MBA Student

A Roller Coaster Ride Of Experience At An HR Start-Up Autogram - Anisha Kanjilal - XAHR

It all started last year when I joined XAHR, erstwhile XIMB-HRM, with my hands full of baggage and eyes full of dreams. The journey was a bit rusty at the start but once the MBA life sinks into your veins, every day is an experience worth cherishing. And now coming to the most important event in the first year of my MBA – “Summer Internship”. The experience of sitting through the placement process was not new to me because I had 2 years of work experience but this time it was a whole new ball game.

XIM University Bhubaneswar12 Jun 2018

My Way Was The ArcWay! - Vinnata Rout - XAHR

06:48 PM: I leave my friend’s room, perennially tensed and cursing God for always keeping me waiting for all good things in life.

XIM University Bhubaneswar12 Jun 2018

News Burger – Your Weekly Prep Diet – Week #1 (June)

Welcome back to another Weekly News Burger. For a collation of other informative News Burgers since February, click here. For last week's News Burger, click here.

Chirag Shukla12 Jun 2018

Internship Experience At Philips - An Interview With Indranil Choudhury, IIM Calcutta

Last two months were the topic of summer internships for the B-Schoolers. They have had life-changing and practical experiences after a rigorous first year. A Summer Internship plays a huge role in shaping the strategies and approaches for the second year.

Parth Shekhar11 Jun 2018

Decoding GEnius : An HR Sojourn At GE Digital

1st June 2018. It was when this riveting journey of 8 weeks reached its official ending. The HR leader for GE Digital India had arranged a small farewell meet-up for me in the afternoon where she had invited all the HRMs in her team. It was however conspicuous by the absence of two very important people in my journey – my mentor, who had delivered her second baby just a couple of days ago and the HRM, an alumnus of my college, with whom I shared my cubicle and was almost like a sounding board for all my innovative as well as ‘not so innovative’ ideas – busy with one of his never-ending strategic meet-ups with the business leaders. Nevertheless in the meeting, we ended up exchanging a lot of light-hearted moments that we shared with each other over the course of my internship and the takeaways from them in the form of continues and considers (The GE terminology for encouragement to continue good work done and constructive criticism for areas that can be improved). One HRM remarked that the presentation I had prepared was amongst one of the most aesthetic ones that he had seen in his entire career. That coming from a person who has served in prestigious companies like GE, EY, and Tata Steel over a long career was a real shot in the arm for me. The HR leader for GE Digital jokingly recollected about me taking the program managers through almost 50 slides in just 29 minutes in almost a single breath. Well, that was something that summed up the story of my internship – fast, frantic, so less time – yet so much to achieve!

Junak Kashyap11 Jun 2018

5 Questions To Answer Before Joining A B-School

Hola fellow wanderers! Hope you are all set to join the b-school of your dreams. But before you do that, take a pause and ponder (as philosophical as this may sound). Address the very question you prepared and practised a hundred times for your interviews. This time, answer that question for yourself and more. Not for some interview but for making the best out of the journey you are all set to embark upon.

Sambhavi Ganguly11 Jun 2018

“Re-Imagining Futures” - My TISS Story

It has been almost a week since I joined the campus and it is as serene and beautiful as I had expected it to be. It is not an ordinary institute, it is actually an ecosystem where each and every component has an equally important role to play, even the animals are a part of it and are taken care of in the best possible way. Coming to our batch, we have a small batch size, which makes it easy for us to become inseparable part of one another’s life and helps us to achieve our goals together. Here, we have a perfect amalgamation of people from different regions of the country which provides a holistic view of the society as well as exposes one to various different cultures. It is the diversity that makes us unique and strong. In the few days, I have come across with many people including our Dean, faculty members, notable alumnus from TISS, our seniors from the previous batch and representatives of various social support groups at TISS and their inputs in various orientation sessions have enlivened me for my onward journey at TISS.

Shristi S11 Jun 2018

5 Mantras For Surviving The First Year At A B-School

Hola newbies (even though I know I may be addressing some of those who have a work-ex as high as 5-6 years). Congratulations on landing in the college of your dreams. Let the feeling sink in for some time before you move on to what can only be called the best and the most challenging year of your academic career, if not life.