I am Srijan Eppalapally, currently studying PGDM (2019-21 batch) in Banking and Financial Services at the National Institute of Bank Management, Pune. I secured my summer internship with CRISIL limited. I worked as a Research Intern at the Global Analytical Centre of CRISIL from April to June of 2020 spanning over 8 weeks.
Flowers can't choose the place where they bloom, and children can't choose the parents they're born to. But later, to obtain what they want, everyone puts up with things, puts in efforts, picks up skills, and chooses the path that deems right, and so did I. I was living in my small world always thinking about exploring the world unexplored. For the first time, I stayed away from my hometown, but the new place was no less than a "Home away from home," I became a crow of IIM Ranchi, and it was my nest after all.
The story started not very long before I called my mother on the most joyful day of my MBA life and said, "Maa, I got placed." I could literally feel the warmth of her very presence and hear a thousand emotions, although all she did was, take a deep breath and say nothing.
Summer Internship is one of the most important landmarks in the tenure of a B-school student. It provides everyone with a platform to apply their classroom learnings in a practical setting and get a bird's eye view of the practitioner.
Remember the famous dialogue from 3 Idiots - "When a friend flunks a test (fails an exam) you feel bad; but when s/he tops the test (and you receive mediocre scores), you feel even worse!." Something many a b-school student may have experienced for sure! Which is why Prashant Mishra, featured as InsideIIM's Best 50 - one of India's Most Employable Graduates is unique. Because during placement season, despite being placed in his first interview, Prashant chose to work with peers and batchmates in order to train them and help them bag an offer! Check out what motivated Prashant to be so selfless in this article!
Management Consulting is one of the most sought-after functions for MBAs graduating from top IIMs and other business schools. Many top recruiters hire from these campuses, but the most sought-after are the MBB firms - McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. These are three of the largest and oldest management consulting firms in the world, and the most desirable for MBA graduates and alumni of India's best b-schools. So what does life as a Partner at one of the MBB firms look like? What kind of skills do Consultants need to make it right to the top as a Principal or Partner? What makes Consulting so desirable? Here's a peek into the life of a Partner and Director at one of the world's largest Consulting firms.
