a long line to convert pesos into dollars so that you can pay an exorbitant amount for a cup of coffee. Sounds morbid right? But this is exactly what happened and is happening in Venezuela. Hyperinflation has the country in its vice like grip. Once known as the pioneer in oil mining and policy across the world, today Venezuela has fallen on harsh times. How did this happen. Check out the case study below and answer the following questions to understand Venezuela’s situation.This is a part of the Learning IRL series brought to you by ABGLP.  

Team InsideIIM19 Oct 2019

Careers In The BFSI Sector | Reinventing MBA In Finance For The Future

The BFSI sector is rapidly evolving. No longer is it a 9-5 banking job, the most aspirational job and safe job out there. Today the BFSI sector seems to have shifted focus, from public institutionalised players ruling the roost to new private players taking the lead. If you want to create a career in banking and finance, you can no longer be okay with just being a paper pusher. Neither are you simply going to assist processes. Your job will certainly involve connecting with and understanding your consumers’ needs as well as comprehending technology. But how do you achieve this? There’s a need for fresh pedagogy and an evolved curriculum with these shifts in the market. In this article, find out about just such a course.

Career Services Centre19 Oct 2019

5 Careers Options After An MBA In Finance

An MBA in Finance is a worthwhile endeavour. However, as education by itself, it could seem incomplete when it is time for you to think about your career option post-MBA. In this article, I hope to convey a broad idea of some of the roles you can explore, as well as an understanding of how to attain them.

Riddhi Kalra15 Oct 2019

The Allure Of Venture Capital - In Konversation With Pranav Pai

Running your own start-up or even working for one is challenging and unpredictable. But somehow it is that uncertainty that pushes people beyond their limits and achieve things they never even imagined. In this startup journey, the first obstacle every entrepreneur faces is raising money. While some companies consider bootstrapping, others look for funding. And guess who gives the funding? It is the Venture Capitalist. Venture Capital is typically the financing that well-off investors, investment banks and other financial institutions provide to startup companies and small businesses that promise long-term growth potential.

Poonam Das14 Oct 2019

Are You A Fin God? Prove It | Learning IRL By ABGLP

Do you think a career in the BFSI sector is worthwhile? Do you want to work in the high paying world of investment banking? Do you see yourself working with VCs, effecting the flow of money to companies? Are you interested in valuations, stocks, trading, debt, equity, etc? Do you eat, sleep and breathe finance? Here's the chance to prove it. Test yourself with The Finance Quiz, brought to you by ABGLP.

Team InsideIIM10 Oct 2019

How I Prepared And Cracked The Citibank Internship Interview - Jay Baviskar, IIM Kozhikode

Wondering how Citibank hires top talent? What is the complete procedure that the company follows to hire Summer Interns from India's top business schools? How many rounds of selection exist, and how do you prepare yourself in such a competitive environment for a position with Citibank? And finally, what are the things to keep in mind before and during the internship?

Team InsideIIM30 Sept 2019

How I Bagged A PPO From Philips With A Finance Internship - An IIM Indore Student's Experience

Gaurika Singh is currently pursuing her second year of MBA at IIM Indore. She was a Finance Intern at Philips and has received a PPO from Philips as well. Here is a brief article about her internship experience along with a few tips which she would like to share with the upcoming batches of interns.

Anwesha Guru25 Sept 2019