The Senate 2016, organized by the Corporate Interface Team of SIBM Pune is a flagship management conclave that hosts a number of thought-leaders and industry pioneers, was held on January 17th 2016, at the Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Lavale. It was a one day event with panel discussions on two topics followed by Q&A sessions with the students.
“Fun & Learning”,” People”,” Opportunities”, "Exciting”, “Beautiful Campus”, “Result Oriented”, “Nice HRs” :) -
The word Loud has always accounted for an outcry of gouging eyes. It has always had the connotation of an insistence rather than a suggestion. And then came the event "Godrej Loud" which simply metamorphosed the structure of the Word “Loud” and gave a fresh perspective to the minds boggled with the obvious. It was not just an event, it was a spectacle where the students of SCMHRD witnessed the blossoming of a vision. The event was not just a platform for the launch of the event - it was so much more. It was the unbecoming of trite, a sketch of the future, an adage to the heroics of a common man becoming a dynamo.
Back in 2010, during my undergraduate days, I got to know about this firm called McKinsey & Company. Some of the most inspiring seniors in my college had joined it. And as is the case with most of the curious sophomores, I researched everything under the sun; less about the seniors, more about the firm and before I could understand what management consulting was all about, I kind of got a good hold on McKinsey & Company.
From the chole kulche of Delhi to falling in love with pappam and idiyappam, my story is no less than that of Chetan Bhagat, except that it lacks the sexy Alia Bhatt in it. Born and brought up in Delhi, in a traditional family from Haryana, as luck has it, life’s experiences or rather IIM Indore’s mandatory internship requirement took me to God’s Own Country, the Ernst and Young office of Trivandrum.
“So, do you know what a spike is?” The senior asked to the class. “Well, a high point in one’s career?” Somebody from the first row exclaimed. “Yes sort of, but to paraphrase it more clearly, it’s something a person would remember about you after going through your 1-pager CV, and you know right, the company selectors only have, like 30 seconds to flip out the resumes of 449 people. If they don’t do that, the process would become, quite infeasible, wouldn’t it!?”
Coca-Cola is truly a dream company to work for! After passing a tough selection criteriafrom MDI Gurgaon, I was one of the select 21 students from the top 8 B-Schools in the country. It was a matter of pride as this was a chance to intern for the biggest and the most recognizable brand in the world, a company that is 130 years old, and present In 208 countries.This internship has been an adventure for me and definitely a source of envy for my friends.
