Konversations Cafe

ABG Offered Me A Role That Usually Requires 10-12 Yrs Work-Ex | Saniya Malim, Aditya Birla Group

In this episode of Konversations Cafe Online, we have Saniya Malim from Aditya Birla Group. A TISS Mumbai graduate, Saniya joined ABG after campus placement. She got hold of the business while working on different projects in diverse domains within ABG in her first year training period. She then was posted for her mandatory factory stint with Hindalco. A life-changing experience that it was, Saniya talks about her journey within ABG, the responsibilities she has got early in her life with the conglomerate, and the fulfilling experience she had working in the HR department.

InsideIIM Career Services19 Jun 2020

Get A Chance To Be On The Hotlist Of Top Companies Before Joining Your B-school

Get an exclusive chance to be on the hotlist of most desirable companies. Interact with them, learn what it feels like to be a part of their work culture, ask questions and get a chance to be on the priority list of these top recruiters, even before you begin your B-school journey. An opportunity that a selected few of you would get!

InsideIIM Career Services16 Jun 2020

10 Best Konversation Cafe Videos Of InsideIIM To Watch During The Lockdown

Waiting eagerly for the lockdown to end? Feeling a little restless? Do you need a big dose of the “chill pill”? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Apart from binging on content from Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming channels, you are probably wondering what more is left! Well, have you tried our Konversation Cafe episodes?

Poonam Das27 May 2020

I Just Dropped By And Asked For My Dream Job Ft. Alpesh P, Decathlon Sports India

In this second, and last, part of Alpesh's interview, he talks about his career journey. The travel venture that he had started after coming back from London fell apart within a few months. He got a job with Reliance Brands Limited, in retail. However, a chance sighting of a Decathlon store in Thane led to a 7 and a half year long career with them.

Team InsideIIM19 May 2020

MBA Prepares You For The Struggle And Not The Career Ft. Sarthak D, Filmmaker, SIBM Alum

In this second, and last, part of Sarthak's interview, he takes us through his journey as a filmmaker, and the challenges he faced. After completing his MBA in finance from SIBM Pune, and leaving a well-paying job with SEBI, Sarthak traded a lucrative career in Finance for a creative career in filmmaking. If you're wondering what it's like to drastically change career paths after your MBA, or what alternatives you have, then this video is certainly for you.

Team InsideIIM12 May 2020

Why I Left A Finance Career To Pursue Filmmaking, Ft. Sarthak Dasgupta, Filmmaker, SIBM Alum

You must have heard about Ivanka Trump, Clint Eastwood, Tiger Woods, or our very own Indian counterparts Chetan Bhagat, John Abraham, and Randeep Hooda. Do you know what is common between all of them? All of them have an MBA or business degree! Yes, an MBA is not always about landing that perfect BCG or Goldman Sachs job. Today, we have Sarthak Dasgupta, an award-winning filmmaker who in the 90s did his MBA in Finance from SIBM Pune. Sarthak followed his heart and pursued his dream to become a filmmaker, without any formal training in filmmaking. Let’s explore his story in today’s episode of Konversations in Quarantine. Immediately after completing his MBA in Finance from SIBM Pune, Sarthak came back to Mumbai and joined SEBI, a true blue government financial institution. Sarthak tells interesting stories about SEBI at that time and how he dreamt about the films that he used to watch with his FTII friends on the monitor kept in front of him with financial reports on them. With music director Pritam, Sarthak had his initial conversations around films and music going in Pune during his college days and that is how he got hooked to the creative side of things.

Team InsideIIM11 May 2020

How Uber Supply Chain Works, Ft. Mayank Agarwal, Growth Manager, Uber, IIM L Alum

Mayank Agarwal joined the ride-hailing company #Uber at a time when the growth of the company was surging. More and more driver-partners were signing up for the facilities that they were getting, tips on rides they were receiving, and exploring the new gig economy that was settling in the country. He describes the early few months within the company to be of hustle and disruption, where a lot of things were changing and taking shape. Now, Mayank is responsible for the growth of the bike taxi and three-wheeler segment of Uber. But, in these trying times of coronavirus and the prevailing safety concerns of people, how effectively can a ride-hailing company rise up to the occasion? This and a lot more are discussed in this part of the Konversations in Quarantine with Mayank Agarwal.

Team InsideIIM08 May 2020

I Declined Goldman Sachs For H&M, Ft. Mayank Agarwal, Ex Deloitte, Uber, IIM L

Right after his engineering degree, Mayank Agarwal got placed in a company where he learned the basics of Supply Chain Management. In his four years that he spent in the company, he didn’t only learn the various nuances of the business but got hands-on training in procurement, sourcing, operations, and supply chain. He then worked on the Supply Chain side of #Deloitte and something in him shifted. He was impressed by the b-school students he was interacting with, how they communicated with each other, and thus he decided to give a shot at CAT. Months later, he was in one of the premier b-schools, IIM Lucknow.

Team InsideIIM07 May 2020