Before stepping into IIM Lucknow, I'd had less than a month of vacation. Due to the lack of time and my innate innocence, I hadn't thought about what I was getting my self into. In short, I hadn't really thought of what I wanted and what I was going to expect from a b-school in general.
For all the disappointed souls out there post the CAT exam, it’s time to let go of your frustrations and start focusing on XAT. Life always gives you second chances and XAT is that one chance available every year to all the b-school aspirants. Top b-schools like XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, GIM, etc. take candidates using XAT score. It is a 3.5 hours exam, scheduled to be held online on the 6th of January.
"It was the worst of all, wasn't it? A project heavy term, packed with insane placement rush. I am so glad it's over." A mind says."Yeah, true that." A heart replies.
SNAP, for the first time in its history, went online this year. The exam was conducted on 17th December, Sunday. The exam pulled an IIFT all over again! The SNAP paper this year was completely different from any of its earlier avatars. The types of questions differed significantly from the last few years. Overall, the paper was more difficult as compared to that of last year. The paper had a total of 4 sections – General English, Quantitative Ability, Current Affairs and Analytical & Logical Reasoning in the paper with 40, 40, 30 and 40 questions in each section respectively. The sections were jumbled up. There was 1 mark given for each correct answer and 0.25 marks penalty for each incorrect answer. The total time given for the paper was 120 minutes.
Meet Richpal Choudhary who lives in Rajasthan but was born and raised in Gujarat (Vadodara). He completed his graduation in B.com from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara in 2016. After completing his graduation he started preparing for Competitive exams and the preparation phase lasted around 12 months after which he scored 98.75 percentile in SNAP. He says scoring high is a difficult task but if it is done with proper planning and smart work, it is achievable.
When one is able to break through the cacophony of the clutter, the goal seems attainable.
It is always advisable to decide your masters once you have a taste of the corporate culture and get exposed to the routine of stringent deadlines, multiple clients all at the same time. The hectic long hour shifts during the busy season of the organisation is another dimension that adds to your personality and makes you more competent to handle stress while delivering exceptional client service. I had my share of all in my one year’s experience at EY.
Data is the new currency in town and all giant corporations, as always, can’t have enough of it. Google probably knows more about many of us than we know ourselves! This huge amount of data is processed and analysed to gain insights about the customers and into the functioning of the business and finds application in almost all fields. The information about customers is of particular use to marketers.
