JBIMS - Summer Placements Report - Class Of 2019
Highlights of the report:
Highlights of the report:
It is that time of the year when convocation pictures start flooding social media especially of b-schools in India and it reminds me of my graduation from IIM Lucknow. It also brings with it a train of thoughts - all that I achieved during those two years and what more I could have achieved.
In his inimitable, pugnacious style, maverick billionaire Elon Musk recently took down the Facebook pages of both SpaceX and Tesla, seemingly in response to an arbitrary tweet that challenged him to ‘be the man’. Aside from the fact that teams and/or individuals looking after these pages were left red-faced, this incident has also sparked a lively debate about whether brands should also hitch their wagons to the #DeleteFacebook movement.
Summer is here! With it comes the anxiety of sweating it out for the next 60 days in the internship. It is that time of the year, when first-year MBA students step out and try to kick with their legs and push with their hands before they learn to swim in the corporate ocean. But there is more to this season than just learning the know-how of the industry. At the end of the internship is the coveted Pre-Placement Offer/ Interview (for most of those running the race).
“What’s the hurry to go to Mumbai? It’s hardly been 2 weeks since you stayed at home after your B. Tech got over. Can’t you stay for a few more days?”
One of the things that hold us back is the fear we have internalized over the years. May it be fear of rejection, fear of public speaking or the fear of fear itself. The only thing that holds us back is that very fear that we need to overcome.
The funniest thing about the economy is the relation between the value that is given to a commodity and the emotional dividends that can be drawn from it. We believe the diamond is more precious than coal because a diamond is costlier, but what if the prices were reversed? Will you still ignore coal?
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