Having scored more than 99.2%ile in my first CAT attempt during the last year of my engineering, I thought that I can easily get into IIM I, S, Ranchi if not the other senior IIMs. But, then, the normalisation took place and I failed to perform decent in my interviews. I had lost all hope of doing an MBA last year and I didn't fill any private B-school forms, because IIM!
Jagriti did Biotechnology and with very little knowledge about the MBA world, she started preparing for the B-school examination. And with a tinge of hard work and a lot of confidence, Jagriti made it to one of the top management institutes in the country; IIM Ahmedabad. It is at IIM Ahmedabad that her love for marketing started and when it was time for her to join Nestle, that too happened all of a sudden. Spending over 8 years at Nestlé, working with the god of brands Maggi, Jagriti has now become a true blue marketeer holding hands of the worlds’ largest FMCG brand. Let's find out more about Jagriti’s journey in this episode of Konversations Cafe Online.
We're often faced with dilemmas that seem too hard. How do you make a tough choice? Personal responsibilities or professional? Today, we bring you an individual who had to choose between the SNAP exam or gain experience by working on-site in a remote place in Bihar. He decided to choose the latter because many people depended on him. His company even awarded him the "Above & Beyond" for exhibiting such a strong sense of teamwork and responsible behaviour. His dedication to work and dependability placed him amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates!
Going to a different country with a different language and culture can be a difficult proposition to adjust to. And if you are going to a different country alone then it is scarier still. Today, we have someone who travelled to 4 different countries in Europe without a mobile network plan. His daring attitude and interest in trying new things found him a place amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates! The following is Arumuga Vinayagam's set of responses to a questionnaire floated amongst MBA graduates to determine the top-50 most employable MBA graduates of the Class of 2020. Amongst the massive number of entries and responses being evaluated by the Founder of InsideIIM-Kampus Konversations, Arumuga's story and profile stood out. Here's his story in his words.
What does it take to work with teams and batch mates during b-school and produce the best results as well as make great friends? Hitesh Arora, featured as one of InsideIIM's Best 50 - the most employable graduates from the class of 2018-20, has some answers. From being challenged in b-school competitions to playing team lead and taking ownership, Hitesh has done it all. This IIFT grad has an interesting perspective on b-school, competitions and teamwork. Find out in this article why he features in InsideIIM's Best 50!
Why talking about TikTok now, you ask? Well, because without TikTok the marketing classes of today might not be complete. A vital part of internet generation marketing is Influencer marketing, and brands have come to know about its power with the expansion of smartphones and internet in the country. But how did we reach this far? And how is it that a TikTok ban can affect the brands dearly? We discuss this and a lot more in our first episode of DEKODED, where we decode things from the everyday world.
They say, "If you fall once, attempt again." But at what cost? Today, we bring you someone who made two consecutive risky decisions to pursue his passion for supply chain and lean thinking. His knowledge of "knowing what is best for him" and the innate desire to make processes better landed him amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates!
Year on year, the placements data provided by the IIMs and other top b-schools indicates one strong and recurring trend - Consulting is one of the most sought-after functions for MBA grads. in their final year. One of the biggest drivers for this trend is that roles like Management Consulting offer exposure across a diverse set of industries - Consulting firms work with corporates, state and central governments, international governments, and even other Consulting firms! But perhaps an even bigger driver is the paycheck that a Consultant takes home at the end of every month.
Having scored more than 99.2%ile in my first CAT attempt during the last year of my engineering, I thought that I can easily get into IIM I, S, Ranchi if not the other senior IIMs. But, then, the normalisation took place and I failed to perform decent in my interviews. I had lost all hope of doing an MBA last year and I didn't fill any private B-school forms, because IIM!
Jagriti did Biotechnology and with very little knowledge about the MBA world, she started preparing for the B-school examination. And with a tinge of hard work and a lot of confidence, Jagriti made it to one of the top management institutes in the country; IIM Ahmedabad. It is at IIM Ahmedabad that her love for marketing started and when it was time for her to join Nestle, that too happened all of a sudden. Spending over 8 years at Nestlé, working with the god of brands Maggi, Jagriti has now become a true blue marketeer holding hands of the worlds’ largest FMCG brand. Let's find out more about Jagriti’s journey in this episode of Konversations Cafe Online.
We're often faced with dilemmas that seem too hard. How do you make a tough choice? Personal responsibilities or professional? Today, we bring you an individual who had to choose between the SNAP exam or gain experience by working on-site in a remote place in Bihar. He decided to choose the latter because many people depended on him. His company even awarded him the "Above & Beyond" for exhibiting such a strong sense of teamwork and responsible behaviour. His dedication to work and dependability placed him amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates!
Going to a different country with a different language and culture can be a difficult proposition to adjust to. And if you are going to a different country alone then it is scarier still. Today, we have someone who travelled to 4 different countries in Europe without a mobile network plan. His daring attitude and interest in trying new things found him a place amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates! The following is Arumuga Vinayagam's set of responses to a questionnaire floated amongst MBA graduates to determine the top-50 most employable MBA graduates of the Class of 2020. Amongst the massive number of entries and responses being evaluated by the Founder of InsideIIM-Kampus Konversations, Arumuga's story and profile stood out. Here's his story in his words.
What does it take to work with teams and batch mates during b-school and produce the best results as well as make great friends? Hitesh Arora, featured as one of InsideIIM's Best 50 - the most employable graduates from the class of 2018-20, has some answers. From being challenged in b-school competitions to playing team lead and taking ownership, Hitesh has done it all. This IIFT grad has an interesting perspective on b-school, competitions and teamwork. Find out in this article why he features in InsideIIM's Best 50!
Why talking about TikTok now, you ask? Well, because without TikTok the marketing classes of today might not be complete. A vital part of internet generation marketing is Influencer marketing, and brands have come to know about its power with the expansion of smartphones and internet in the country. But how did we reach this far? And how is it that a TikTok ban can affect the brands dearly? We discuss this and a lot more in our first episode of DEKODED, where we decode things from the everyday world.
They say, "If you fall once, attempt again." But at what cost? Today, we bring you someone who made two consecutive risky decisions to pursue his passion for supply chain and lean thinking. His knowledge of "knowing what is best for him" and the innate desire to make processes better landed him amongst India's Best-50 Most Employable MBA Graduates!
Year on year, the placements data provided by the IIMs and other top b-schools indicates one strong and recurring trend - Consulting is one of the most sought-after functions for MBA grads. in their final year. One of the biggest drivers for this trend is that roles like Management Consulting offer exposure across a diverse set of industries - Consulting firms work with corporates, state and central governments, international governments, and even other Consulting firms! But perhaps an even bigger driver is the paycheck that a Consultant takes home at the end of every month.
