Tech adoption has increased 5 folds due to the pandemic. That coupled with the internet revolution is increasingly fueling the demand for Product Managers for digital products in India. It has morphed into a CEO-like position & requires one to be more reliant on data, fluent with analytics & data science.
It’s that time of the year again when you fervently check emails and InsideIIM, ask friends and mentors and look out for news. All for one thing; B-School Admission Results. We obviously hope that each of you get into a desirable or dream b-school but have you given thought to what after that? Or have you been too stuck up focusing on just the admissions part that you forgot about placements?
If you place the product at the hub of the wheel and business functions like engineering, design, marketing, operations, finance, etc. at the rim, what are the spokes? Product Managers; the Mini-CEOs; the Architects; the Builders.
Getting into a b-school of choice is a dream for most people and when that dream comes true, it is often accompanied by a sense of accomplishment and relief. But little do the incoming b-school students know that a myriad b-school world awaits them. It is almost like the first date, when you are clueless about what to expect & even if you know, it always surprises you!
It’s almost been a year since we launched Kounsel, a platform where you get 1-on-1 personalised career coaching by industry stalwarts & in that one year, 100+ mentees have benefitted with about 250+ hours of career coaching & rated Kounsel 4.73 out of 5. Sounds great, right? Not to us!
The urban unemployment rate had more than doubled to 20.9% in the period April-June 2020 from the 9.1% in the corresponding quarter in 2019, data released by the government showed. Young workers upto the age of 29 years were particularly more susceptible as urban unemployment in this age group was 34.7%!
Which are the top Consulting companies that come to hire on the IIM campus? How many roles do they offer at these campuses? What is the difference between working with McKinsey or BCG, and working with PwC or Deloitte? Which Consulting firms should you work with for a decent work life balance? In this video, an actual management consultant explains the five major clusters of management consulting companies that come to hire on India's top IIM campuses. He explains the pros and cons of working with companies across each cluster, and also talks about how many MBA students these firms are likely to hire during the final placement season. If you want to get an honest, fact-based understanding of the world of Consulting, this is a video series you cannot miss!
This week on the news bulletin, we cover news on the three sectors which were heavily impacted when the pandemic has started. Hospitality, Retail, and Export sector. First, we talk about OYO, the Indian Unicorn startup which has suffered huge losses during the pandemic, but is now focusing on a new direction, and preparing for an IPO. Next, we discuss the impact of Reliance Retail’s private labels on the global consumer goods makers in the country. We also discuss how Indian exporters are experiencing a surge in global demand. Know all about these topics and their implication in detail here. Read on to find out more!
