Alumni Report 2016 – Consulting
This is the fourth edition of the annual Alumni Report on InsideIIM.com. This is part 1 of this year’s series.
Team InsideIIM
Logical Reasoning Tips - CAT 2016 - Preparation Tips 2IIM
Consider a cuboid of dimension 6cm * 8cm * 5cm. Three pairs of opposite sides of this cube are painted Red, Green and Blue. The largest surfaces have been painted Red, the smallest have been painted Blue. This cuboid is subsequently broken down into smaller cubes of dimension 1cm * 1cm * 1cm. Answer the following questions based on the information provided.
Rajesh Balasubramanian
Why You Should Manage Your Time - Time Management (Part 1)
"Until we manage time, we can manage nothing else."
Nidhi Malkan
'Don't Get Too Hung Up Upon Money, Rather Focus On Your Interest Area' - Interview With Disha Chhabra - IIM Calcutta (PGPEX)
Team InsideIIM conducted an interview with Disha Chhabra, an alumna of IIM Calcutta (PGPEX). Read on to find out more -
Team InsideIIM
How To Select Your MBA Institute, The Alumni Perspective - Himanshu From IIM Udaipur
Hello Batch of 2016-2018!
Himanshu Sachdeva
You Need A Career Strategy
So what exactly is Career Strategy? It’s just a fancy jargon for Career Plan! Do you have a career plan? Do you know what you want and where do you want to be in the next 5 years or 10 years or 20 years? Many a times, we choose a career path which is not right for us. We spend years doing something at which we may be good at but it doesn’t interest us or doesn’t inspire us. Or we may spend time doing something we don’t want to do and we aren’t good at it but we still do it as it is a “safe” option. Or maybe we do it because our parents want us to pursue it or our friends are pursuing it. But it is YOUR career! Instead of changing your career path, START with a STRATEGY so that you always have the privilege to pursue whatever it is that you’re ‘destined’ to.
Nidhi Malkan
Why You Should Unleash The Writer In You
Although we all have the ability to write, we usually lack the inclination to write. Writing is an art which can be only mastered through practice and effort. While writing is done professionally, it also shows up in multiple facets of our lives which makes it too important to ignore.
Eton Pinto
Issues Faced By An Author, The MBA Perspective - Disha From IIM Calcutta (PGPEX)
An MBA education teaches you so many things. But most are forgotten as we move along our jobs. Unless of course, you are an entrepreneur. The journey as an author has made me relive all the fundamentals of MBA starting from finance and marketing to people management. From a finance point of view, getting a book out is a huge investment. Contrary to popular myths that as an author, you make a lot of money; if you are a fast time author, money is the last thing you should expect. In fact, over the last month , I have told a lot of aspiring writers that write for passion but not for money. You earn minuscule on the book. Depending on your publisher, you sometimes even need to buy some minimum copies which cost you a lot. Then comes the point of spreading awareness about your book. A lot of free copies may have to be given out just to arouse people’s interest. People even hire PR agencies to get their books across to the mainstream. I too contemplated doing that. But the money they quote simply makes you jump out of your seats! On the marketing front, in the age of digital media you are connected to friends and can coax them to buy and rate your book. But beyond a few friends, scaling is not an easy job. What will engage people? What will prompt them to buy your book? What will differentiate your product from others in the market? Questions like these just keep popping in your head. And you are left juggling with ideas, putting all the ‘gyaan’ of your marketing classes to use… And then there are people management issues. Some will like your book, some will not. Some may keep bragging to be given a ‘free’ book. Some may feel you are acting pricey even if you are ‘genuinely’ busy. The book is like your baby. So on your part, you need to be careful that even negative feedback is taken well by you.. I even had a person telling me why I had ‘stolen’ his name without his permission. There are always reviews flowing in. You keep reminding friends to keep posting reviews. Remind some others to buy the book if they have not already. Sometimes you feel bad when despite constant reminder, even a good friend does not buy the book. But all in all, its an entrepreneurial venture in itself. Success or failure is not in my hand, learning definitely is! --------
Disha Chhabra
Alumni Report 2016 – Consulting
This is the fourth edition of the annual Alumni Report on InsideIIM.com. This is part 1 of this year’s series.
Team InsideIIM
Logical Reasoning Tips - CAT 2016 - Preparation Tips 2IIM
Consider a cuboid of dimension 6cm * 8cm * 5cm. Three pairs of opposite sides of this cube are painted Red, Green and Blue. The largest surfaces have been painted Red, the smallest have been painted Blue. This cuboid is subsequently broken down into smaller cubes of dimension 1cm * 1cm * 1cm. Answer the following questions based on the information provided.
Rajesh Balasubramanian
Why You Should Manage Your Time - Time Management (Part 1)
"Until we manage time, we can manage nothing else."
Nidhi Malkan
'Don't Get Too Hung Up Upon Money, Rather Focus On Your Interest Area' - Interview With Disha Chhabra - IIM Calcutta (PGPEX)
Team InsideIIM conducted an interview with Disha Chhabra, an alumna of IIM Calcutta (PGPEX). Read on to find out more -
Team InsideIIM
How To Select Your MBA Institute, The Alumni Perspective - Himanshu From IIM Udaipur
Hello Batch of 2016-2018!
Himanshu Sachdeva
You Need A Career Strategy
So what exactly is Career Strategy? It’s just a fancy jargon for Career Plan! Do you have a career plan? Do you know what you want and where do you want to be in the next 5 years or 10 years or 20 years? Many a times, we choose a career path which is not right for us. We spend years doing something at which we may be good at but it doesn’t interest us or doesn’t inspire us. Or we may spend time doing something we don’t want to do and we aren’t good at it but we still do it as it is a “safe” option. Or maybe we do it because our parents want us to pursue it or our friends are pursuing it. But it is YOUR career! Instead of changing your career path, START with a STRATEGY so that you always have the privilege to pursue whatever it is that you’re ‘destined’ to.
Nidhi Malkan
Why You Should Unleash The Writer In You
Although we all have the ability to write, we usually lack the inclination to write. Writing is an art which can be only mastered through practice and effort. While writing is done professionally, it also shows up in multiple facets of our lives which makes it too important to ignore.
Eton Pinto
Issues Faced By An Author, The MBA Perspective - Disha From IIM Calcutta (PGPEX)
An MBA education teaches you so many things. But most are forgotten as we move along our jobs. Unless of course, you are an entrepreneur. The journey as an author has made me relive all the fundamentals of MBA starting from finance and marketing to people management. From a finance point of view, getting a book out is a huge investment. Contrary to popular myths that as an author, you make a lot of money; if you are a fast time author, money is the last thing you should expect. In fact, over the last month , I have told a lot of aspiring writers that write for passion but not for money. You earn minuscule on the book. Depending on your publisher, you sometimes even need to buy some minimum copies which cost you a lot. Then comes the point of spreading awareness about your book. A lot of free copies may have to be given out just to arouse people’s interest. People even hire PR agencies to get their books across to the mainstream. I too contemplated doing that. But the money they quote simply makes you jump out of your seats! On the marketing front, in the age of digital media you are connected to friends and can coax them to buy and rate your book. But beyond a few friends, scaling is not an easy job. What will engage people? What will prompt them to buy your book? What will differentiate your product from others in the market? Questions like these just keep popping in your head. And you are left juggling with ideas, putting all the ‘gyaan’ of your marketing classes to use… And then there are people management issues. Some will like your book, some will not. Some may keep bragging to be given a ‘free’ book. Some may feel you are acting pricey even if you are ‘genuinely’ busy. The book is like your baby. So on your part, you need to be careful that even negative feedback is taken well by you.. I even had a person telling me why I had ‘stolen’ his name without his permission. There are always reviews flowing in. You keep reminding friends to keep posting reviews. Remind some others to buy the book if they have not already. Sometimes you feel bad when despite constant reminder, even a good friend does not buy the book. But all in all, its an entrepreneurial venture in itself. Success or failure is not in my hand, learning definitely is! --------
Disha Chhabra