“EQ is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathise with others, overcome challenges, and resolve conflicts.”
You will come across various sorts of internships at b-schools. Some are dull, some are often intellectually stimulating, some are boring and then few internships are way beyond ordinary- they are fascinatingly challenging.
There was a lot of uncertainty before I was about to join Capgemini - things like how would the people be like in the organisation, what the work would be like, and many others thoughts. The past two months have shattered all the doubts I had - the E.L.I.T.E. General Management Program has managed to go above and beyond whatever it promised.
By now, you must have read the journeys, of several esteemed authors, to an IIM. They have written well about their experiences, hurdles and the overall journey so far, with some bittersweet moments therein.
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit organisation formed to boost public speaking and leadership skills amongst us. It's headquartered in the USA. B-Schools nowadays teach their students that the first and foremost "C" in any leadership lesson is Communication and Toastmasters do justice to that. I was a part of this lovely organisation for 4 years now and when I secured admission in MISB Bocconi, it dawned upon me to start the Toastmasters legacy here.
Two years of comprehensive b-school education ensures an experience of a lifetime, and the highs and lows of that phase might never be paralleled in life again. It makes you do things differently than you had been doing before; most importantly, it makes you expect more out of yourself. This expectation percolates to your first job post-MBA in the organisation you have signed up to help grow and develop along with you. With that mindset, I walked into the Hyderabad campus of Capgemini India on 12th June to start my stint as an E.L.I.T.E. Management Trainee.
Going.. going.. going........ GONE
