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Things To Expect When You Join Asian Paints As A Newbie, Ft. Pazhani Raj Thanuj Chandrasekharan

Things To Expect When You Join Asian Paints As A Newbie, Ft. Pazhani Raj Thanuj Chandrasekharan

Asian Paints has been an organization close to my heart right from the start of my SPJIMR days. This is on account of their brilliant marketing strategy and branding done throughout the years. The mascot of ‘Gattu’ which was conceived as early as 1954 has been on my mind since childhood. Asian Paints has been a market leader due to its excellent capital allocation, working capital cycle management, and amazing leadership team. The firm invests heavily in technology and was among the first companies to invest in a supercomputer in India to analyze paint sales over the years and develop predictive models on the shades of paints being sold in different geographies. The firm has an enriching talent pipeline with veterans moving up the corporate ladder to lead the company over the years. I have always been in awe of the passion of the ambitious business teams and the clear vision of the leaders. The Campus Pre-Placement Talk had thrown light on how leaders are molded and nurtured at Asian Paints and how employees are at the core of everything they do. These factors played a major role in my decision to choose Asian Paints as my employer of choice.

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5 Compelling Reasons to Take MBA Summer Placements Seriously

5 Compelling Reasons to Take MBA Summer Placements Seriously

Summer isn’t just for vacation; it also includes a plethora of activities centered on MBA summer placements for you, as a student in b-school. It turns out to be a common tendency to not take this seriously without realizing that it is one of the most crucial periods in your b-school life. By the time you've settled into the notion of an MBA, summer placements arrive, and you don't have time to comprehend anything and may feel disoriented.

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What Does The CAT Really Test? - Answered By Vaidehi Sanadhya, CAT 99.42%iler

What Does The CAT Really Test? - Answered By Vaidehi Sanadhya, CAT 99.42%iler

Looking at the strenuous preparation schedule advocated by the toppers in their post-selection tales of their CAT journey, many aspirants mistake CAT to be a deep-dyed test of aptitude. But this assumption is wrong because CAT is so much more than just your aptitude. It might be difficult to understand how but CAT tests you as a person, it analyses such traits in your personality that will make you a good leader. And, to excel at those traits, it is first important to understand what these attributes are and in what way they are tested in the CAT examination.

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I Left My Singapore Job To Pursue Core HR & Got A Pay Cut, Ft. Siddharth Vishwanath, HR Head @ Mensa Brands

I Left My Singapore Job To Pursue Core HR & Got A Pay Cut, Ft. Siddharth Vishwanath, HR Head @ Mensa Brands

HR is for women and there is not much you can do except for making Rangolis! These probably are the most heard myths that you must have also heard at some point in your life.But, we today have someone who can help you understand the real meaning of building a fruitful career in HR; Siddharth Vishwanath, Head of HR at Mensa Brands. Siddharth Vishwanath has worked in the retail, e-commerce, automotive, media and IT domains in the last 13 odd years and has understood the true potential of an HR career and the kind of impact they can make on businesses.

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I Rejected A Godrej Job On Campus To Be An Entrepreneur,Ft. Shikha Murarka, Founder, Mishmash Bakery

I Rejected A Godrej Job On Campus To Be An Entrepreneur,Ft. Shikha Murarka, Founder, Mishmash Bakery

In this episode of Konversations Cafe, we have our first woman entrepreneur of this season Shikha Murarka, who is currently running her own baking company called MishMash Bakery and has garnered quite a lot of acclaim and attention, thanks to her celebrity associations. But, how did all this start? How did an MBA decide to be a baker all of a sudden? Shikha breaks it down in this part of her candid conversation.

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From Scoring Less Than 70%ile To Making It To SPJIMR Mumbai In My Third Attempt - Ft. Gokul V Sunil

From Scoring Less Than 70%ile To Making It To SPJIMR Mumbai In My Third Attempt - Ft. Gokul V Sunil

Unlike many students in college, I was clear with my goals and what I wanted to do with my career. But even then, how to achieve that particular dream was kind of ambiguous since there were multiple options in front of me - either going abroad or staying in India. The only thing that I had figured out towards the end of my four-year bachelor’s degree was to pursue my career in the management sector rather than in the engineering sector. When I gave my first CAT exam, I hardly knew anything about it, ranging from the duration of the exam to the actual pattern of the exam. I never intended to pursue my post-graduation immediately. I was held up with a lot of work at my college, both academics, and extra-curricular. So, it was like a mock test for me, and once the results got out, there was no element of surprise. I scored significantly less in the range of 70% tile, but the overall exam pattern, especially DILR and Quants, was very much comfortable for me, and I was confident that I could do better if I try again.

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