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Highest Domestic Salary At MICA Increases By 31 Percent | Final Placement Report, PGDM-C Class of 2020

MICA has achieved 100% placements for its PGDM-C batch of 2020! This final placement season, MICA saw an increase of nearly 9 percent over the previous year in the average salary offered to PGDM-C students, while the highest domestic salary offered increased by 31 percent over the previous year. Top brands participating in the final placement process included Amazon, Google, Mahindra Group, Hindustan Unilever, ITC Limited, Deloitte, and Citi amongst others.

MICA Ahmedabad13 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

How Steel Has Become A Part Of Our Lives? Take This Quiz To Know More

Steel has transformed human lives over the centuries. From the very first utility of making agricultural and hunting tools, steel in the present days has ventured into our household needs. With newer technologies and the surging demand for stainless steel, the consumption patterns across the globe changed vehemently in the last couple of decades. Now, steel has become an unavoidable part of human lives and it is expanding its product base to capture more and more market size. From roofs to doors to the quarantine cabins currently, keeping the pandemic in mind, one company has evolved its product line-up with time constantly; Tata Steel. We talk about the evolution of the use of steel in the country, the roots through which its expansion happened within the country, and the future of steel products in this quiz. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about the world of steel and its usage.

InsideIIM Career Services08 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

45 Non Fiction Bestsellers To Read In The COVID-19 Lockdown

Extended lock-downs. Delayed college admits. Delayed jobs. Deferred internships and PPOs . The situation looks pretty bleak thanks to COVID 19. The coronavirus has ensured that our lives are in a state of limbo. Which means it's time to pivot. It's time to rethink strategies, realign priorities and re-skill yourself. But how? Well, whether you're an MBA aspirant, student or alum, the one thing that will help you pivot successfully and gain lots? The reading habit. Which is why we've compiled a list of non fiction books that you can read in this downtime. Buy these books on Amazon, Scribd, Google Play and other services. Listen to some of these on Audible or just download free PDFs. No matter how savvy or used to reading you are, we've got a little something for all of you. Check out the list below!

Team InsideIIM07 May 2020

The Evolution of Shaadi.com | Ft. Harsh Pamnani, Author - Booming Brands

Started as an experiment in the year 1997, presently, Shaadi.com is the world’s largest matchmaking service company with a presence in international markets such as the USA, UK, Middle East, and many more. Till now, more than 5 million marriages have been facilitated via connections through Shaadi.com.

Debayan Purkayastha06 May 2020