Pursuing an MBA has one sure-shot progression of eventuality - A summer Internship. Among the various offers made in the adrenaline rush of the Summer Placements is a Retail Project - a coveted plunge into the realm of Marketing and Sales, inviting avenues to learn and understand human beings – their choices, likes and dislikes, the reasons, etc.
John F. Kennedy once said, “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” When our beloved nation was struck by the crisis, not only did we realise the danger that COVID 19 posed to the common man, but we collectively realised the opportunity to come together behind closed doors to address critical issues that the pandemic has bought about. The team came together at the “Coronathon” event held in late March and have been taking time from our daily schedule to create the platform COVIDFYI with zero funding.
People never seem to reveal a lot about what happened in their MBA programmes when asked. Other than the usual tiny tidbits & the proverbial “it’s something you need to experience” & “those were the best 2 years of my life”, there’s not really a lot they tell you before going on a nostalgia trip in their minds, reminiscing about the golden days. As someone who was knee-deep in UPSC preparations only a year ago, this sudden shift to MBA did catch me flat-footed and I was heavily underprepared on what to expect from the program. Apart from the typical 20 somethings’ mind muddled with, in the words of CS Lewis, “a zoo of lusts, a bedlam of ambitions, a nursery of fears, a harem of fondled hatreds”, I was pretty much a clean slate when I came here. That didn’t make me any less excited or anxious about it though.
‘Future of supply chain is embracing digital', says the InsideIIM Professor of the Year 2020, Prof. Debjit Roy from IIM Ahmedabad. Amidst the global lockdown, Prof. Roy is currently practicing social distancing from his apartment at Michigan. But, that did not stop us from getting his valuable insights on the current COVID-19 situation, the future of supply chain, the pedagogy of IIM A, and what makes it the best. And as Prof. Roy mentioned again and again in his talk, we ‘embraced digital' to bring to you the first part of this three-part interview, of the first episode of InsideIIM Professor of the Year 2020.
COVID-19 has been and continues to be the biggest roadblock for operations/supply chain departments of almost all organizations in the world. With travel/transport bans, less on-site presence and incoming budget cuts, things are becoming difficult for managers to manage. While it's a difficult time for all, it’s an opportunity for an operations student and MBA aspirant. The COVID situation is not just a case study but also a great time to learn new skills and harness tools that will help you solve such cases in future. With colleges, WAT-GD-PI interviews and jobs appointments being postponed indefinitely, here is the chance to take up some useful online operations courses. Don’t Wait! Start learning NOW!
Coronavirus has pretty much ensured that we can’t get out of our homes. Not only is movement restricted, even the flow of goods and services remains questionable. Meanwhile, one of the repercussions of this lockdown is deferring of jobs, cancellation of internships, layoffs and a general slump in the job market. Whether you’re an MBA aspirant, student or in any other stream of work or education, you too are probably going through a hard time finding and retaining work. This is why today we share with you 5 tried and tested ways to get hired digitally.
When You Fail, Don't Give Up I still remember the day when I started preparing for CAT, 3.5 yrs from now.
I, Tanya Shridhar, bring to you an enriching conversation with Mr Kunal Jeswani, Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy India. Mr Jeswani has worked with iconic companies such as Unilever, Mondelez, Vodafone, BMW, Dabur and Pernod Ricard. He has also worked on the launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for BCCI and has led the South Asia Cricket Boards' bid for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. He is a distinguished alumnus and a member of the Governing Council of one of India’s premier Marketing Communication Institutes - MICA, Ahmedabad. In this interview, Kunal talks about his years in the advertising industry, his journey as a CEO, his takeaways from MICA and the value of having a strong point of view.
