I am an avid reader of books and have read my fair share of start-up success stories. Whether it was about Jack Ma, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel or our on Desi entrepreneurs. They all have stories to tell and lessons to learn from. But it was by chance that I landed on this book.
When you are temporarily unemployed, it can be really challenging to update your profile on LinkedIn correctly and know how to conceal this unwanted detail. If you are between jobs at the moment, you need to understand what you should write for your Current Position and Professional Headline. Remember that the aim of updating your profile is to get noticed by the potential recruiters. Here is what you need to do in order to attract hiring managers and not drive them away.
“Why Research and Development to HR”- this question still rings my ear. I have been asked this over and over again in all the b-school interviews I have faced. Fortunately, I have found a good answer to this question after coming to Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
"Yeah! Now I'll be getting an MBA degree!" This was my sigh of excitement along with hundreds of other students studying in IIM when they heard that IIM Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This definitely is a special moment for all of us, as finally, the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have now joined the league of “Institute of National Importance” just as the IITs and AIIMS. This bill will now give the 20 prestigious B-schools more autonomy, and most importantly will allow them to grant degrees to students.
In the movie Spectre, the latest edition of the James Bond movie series, there is a scene which shows Daniel Craig trapped in a seat by his nemesis – Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Daniel Craig is chained to a machine, which has two needles waiting to pierce the skull of 007. However, like many of the previous 007 movies, he manages to make a miraculous escape which is preceded by a set of words – TEMPUS FUGIT (time flies) to subtly convey the time left to initiate a rescue for himself out of the dreaded situation.
“This is war, a war that tests one’s mental and emotional strength.
The campus in the clouds never sleeps. A future manager suddenly wakes up to the sounds of joy coming from the meeting area between the hostels, our beloved quadrangle. He walks towards the sounds confused what could be so important at 12 AM in the night. He reaches there and witnesses something he had long forgotten since his graduation college. A birthday. The whole batch, celebrating the fact that one of them is now closer to his forties. Everyone is happy except, the person of the hour. Running to hide, the celebrations here can sometimes be painful. Lesson 1, wear lots of clothes on your birthday.
I am an MBA student from one of the top five b-schools in India. I entered the institute with thousand dreams and million aspirations. However, it is not what it looks from outside. There is much more to the rosy picture painted outside.
I am an avid reader of books and have read my fair share of start-up success stories. Whether it was about Jack Ma, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel or our on Desi entrepreneurs. They all have stories to tell and lessons to learn from. But it was by chance that I landed on this book.
When you are temporarily unemployed, it can be really challenging to update your profile on LinkedIn correctly and know how to conceal this unwanted detail. If you are between jobs at the moment, you need to understand what you should write for your Current Position and Professional Headline. Remember that the aim of updating your profile is to get noticed by the potential recruiters. Here is what you need to do in order to attract hiring managers and not drive them away.
“Why Research and Development to HR”- this question still rings my ear. I have been asked this over and over again in all the b-school interviews I have faced. Fortunately, I have found a good answer to this question after coming to Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
"Yeah! Now I'll be getting an MBA degree!" This was my sigh of excitement along with hundreds of other students studying in IIM when they heard that IIM Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This definitely is a special moment for all of us, as finally, the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have now joined the league of “Institute of National Importance” just as the IITs and AIIMS. This bill will now give the 20 prestigious B-schools more autonomy, and most importantly will allow them to grant degrees to students.
In the movie Spectre, the latest edition of the James Bond movie series, there is a scene which shows Daniel Craig trapped in a seat by his nemesis – Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Daniel Craig is chained to a machine, which has two needles waiting to pierce the skull of 007. However, like many of the previous 007 movies, he manages to make a miraculous escape which is preceded by a set of words – TEMPUS FUGIT (time flies) to subtly convey the time left to initiate a rescue for himself out of the dreaded situation.
“This is war, a war that tests one’s mental and emotional strength.
The campus in the clouds never sleeps. A future manager suddenly wakes up to the sounds of joy coming from the meeting area between the hostels, our beloved quadrangle. He walks towards the sounds confused what could be so important at 12 AM in the night. He reaches there and witnesses something he had long forgotten since his graduation college. A birthday. The whole batch, celebrating the fact that one of them is now closer to his forties. Everyone is happy except, the person of the hour. Running to hide, the celebrations here can sometimes be painful. Lesson 1, wear lots of clothes on your birthday.
I am an MBA student from one of the top five b-schools in India. I entered the institute with thousand dreams and million aspirations. However, it is not what it looks from outside. There is much more to the rosy picture painted outside.
