In this video, Harsh Parikh, CA, Co-Founder at DRiefcase, Ex-Director - Investment Banking at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch, IIM Bangalore grad talks about his passion for investment banking and making big bucks. He also tells us about his experience studying at IIM Bangalore.
“You can be free after your 10th std. This is the most important exam of your life”, said the parent to boy/girl wonder. The 15-year-old kid beamed with joy thinking that the ordeal will soon be over. And that they will step into the brave new world as a free being. Wonder kid was expected to top the class, secure seat in the top institution, graduate with a 7-figure salary, marry a spouse of their parents’ choice and be the role model the world has never ever seen. This impressive castle of dreams was conceived even before the little one was conceived. Funny how most parents share the same dream. Math dictates that there can be only one first rank. Why can parents not accept the overwhelming odds that their kid could be mediocre? ‘Well, noooooo. Because it is my kid and my kid has my genes’. Ahem, okay, that explains it.
Summers are sun hats, beach mornings and lemonade but if you're a b-school student, things are slightly different. Your summers are no picnic; in fact, it's your chance to prove yourself and land a job in your dream company.
One month at XLRI! It couldn’t have been better. It is just like a roller coaster ride and people say that it has just begun! One month, and I have gone through almost all the human emotions possible - Joy, Sadness, Stress, Anger, Fear; you name it and it is there. But the output has been just splendid.
In this video, business journalist Tamal Bandyopadhyay, a founding member of Mint, a columnist for the Business Standard, Financial Express & Economic Times as well as a prolific author tells us the story of HDFC bank and it’s digital journey. He also shares some precious nuggets of advice on the right attitude towards work and learning as well as project management.
A corporation that includes legacy companies like TATA Steel, TATA Motors, Titan, Taj Hotels and many others, TATA Group is one of the largest conglomerates in the country. And when an organization is this huge in scale, it needs the brightest of the minds to run the show. Keeping this in mind, JRD Tata in 1956 decided to initiate a leadership training program named, the Tata Administrative Services, better known as TAS.
At InsideIIM, we strive to bring to you content that is not just highly insightful but also takes you behind-the-scenes of what an MBA entails. It is only through experiences of post-MBA professionals that one can truly grasp what a career after an MBA looks like. More often than not, through their anecdotes, these professionals bring out certain truths and realities about the corporate world that may burst thousands of bubbles about what an MBA really is.
Disclaimer: We know the sound is slightly off. We're really sorry about that. But do listen to the conversation! It's full of insights and interesting tidbits.
In this video, Harsh Parikh, CA, Co-Founder at DRiefcase, Ex-Director - Investment Banking at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch, IIM Bangalore grad talks about his passion for investment banking and making big bucks. He also tells us about his experience studying at IIM Bangalore.
“You can be free after your 10th std. This is the most important exam of your life”, said the parent to boy/girl wonder. The 15-year-old kid beamed with joy thinking that the ordeal will soon be over. And that they will step into the brave new world as a free being. Wonder kid was expected to top the class, secure seat in the top institution, graduate with a 7-figure salary, marry a spouse of their parents’ choice and be the role model the world has never ever seen. This impressive castle of dreams was conceived even before the little one was conceived. Funny how most parents share the same dream. Math dictates that there can be only one first rank. Why can parents not accept the overwhelming odds that their kid could be mediocre? ‘Well, noooooo. Because it is my kid and my kid has my genes’. Ahem, okay, that explains it.
Summers are sun hats, beach mornings and lemonade but if you're a b-school student, things are slightly different. Your summers are no picnic; in fact, it's your chance to prove yourself and land a job in your dream company.
One month at XLRI! It couldn’t have been better. It is just like a roller coaster ride and people say that it has just begun! One month, and I have gone through almost all the human emotions possible - Joy, Sadness, Stress, Anger, Fear; you name it and it is there. But the output has been just splendid.
In this video, business journalist Tamal Bandyopadhyay, a founding member of Mint, a columnist for the Business Standard, Financial Express & Economic Times as well as a prolific author tells us the story of HDFC bank and it’s digital journey. He also shares some precious nuggets of advice on the right attitude towards work and learning as well as project management.
A corporation that includes legacy companies like TATA Steel, TATA Motors, Titan, Taj Hotels and many others, TATA Group is one of the largest conglomerates in the country. And when an organization is this huge in scale, it needs the brightest of the minds to run the show. Keeping this in mind, JRD Tata in 1956 decided to initiate a leadership training program named, the Tata Administrative Services, better known as TAS.
At InsideIIM, we strive to bring to you content that is not just highly insightful but also takes you behind-the-scenes of what an MBA entails. It is only through experiences of post-MBA professionals that one can truly grasp what a career after an MBA looks like. More often than not, through their anecdotes, these professionals bring out certain truths and realities about the corporate world that may burst thousands of bubbles about what an MBA really is.
Disclaimer: We know the sound is slightly off. We're really sorry about that. But do listen to the conversation! It's full of insights and interesting tidbits.
