Placement Preparation

How Does A B-school Prepare Students For Placements Ft. SDA Bocconi Asia Center

What makes a B-school experience a full-fledged one! Is it just the academics and the placements you receive at the end of it? Probably not! At SDA Bocconi Asia Center, students go through a multitude of other things through which the institute prepares them for a fruitful corporate career. One of them is the incorporation of Career Development Services, a body that works actively with the placement committee to train, advise, and connect students to corporates for overall capability building and corporate relations. In this episode, we spoke to some of the students who got placed in marquee companies through the help of CDS and tried to understand how it operates from the management team.

InsideIIM Career Services20 Nov 2020

Product Managers Must Be Good At Tech, Data, Problem Solving Or Design - Samarth L, Media.net, IIM C

One of the most lucrative careers an MBA student can get into? Product management. Especially if you’re a GEM (general engineering male!) or an engineer, product management is a career path open to you. WIth opportunities to work in Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc and other such new age ecommerce companies or startups, there’s a lot you can do to get into this career. But first, baby steps. How do you start? What are the key skills you need to get into a PM role? What kind of internships should you aim for? Samarth Ladia, IIM C student, PM intern at Media.net Ex Fractal as well as the VP of Industrial Relations & Outreach for the Product Management & Technology Club at IIM C shares key insights and answers these questions for you! Read on to find out Samarth’s story!

Team InsideIIM26 Sept 2020

I Was Wrong About Having It All Figured Out In My B-school, Nupur Arora, Supply Chain Head, Nestle

A NITIE graduate, Nupur Arora realized that Supply Chain is where she wants to see herself working in. But, that did not come easy. Although she initially thought that she had everything figured out when she started her MBA journey with NITIE Mumbai, it was during her time at the institute and internship with Nestlé, that she got an overview of the world of business. She delved deeper into how the cogs in the wheel works for an FMCG behemoth like Nestlé and that somehow made her realize that supply plays a pivotal role in this. From there on, Nupur never looked back. Spending over 8 years at Nestlé, Nupur now heads the Demand and Supply Planning for Breakfast Cereals at Nestlé. In this episode of Konversations Cafe Online, we go deeper into Nupur’s journey to understand how she made it this far.

InsideIIM Career Services10 Jul 2020

I Became A Product Manager Without Knowing What It Meant Ft. Praveen G Krishnan, The Ken, Ex Myntra

Continuing his talk, Praveen tells us about how he first discovered Product Management. He took up the role at a time where even the company that hired him wasn’t sure what Product Management was. The company in question is Myntra, and what followed was a very interesting career journey. Finishing his MBA from IIM Bangalore, Praveen moved on to Myntra, where he truly began to understand what Product Management is and how one can navigate their career in this field. From Myntra, Praveen moved to InMobi, India’s first Unicorn company.

Team InsideIIM23 Jun 2020

How I Got Into BMW - Deeksha Bhale, IIFT Delhi

Cracking and landing an internship during summer placements is what every student aims for. However, the hard work and dedication it requires to get one isn’t a piece of cake. What kind of projects will you be tasked with? What does it take to tackle these projects, and succeed? Find out how to approach your summer internship in this video featuring Deeksha Bhale, a student at IIFT who bagged a summer internship at BMW.

Team InsideIIM13 Mar 2020

Placements, Selection, Scholarships And More | SDA Bocconi Asia Center Webinar

Confused about which b school you should apply for? GD-PI season is going strong. The earlier you secure a seat, the more relieved you’ll feel. If you’re looking for a good b school to get into, then look no further! We bring you this exclusive, live, free webinar organized by SDA Bocconi Asia Center. Know more about your selection & scholarship chances, learn about the placement trends (companies & salaries). Interact with the Management Team of SDA Bocconi Asia Center, and get all your queries answered before the Round 3 Admission Deadline.

Team InsideIIM11 Mar 2020

What It Takes To Get Into JP Morgan Chase Ft. Prabhu G, IFMR GSB

The one thing that every MBA student wants from their summer internship is a PPO (Pre-Placement Offer). Bagged by only a lucky few, this coveted offer can make the second year of MBA so much more relaxed. So, what does it take to get a pre-placement offer? How does a PPO ease the strain of the second year? Read on to find out!

InsideIIM Counselling10 Mar 2020

Risk & Return Explained | Learning IRL By ABGLP

Interested in a finance career? Whether you aspire to become an investment banker, a consultant or play the markets game, you need to have really strong basics. A grounding in accounting and finance basics is a pre-requisite for most of the coveted finance jobs out there after all. If you're a CA, CFA (candidate too) or a commerce student, you probably know this stuff. But for the rest of us mere mortals, far removed from the world of finance jargon, these concepts are like Greek & Latin. So today, we take a few minutes to deconstruct a basic finance concept for you. Check out this explanation on how the concepts of Risk & Return work and brush up on your basics today!

InsideIIM Career Services07 Mar 2020