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Can CEOs Teach Business Better Than Professors? Ft. Pratham M, Masters' Union

What if your b school professors are people who hold top positions with the likes of McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BCG, Nielson, and more? What if the CEOs of companies you want to work for are teaching you in classrooms? Perhaps the most important part of your MBA journey would be networking, and many professionals emphasize on this. In today's video, we have with us Pratham Mittal, co-founder of Outgrow, founder of the Neta App, and Project Director at Masters' Union School of Business. With him, we discuss the importance of industry connect at a b school, and how Masters' Union is trying out an experimental method of teaching by connecting their students directly with CEOs as professors.

Career Services Centre29 Apr 2020

HR Professionals Don't Just Make Rangolis, They Are The Trend Sensors Ft. Harshita C, ex Nestle

Continuing her talk about the HR profession, Harshita takes us through her stint at Honeywell, where she did a Learning and Development role. A TISS alum, she has worked with big companies like Mondelez, Colgate-Palmolive, Honeywell, and Nestle, currently holding a senior position with Freshworks. She talks of the challenges that an LnD Professional faces, and how they deal with varying ranks of businesses, right from fresh joinees to the top brass. Each rank requires a different kind of program to be designed, and each requires special care.

Team InsideIIM28 Apr 2020

A Gateway To Learning - Tata Steel's Management Trainee Program - Chandra Sekhar Gandroju, IIM Shillong

In the midst of the extended lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of students with their campus placements and PPOs are eagerly waiting to join their firms. InsideIIM got in touch with one of last year’s Management Trainees at Tata Steel, Chandra Sekhar Gandroju, to understand how his journey had been when he was picked from campus last year. A fresher, Chandra Sekhar opted for campus placement from IIM Shillong and got through to Tata Steel. In this article he shares his experience of undergoing the Management Trainee program, working with one of the manufacturing giants in the country, his future plans and how he is spending his time productively during the lockdown.

InsideIIM Career Services28 Apr 2020

Should I Quit My Job To Prepare For CAT?

One question that a person is often faced with during their preparations for the CAT exam is whether it is reasonable to quit their job for preparations. A lot of aspirants who are working in the industry usually find it difficult to balance their hectic job with preparations.

Ashi Jain28 Apr 2020

Top 5 Skills That Make A Successful HR Professional Ft. Harshita C, SPHR, ex-Nestle, TISS Alum

Do you aspire to be an HR professional? Do you know what it takes to be one? Recently, we saw a lot of interest around HR on our platform. To cater to this rising interest, we decided to have a chat with a true blue HR professional, Harshita Chaudhary, SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources). Harshita has close to a decade of experience in the HR function, having worked with big names like Mondelez (then Cadbury), Nestle, Colgate Palmolive and Honeywell. Currently, she works at Freshworks as Senior Manager OD & Talent.

Team InsideIIM27 Apr 2020

Life In Lockdown, MBA After A Pandemic | Ft. Nishant Naik, IIM Shillong

It is not news that the entire world is grappling with one of the deadlier pandemics of the last few decades. Nations across the globe are imposing near-complete lockdowns, and growth in R&D into possible cures and vaccines is on an ever-increasing pace.

PR Cell IIM Shillong27 Apr 2020

The Evolution Of FirstCry | Ft. Harsh Pamnani, Author - Booming Brands

Founded in 2010, FirstCry is India's largest omnichannel (web, mobile and offline) retailer focused on the needs of babies, kids, and mothers. It also runs India's largest maternity clinic gift hamper program, offline stores chain, and online parenting communities targeted towards parents. Moreover, it also started a logistics business - Xpressbees that has emerged as one of India's fastest-growing logistics companies.

Debayan Purkayastha27 Apr 2020

Should You Join IIM Raipur? | All You Need To Know

Every MBA aspirant experience confusion, dilemma and anxiety while making a choice at the juncture for selecting her/his dream B-school. These concerns are obvious as MBA requires huge investments in terms of money, time and efforts. Thus, a decision to join an MBA college is weighted in terms of returns that a student would reap for putting these investments.

Animesh Shah27 Apr 2020