The Ultimate Challenge To Grab An Internship During The COVID Season
Disclaimer: My story is neither sad nor brave, but just a small piece of struggle.
Disclaimer: My story is neither sad nor brave, but just a small piece of struggle.
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Now, as there is some certainty over the lifting of lockdowns, there are many unanswered questions. When will my college resume? How will placements be affected? Should I stick to my career trajectory? And what not? I would like to briefly (Word Limits) touch upon a few points that will help you build on and ease your hunt for these answers.
Meet Jhalak Mittal, a Delhi University student, majoring in Economics. Jhalak decided to pursue an MBA straight after graduation, as a fresher, after consulting seniors and MBA students. She wanted to back her economics know how with the business acumen that an #MBA degree provides. Jhalak started preparing for CAT while still in college and managed to score 98.78 percentile, thus converting a call to IIM Bangalore. In this video, she talks about her strategy for each section and how she prepared for mocks.
IIM Calcutta has released the final placement report for the MBA Class of 2020! The final placement season for the 55th batch at IIM Calcutta saw participation from 150 recruiters, including McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, BCG, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Google, AB InBev, HUL and Mondelez among others. The average of the top-50% of all offers stood at INR 34.6 lakhs, while the average of the top-75% of all offers stood at INR 30.9 lakhs. These are important highlights from the IIM Calcutta final placement report for the MBA class of 2020.
"I wish I had a good mentor when I was younger."
What's happening in the world of MBA? What are the latest updates around MBA admissions in India, the impact of Coronavirus on MBA, and placements at top IIMs and other b-schools? InsideIIM's new segment—News From The World of MBA—brings to you all the latest updates from the world of MBA in under 5 minutes.
In this second, and last, part of Alpesh's interview, he talks about his career journey. The travel venture that he had started after coming back from London fell apart within a few months. He got a job with Reliance Brands Limited, in retail. However, a chance sighting of a Decathlon store in Thane led to a 7 and a half year long career with them.