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How Has The Pandemic Affected Final Placements At IIMs, XLRI, FMS And Other Top B-Schools?

When the pandemic hit, there were immediate ramifications on placements at even the most revered IIMs: students lost out on internships, recent graduates lost out on jobs or had their joining dates deferred for a painfully long time which left them in a limbo, and the degree of salary revisions and paycuts (if any) is unknown. Throughout the first half of the extraordinary year, surveys revealed the reluctance in hiring amongst recruiters, and the news of layoffs and paycuts across organizations as well as a looming threat of recession added to the growing uncertainty amongst job-seekers and professionals. So how much did the pandemic eventually end up impacting recruitment figures at the IIMs?

Team InsideIIM09 Mar 2021

First Impressions, Last Impressions: Making A Mark In The First Few Days

This post is part of a bi-monthly series bought to you by Ayushi Mona for InsideIIM called 'Headstart'. This is the fourth post in the early career series. Read the third post here.

Ayushi Mona08 Mar 2021

Your Guide To Operations & Supply Chain Careers Post MBA

Operations management. One of the most affected domains during this pandemic. If you’re planning to specialize with an MBA in Operations Management, you’re entering an industry that has evolved significantly over 2020. From businesses shifting to e-commerce, to companies pivoting their plans and becoming more digital, operations management in 2020-21 has amped up drastically. If you’re wondering what opportunities are available to post your MBA in operations management, or if you're curious about operations and supply chain management roles in general, this is for you. Find a list of articles on operations & supply chain careers post MBA.

Team InsideIIM08 Mar 2021

Flexibility Of Roles And Autonomy Made Me Choose General Management Over Consulting, Ft. Satyam S, TCS

For Satyam Sidharth, MBA was a choice that he made after his initial work experience that gave him a flavor of the importance of critical thinking. Post his MBA with XLRI, Satyam got into TAS and worked in different Tata Group companies for the year-long stint. In our final #SettleForMore story, we today have Satyam Sidharth, who chose a career in general management over consulting and joined TCS as Business Development Manager. He currently works at TCS UK and Ireland, where he is responsible for acquiring new clients. Here are the excerpts from the interview:

InsideIIM Career Services08 Mar 2021

I Felt Defeated, I Wanted To Give Up - Here's What Kept Me Going

I gave my best shot. I didn't make it. I feel that no matter how hard I try now, I wouldn't succeed. The competition, the situation, the efforts, all of them together seem like an unsurmountable challenge. It scares me. I think about my family, their expectations, and it gives me chills.

Team InsideIIM07 Mar 2021

Finance is Not An Alpha Male Industry As Shown In Wolf of Wall Street- Radhika G, CEO Edelweiss AMC

We at InsideIIM believe that there is no role that women managers can’t excel in and Radhika Gupta is a testament to that. From being a daughter of an Indian diplomat, having studied across countries and geographies, to becoming an entrepreneur at the age of 25 in a country she had never experienced before and at the time when women in senior leadership was still a hazy concept, Radhika broke quite a few of these glass ceilings in her career. In this video, Radhika talks about the prevalent idea of the finance idea that the popular culture wants you to believe and what are the qualities you should have to excel in the world of Finance, which is by no means associated with which side of the gender you belong to. Watch her full episode here.

Team InsideIIM07 Mar 2021

Highest-Ever Average CTC Of 26.2 LPA At FMS Delhi || Final Placement Report Batch of 2019-21

Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi has concluded the final placement process in virtual mode for the 214 students of the batch of 2019-21 with the highest CTC of 58.8 LPA. 102 companies participated in the final placements process at FMS Delhi, with 84 companies making 228 offers. Despite the difficulties due to COVID Pandemic and economic slowdown, the institute continued its rich legacy of achieving 100% placements with highest-ever average CTC of 26.2 LPA and the median package stood at 24 LPA with average package of the top quartile being 38.56 LPA. The institute received its highest ever number of PPOs and a whopping 36% increase in the number of Product Management offers being made as compared to last year. For the first time, 77% of the offers were above 20 LPA with an average CTC of the top 100 offers at 31.8 LPA. The average CTC for female candidates also increased to 26.4 LPA.

Media Relations Cell, FMS Delhi FMS05 Mar 2021

How To Crack The IIM Lucknow Interview | IIM Interview Questions And Answers

As the interview rounds come closer, candidates are often left wondering what questions could be shot at them during the interview, how they would tackle questions they wouldn’t know the answers to, and what could possibly be indicators of success during the interview.

Team InsideIIM05 Mar 2021