Placement Preparation

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How To Get An Internship At HUL - Abhishek Tahlan, XLRI Jamshedpur

How To Get An Internship At HUL - Abhishek Tahlan, XLRI Jamshedpur

If you're targeting a marketing internship during your first year as an MBA student, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is probably at the top of your list. It is one of the leading FMCG/marketing companies in the world, it recruits from only the best campuses, the stipend is very generous, and there is a very good chance you'll spend the two months of your internship abroad.

Abhishek Tahlan
HR Interview - Tips and Tricks -  Priyanka from IIM Lucknow

HR Interview - Tips and Tricks - Priyanka from IIM Lucknow

HR interview forms a very important evaluation criterion for every recruiter. It is that step of the interview process that looks beyond your technical skills and identifies the company fit. Hence, it is very important to focus on your HR answers to land up that dream role of yours.

Priyanka Grover
MBA : A Word-Shop?

MBA : A Word-Shop?

What is an MBA? A route to a job? A brahminical discipline taught only to the most deserving? A license to be a cowboy in the corporate world? An entry ticket to the upper middle class life?

Abhishek Thakore
Are B-schools Becoming Nothing But Glorified Placement Agencies?

Are B-schools Becoming Nothing But Glorified Placement Agencies?

Sunil Kumar, a 25-year old engineer from Pune, is disappointed after a dismal show in CAT 2015, the entrance exam to the top tier business schools in India. He is one of the 200,000 plus aspirants vying for a seat in the top b-schools in this nation of 1.25 billion. When asked why he is inclined to do an MBA, he replies, somewhat irritated- “How else am I going to get a better job, I am stuck in the same profile for 3 years.” This is one of the myriad examples among the Indian youth, to whom a management degree has become an elixir guaranteed to ensure a rewarding career. And somewhere in the maze of these aspirations, the essence of studying management for the love of learning something new is on the way to becoming extinct.

Rahul Das
First Placement Offer Is Not Necessarily The Best Offer

First Placement Offer Is Not Necessarily The Best Offer

This season at FORE, the placement session which started in Nov 2015, is coming to an end with 90% students placed and many having multiple job offers from prominent corporates. Apart from the traditional recruiters from FMCG, IT/ITeS, Manufacturing, Banking and Consulting domains, there has been e-commerce, Unicornsand Tech start-ups recruiting from the campus, as well.

nitin s
What To Prepare On For Interviews - Tips From Aspect Ratio CEO Shivram Apte

What To Prepare On For Interviews - Tips From Aspect Ratio CEO Shivram Apte

In Part 1, I wrote about how the best interviews are those that leave both parties feeling that they have had an interesting, meaningful conversation. I thought I would continue the interview skills thread and write about some of the things that candidates might want to revise before they walk into an interview.

Shivram Apte
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