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From Struggling With VARC To An IIM | How A Commerce Grad Scored 99+ile And Cracked IIM L

From Struggling With VARC To An IIM | How A Commerce Grad Scored 99+ile And Cracked IIM L

Archit Kapoor scored a 99.28%ile on CAT despite struggling with VARC during the initial days of his preparation as well during his mock test phase. While initially he would be unable to concentrate enough to finish reading and understanding a complete reading comprehension, later on while he built his concentration, he struggled with accuracy and highly volatile mock scores.

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How To Get A PPO From McKinsey & Company? Ft. Gautam Shah

How To Get A PPO From McKinsey & Company? Ft. Gautam Shah

Gautam is a Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company, where he secured a pre-placement offer after his summer internship in 2020. He completed his MBA at IIM Lucknow, where he majored in Strategy & Marketing. He was also a member of the Placement Committee, a team that secured 100% internships for 500+ students despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on to know more on how he bagged a PPO from McKinsey and Co.

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This Could Be The Reason For Your Failure To Crack CAT, Ft. Keshav, Vlog Ep 3

This Could Be The Reason For Your Failure To Crack CAT, Ft. Keshav, Vlog Ep 3

In one point or the other, this is the phase every aspirant might go through. After a start, things seem to not go anywhere and then comes the decline, because there are so many external factors that get associated with your preparation. Simple things like your friend posting a photo on Instagram with his office colleagues in a foreign country or the impressive mock results of your friend make you question yourself. And you simply can’t keep up with the journey and focus. Keshav went through the same thing in this prep journey last year. How did he deal with it, you ask? Well, he talks about that in this video.

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4 Trending Jobs You Can Take Up After MBA | Future Career Trends

4 Trending Jobs You Can Take Up After MBA | Future Career Trends

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, who once said, “I hire people in spite of an MBA, not because of one”. This has always been a longstanding debate! Whether it makes sense to do an MBA at all! Especially in the kind of dynamic times that we are living in, where every concept of business is changing in the blink of an eye! In India, the MBA ecosystem is a bit complex. With such changing dynamics, what are some of the areas that students should look into for a better job prospect? We discuss that in this video.

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How I Bagged A PPO From McKinsey - Sauhard Gupta, IIM Lucknow'21

How I Bagged A PPO From McKinsey - Sauhard Gupta, IIM Lucknow'21

Sauhard Gupta is an IIM Lucknow alumnus (Class Of 2021), who has won the Director's Medal at IIM Lucknow. Sauhard was a Placement Mentor and a Core Team Member of Team Disha at IIM Lucknow. In this interview, Sauhard talks about his summer placement preparation, the resources he used for his placements, how he prepared for the case problems, his experience at McKinsey &Co., and why he feels he bagged the PPO from McKinsey&Co.! Read on!

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What It Takes To Get A PPO From A Bank Like NatWest ? Ft. Thrishna Gopal

What It Takes To Get A PPO From A Bank Like NatWest ? Ft. Thrishna Gopal

Thrishna has recently graduated from IIM Lucknow with flying colours. She is not only the Institute Rank holder – IR6 – but also an active sportsperson. She was the Vice-Captain of the Throwball team of IIM Lucknow and a member of the Placement Operations team. She was a Technology Strategy Intern at NatWest group and has received a PPO for her performance during the internship. In this article, Thrishna talks about the summer placement preparation and interview process, tips to get a PPO and how she managed the academic rigour being an all-rounder at IIM Lucknow. Read on!

QURESHI BUSHRA ABDUL AZIZ
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