Placement Preparation

How I Bagged A PPO At Tata Consumer Products - Samartha Narang

Samartha Narang is a MICA Ahmedabad alumna (Class of 2021), where she secured a Pre Placement offer from Tata Consumer Products. At MICA, she was a core member of the Alumni Engagement Committee. She is a Computer Science engineer from Symbiosis International and has a passion for problem-solving. Her stint through live projects from IIM Indore, Basecamp Startups, etc., gave her substantial professional exposure. She is also a National Level Rifle Shooter and won several accolades and a food blogger. In this interview, she talks about the summer placement process at Tata Consumer Products, her summer stint, why she thinks she bagged the coveted PPO, and her advice to future candidates. Read on!

Sugandha Bhatia15 Jul 2021

What In-Hand Salaries Do MBA Students From India's Top B-Schools Expect?

One of the most important concerns for every MBA student, as you all know, is being able to get a decent return on investment, both financially and in terms of time. Students anticipate a specific pay to begin their management careers after working for months (if not years) to gain admission to a prestigious institution. We used the comprehensive InsideIIM Recruitment Survey to go deeper into the kind of pay that students may reasonably expect in their first post-MBA employment, as placement reports often give limited salary data. Watch the video to learn everything you need to know about the pay expectations of MBA students at India's top business schools.

Team InsideIIM29 Jun 2021

How To Prepare For A Finance Profile In A B-School

Year after year, finance is one of the most sought-after roles on any campus! It continues to remains in the top three preferred domains across B-schools in India. Let us take a look at some of the reasons why students choose finance, what are its benefits and how can you prepare for a finance profile in a B-School. We will also take a look at the different career options and roles within the finance domain. Read more to find out.

Aditi Agarwalla17 Jun 2021

25 Dream Companies At Top Indian MBA Schools

Every year, InsideIIM runs a comprehensive recruiting survey in which we ask current students at leading Indian management colleges crucial questions about their particular business schools' recruiting processes. The survey's findings are presented in a series of publications that give detailed information on the recruiting procedures and preferences at India's most prestigious business schools. The ranking of ideal firms to work for MBA students is one of these publications - in fact, it is the most read in the series. We asked the current batch at the IIMs, XLRI, FMS, ISB, and over 40 other institutes to rank their ideal business to work for in early 2021. The respondents were asked to pick five of their ideal firms to work for in any field as part of the poll, from which we developed a list of dream firms in Indian business schools. In this video, we talk about these firms and how possibly they made it to the list!

Team InsideIIM15 Jun 2021

10 Tips To Nail Your End Review For That PPO

You are just about to wrap up your dream internship, you have worked hard for over 6 weeks. You have learnt a lot and really want to join the organization full time. Your end review is next week, it’s your last chance to make a lasting impression and you really want to show them what you can do, or, maybe your journey so far has been a start-stop one, but you know you can do better and you want to use your final presentation as an opportunity to wow the leadership and show them your true potential. So, what do you need to make a killer presentation? Here we have 10 tips you can use to nail your end review.

Dhaval Patel14 Jun 2021

8 Ways To Build Your Profile & Improve B-School Admission Chances

A B-school admission doesn’t always mean scoring high in CAT. The entrance exam is just one part of the overall admission process and there are multiple layers to the selection where your profile plays an important role. We have seen examples after examples from top B-schools where students with way lower CAT percentile secure a seat, all thanks to their impressive profile. But what about a scenario where you have to build your profile from scratch when you are a fresher! Is there any chance for you to compete with other experienced candidates with good CAT scores battling it out for the same seat! What are some of the criteria that make or break your chances of a B-school selection and how can you strengthen them? All this and a lot more will be covered in this episode today.

InsideIIM Career Services11 Jun 2021

How To Crack HUL & Colgate Palmolive | Prep Secrets By Niharika, IIM Lucknow Alum

Preparation is an important component to success. One often focuses on the results and plans for it but the truth is one can plan all they want but if they don’t prepare they won’t be ready. In this video Niharika Gupta, an IIM Lucknow graduate talks about how preparation was key to her success and played a pivotal role for her entry into the top FMCG companies i.e. HUL and Colgate Palmolive. According to her, preparation not only helps in tackling stress and anxiety but also helps in making the most out of an opportunity.

Team InsideIIM10 Jun 2021

How To Prepare For A Product Management Profile In B-School

Product Management is slowly climbing up the ladder of being one of the sexiest and the most sought after jobs of the 21st century. People generally ask me, where do folks from MBB make exits into? Well, you have it, here is your answer to that boiling question. Now before diving deep into the discussion of Product Management, first let's discuss some of the skills required for the job (hard skills and soft skills) which one can acquire if they want to prepare for product management profile. Read more to find out.

Samarth Mehta10 Jun 2021