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The Key To Cracking CAT - From One Aspirant To Another

The Key To Cracking CAT - From One Aspirant To Another

CAT 2018. That’s your target, isn’t it? It's just 10 months away, that D-day which will apparently make or break your life plans. You want to beat the 2 Lac people who will give this exam with you. You dream of that moment when you open your e-mail around 8th of January 2019: “CAT 2018 Results are Live now”. Your score-card reads, “Overall: 99.87 percentile”. You think of that exact moment, purchase study material, enrol for a coaching class and study every single day.

Chirag Shukla
The Perfect Interview Does Not Exist

The Perfect Interview Does Not Exist

More than 1.5 lakh people write CAT every year out of which some 10k-20k people don’t appear for the exam. Of these 1 lakh people lucky few get the calls from IIMs for interviews. A big-time challenge for this lucky herd is to convert the calls. Failing to secure a percentile decent enough to get a call could be disheartening. But not converting your calls is heartbreaking at many levels. A normal candidate began dreaming about studying at his dream b-school since he starts preparing for CAT and these dreams intensify after the call from the ‘dream’ b-school. I couldn’t sleep the night I get the call from my ‘dream’ b-school. Your dreams go to another level. And imagine, if you are not able to convert any of them! All those dreams, hopes, plans, flushed down the chute. So it becomes extremely important for you to crack these interviews. Only they stand between you and your dreams.

Pankaj Mann
That’s How Business Is Done!

That’s How Business Is Done!

Generating new forward-looking ideas for the U.S. Wealth Management industry was an enriching experience on industry scan, concept formulations, and development of use-cases. I have now moved onto my 2nd rotation project to test the waters in previously uncharted territories. I was offered a combination of two projects – Operations Transformation & Business Unit (BU) Management; both being aligned in the long term with the goal of increasing operational efficiencies in Asia region (including the Middle East & Japan). I was intentionally offered more on my plate to help me push my boundaries. The key for me was to lap up this arduous task with open mindset as an opportunity to excel further. I was buttoned up and ready for the ride!

Ankur Saraf
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