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The Surprising Reason Why India’s Finance Professionals Underachieve, Ft. Radhika G, CEO Edelweiss

On International Women’s Day, we have a CEO of a major financial institution Edelweiss AMC telling you about that one skill that is crucial to have a successful finance career. In this part of the CXO Central Clips, Radhika mentions the importance of understanding the potential within. She believes that India has no dearth of talent when it comes to financial knowledge acing technicalities. However, she believes that we need to include a vital element to become successful, which she discusses in the video. If you want to watch her entire interview, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM8yZ...

Team InsideIIM08 Mar 2021

IIM C, L, K Interview Experiences Of A Non-Engineer || Ft. Ritesh Singh

Ritesh Singh, born and brought up in the small town of Sasaram, Bihar. Did his schooling from his hometown and then joined BHU. He has completed his graduation in B.Com (Hons.) from the Faculty of Commerce, BHU in 2020. Currently, he is pursuing MBA from IIM Lucknow, and for his summers, he got the internship opportunity at Flipkart.

QURESHI BUSHRA ABDUL AZIZ08 Mar 2021

GD-PI-WAT Experience For IIFT Admission Process | Anshu Chaturvedi IIFT K'22

A few months back, I shared my IIFT entrance preparation strategy in detail on InsideIIM. I wanted to help the aspirants by sharing my interview experience for IIFT, where I challenged the other 2802 candidates who got selected for the GD-PI-WAT round. I have shared my in-detail GD-PI-WAT experience for IIFT; I hope it helps.

Dhruv Aggarwal08 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

How This Indian Couple Got Into Consulting And IB Post Their MBA with HKU, Ft. Rahul & Manasy

Rahul and Manasy both joined Goldman Sachs Bangalore office almost at the same time and spent a considerable amount of time there before deciding to pursue their MBA. Manasy was the first to take her MBA call and went on to pursue her degree from the 'HKU Business School'. Rahul joined her at HKU, having known very well about the structure of the institute and what it has in the offer. Watch this video to know more about what motivated their decision to go for an MBA in Asia, what followed and how they got into their dream roles post that. *This is a promoted feature.

Team InsideIIM07 Mar 2021

Why MBA? Interview Question Answered By IIM A B C K L, ISB, SPJIMR, and XLRI Converts

When preparing an answer to the 'Why MBA' question, it is crucial to understand that a successful answer comprises of a variety of factors. Hear IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, ISB, SPJIMR, and XLRI students share their answers and learn how those who convert IIM interviews approach this question. The Why MBA questions lie at the core of every interview and to help you ace the answer, we also share tips and advice by these top minds on how to approach your IIM or other business schools' interviews.

Team InsideIIM07 Mar 2021