MBA at IIM Shillong gave me a menagerie of things - there’s the tangible degree that has me branded for life, and then there are the scores of intangible paraphernalia I cannot get over. Memories, knowledge, wisdom, and experience are some of the contents of my personal Pandora’s box now.
The month of September began! It was the month of Summer Internships! The air was filled with anxiety, efforts, hard work and CV preparation! Unfortunately or Fortunately (You are free to decide!) I headed the Placement committee and I was responsible not just for myself but the entire batch of 84 students at SDA Bocconi Asia Center! With a heap of responsibility, I worked all day long with the Learning and Development and Corporate Relations team and all night long for my own summers. It was tedious but I knew it would be worth every penny of effort! Then came Day 0 of Summer Internships where we had to manage the whole show! Running between recruiter's desks, taking care of classmates, interview round coordination and reviewing my own CV, there I was.
Don’t fall in love with any company and always keep your money rolling.
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”- Zig Ziglar
This is the 6th Edition of the InsideIIM Alumni Reports. In this part of the report, we will focus on one of the most sought-after post-MBA domains: Consulting.
In this new series, we stop being management students and become innocent consumers again. We look at the products and services that touch our lives, mould our human connections and stand witness to our many triumphs and trials. If you are a future marketer, this series will help you visualise the final destination of every brand - not his pocket, not his mind, but the consumer’s heart.
I interned with the ‘Structured Credit Trading’ desk of Principal Funding and Investments group (yes, the name is fancy) in the Securities division of Goldman Sachs Bangalore. As I write this article, I am sitting in the comfort of my home, while most of my friends are having their last day of internship (my internship ended a week earlier - phew!).
Have you ever wondered how Domino's manages to deliver the pizza to you in 30 minutes or less? How is it that the taste of every pizza across outlets is the same? What makes them one of the largest pizza chains in the world? It's not their pizza or the ingredients they use, it's their robust supply chain and operations that makes Domino's what it is!
