Here's Aarushi Agrawal, a MICA alumnus, sharing her journey from an Instagram Influencer to ITC Limited to Unilever along with tips on how to crack the selection interviews of colleges and companies. Read on to know her journey here!
“The higher the expectations about unselected alternatives, the lower is the level of satisfaction with the chosen good.”
Imagine this, I ask you to go on a trip to France - I tell the date of your arrival, but hide the date of departure from you. Now, it’s certain that you will reach France, but it is uncertain when you will be called back, what is the most obvious thing that one would do? Anyone and everyone would want to try and experience everything they possibly can! They would make plans of sights to see, things to do and dishes to eat and would want to a checkmark on every possible aspiration on the bucket list.
Packaged water - Kinley, Bisleri and Aquafina
“The sharper the ax, the faster it cuts. The more skilled you are, the better you perform” Nitin Sharma, Senior Program Manager at Tata Communications, New Delhi. Nitin Sharma had 5 years of work ex before he did his MBA. Calling himself a fossil in the industry, he chose to polish his deliverables and skills, which is why he chose IFMR. He has worked for HCL, Airtel, and now Tata Communications, where he has completed 12 years. In this video, he speaks of his journey, what loyalty means in the corporate world and more. Many students choose a role that pays well, but after 3 months they realize that the role is more important than the compensation it offers. If you aren’t passionate about what you are doing, you will have a tough time surviving in the corporate world.
IIM Shillong and SIBM Pune are two of India's finest management institutes, and have both been ranked amongst India's top-20 business schools in 2020. Though they are closely ranked, which business school has a greater offering in terms of placements, return on investment, and campus life? Does the 'IIM' tag hold an allure strong enough to fend off the strong SIBM brand? In which institute are you likely to face tougher competition for placements, owing to the batch size? In this comparative report on IIM Shillong vs SIBM Pune, discover which of these two business schools can be your target institutes in 2020/2021.
“Every 2 years in consulting is equal to 6 years outside,” says Anirudh Tara, Director & Partner, BCG India, IIM Calcutta Alum. In Konversations Cafe Season 4, Anirudh Tara talks about being a consultant, and how a consulting career evolves. In this insightful video, Anirudh touches upon the big questions - why MBA and why consulting. If you want to know what it takes to stay at a firm like BCG and make it to the Managing Director and Partner, then you should watch this!
"You’re just a tweet away from your dream company", says Mr. Amandeep Singh Kochar, Business Director @ #VMLY&R. Amandeep Singh Kochar did his engineering with hopes of becoming a hacker, but soon realized that it wasn’t his cup of tea. When he entered his b-school, IFMR Chennai, he fell in love with the way MBA is taught. Unlike engineering, MBA included a lot of peer learning and open book exams. Calling MBA a reflection of the real world, he explains how working together with his peers to find solutions led him to decide that he wanted to continue working in the same fashion throughout his career.
Here's Aarushi Agrawal, a MICA alumnus, sharing her journey from an Instagram Influencer to ITC Limited to Unilever along with tips on how to crack the selection interviews of colleges and companies. Read on to know her journey here!
“The higher the expectations about unselected alternatives, the lower is the level of satisfaction with the chosen good.”
Imagine this, I ask you to go on a trip to France - I tell the date of your arrival, but hide the date of departure from you. Now, it’s certain that you will reach France, but it is uncertain when you will be called back, what is the most obvious thing that one would do? Anyone and everyone would want to try and experience everything they possibly can! They would make plans of sights to see, things to do and dishes to eat and would want to a checkmark on every possible aspiration on the bucket list.
Packaged water - Kinley, Bisleri and Aquafina
“The sharper the ax, the faster it cuts. The more skilled you are, the better you perform” Nitin Sharma, Senior Program Manager at Tata Communications, New Delhi. Nitin Sharma had 5 years of work ex before he did his MBA. Calling himself a fossil in the industry, he chose to polish his deliverables and skills, which is why he chose IFMR. He has worked for HCL, Airtel, and now Tata Communications, where he has completed 12 years. In this video, he speaks of his journey, what loyalty means in the corporate world and more. Many students choose a role that pays well, but after 3 months they realize that the role is more important than the compensation it offers. If you aren’t passionate about what you are doing, you will have a tough time surviving in the corporate world.
IIM Shillong and SIBM Pune are two of India's finest management institutes, and have both been ranked amongst India's top-20 business schools in 2020. Though they are closely ranked, which business school has a greater offering in terms of placements, return on investment, and campus life? Does the 'IIM' tag hold an allure strong enough to fend off the strong SIBM brand? In which institute are you likely to face tougher competition for placements, owing to the batch size? In this comparative report on IIM Shillong vs SIBM Pune, discover which of these two business schools can be your target institutes in 2020/2021.
“Every 2 years in consulting is equal to 6 years outside,” says Anirudh Tara, Director & Partner, BCG India, IIM Calcutta Alum. In Konversations Cafe Season 4, Anirudh Tara talks about being a consultant, and how a consulting career evolves. In this insightful video, Anirudh touches upon the big questions - why MBA and why consulting. If you want to know what it takes to stay at a firm like BCG and make it to the Managing Director and Partner, then you should watch this!
"You’re just a tweet away from your dream company", says Mr. Amandeep Singh Kochar, Business Director @ #VMLY&R. Amandeep Singh Kochar did his engineering with hopes of becoming a hacker, but soon realized that it wasn’t his cup of tea. When he entered his b-school, IFMR Chennai, he fell in love with the way MBA is taught. Unlike engineering, MBA included a lot of peer learning and open book exams. Calling MBA a reflection of the real world, he explains how working together with his peers to find solutions led him to decide that he wanted to continue working in the same fashion throughout his career.
