I was sitting in my home watching some daily soap on TV with my family. My eyes were definitely there on the TV but something else was running through my mind. I had left my job for some mediocre b-school. I was confused, perplexed, frightened. I kept on asking the same question to myself, "Have I already taken the worst decision of my life?" And then my phone buzzed…
Choosing to do MBA is the first decision in one’s career. Sustaining and accomplishing what’s needed by absorbing all that it has is what determines one’s readiness to what lies ahead. While learning is a constant process, MBA begins with unlearning the misconceptions and what’s not required.
In India, the story of grades begins as early as in primary school. Let’s look at the story of Raju. An innocent little kid hailing from a middle-class family who have huge expectations of him. Raju is in his primary school and has just realized the joy of having friends and how much fun it is to play with them. But, before he knows it, he is burdened by the society with this huge responsibility; get good grades this year or else your life will be reduced to one of misery.
It has been almost a month since I joined the Master of Hospital Administration course in TISS, Mumbai. Whatever I expected before joining or even before applying for this course, it seems like I am getting more than that in every aspect.
With one of the most unique recruitment processes on campus (Aptitude+ Psychometric Test, Chairman GD and PI), I had big hopes for the internship and was elated on joining the undoubted leader in the watches and accessories industry of India.
The Indian Institute of Management of Bangalore has its summer internship program scheduled in the middle of the second term (Term 2 starts in September). I always wanted to intern at a Consulting firm. The rationale behind the same: having a holistic understanding of various business functions and not restricting myself only to one function which I felt would make me very linear in thoughts and ideas. I personally feel for me the access point of growth begins when I’m exposed to unfamiliar tasks which are at the same time demanding and requires one to learn on the job and simultaneously deliver. This is also very much in lines with our MBA curriculum.
Before setting foot in IIM Raipur, my view on IIMs was that ‘All B-Schools are isolated from the intervening environments of anything that has nothing to do with management'. I wasn’t sure if I was at the right place when I entered the campus on 8th june 2018. The fact that the campus shares its plate with IIT Bhilai & the Govt. Engineering College amazed me. I was a bit hesitant about this but later got to know the good of it – Getting to know different kinds of people and manage them in my life.
The summer in April 2018 was the warmest in years. Amidst sweat and dry wind, there was to be an oasis of hope in General Electric’s (GE) leadership internship program, which was shortly to begin. The ‘Summer Internship’, as I dubbed it, was an experience like never before, contributing immensely to my knowledge and perspective and changing me as a person. From making a new home in a strange city, familiarising with Bangalore’s travelling routes (being visually challenged), coping with challenging projects/tasks, to socialising with new folks and partying on weekends, an initial struggle quickly turned into an intimate and ultimately uplifting experience of two months.
