All You Need To Know About Being A Consultant After An MBA
Consulting - One of the most sought-after domains post-MBA is also one of the most enigmatic.
Consulting - One of the most sought-after domains post-MBA is also one of the most enigmatic.
Harsh Sinha had to make a tough choice between taking care of his ailing mother and joining his dream B-School. LIfe is not always fair and is full of challenges. This IIM Lucknow management student has gone through a lot of them in life and is keep pushing the boundaries every passing day. Find out his story against all odds and how he went Big and Bold!
Apart from the few games we played during our school days like running, kho-kho, three-legged race, etc., I had never played any kind of sports. I was more of a bookworm. Though I liked watching sports such as cricket, badminton, basketball, etc, I never really played sports. But who would have thought that a person like me could ever play sports or even win one of the rounds? X-sports the annual inter-section tournament held by Sportscom, the sports committee of XIMB brought a turning point in my life. Being the first inter-section event, it instilled a feeling of enthusiasm and motivated participants to get to know each other better. Also, there was a rule that if girls won in any category, their section would get extra brownie points. This made the entire class come and practice together. Boys were seen teaching the tricks in cricket to girls.
Your student life is going to end soon, but you’re clueless about the future. Not sure whether to go for an MBA or join any company and get some work experience before going for MBA?
The Chartered Financial Analyst programme is a professional course offered by the US-based CFA Institute. The programme aims to grant ‘CFA charter’ to investment and financial professionals to help them further their career goals. A candidate who successfully completes the programme is declared ‘CFA charterholder’. To become a CFA charter holder, one needs to pass all 3 levels of the CFA examination and have at least 4 years of relevant work experience. To be eligible for the CFA level 1 exam, you should hold an international passport and either be in the final year of your undergraduate studies or possess four years of work experience or a combination of work experience and education that totals at least four years.
“Thithi Thara thithi thai thithai thaka thei thei thom", the Kerala boat race chants that chorused through the auditorium from a crowd of 300, dressed in ethnic Kerala saree and mundu; the thrill that I experienced while facing them was the best amongst the Onam celebrations I had all these years.
Wildcraft... Ready for anything!
Being a fresher, I was excited about my summer internship at Godfrey Phillips India Limited, to translate my academic learning into concrete work and have first-hand experience in the corporate environment. I hit the ground running as an intern for Pan Vilas Pan Masala. Being a MOUB (Loyal) consumer of Pan Vilas (i.e. PV, as they call it), it was not difficult for me to understand the nitty-gritties of the industry.