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An Arts Student's CAT Strategy, Journey To IIM A, Ft. Parul Gupta

Parul Gupta, a Psychology student from Delhi University, decided to pursue an MBA. As a fresher, studying at DU, Parul wrote CAT in 2018 for the first time, scoring a 99%ile in VA-RC. But her overall score was disappointing. Parul decided to re-attempt the CAT in 2019 and scored 97.2%ile. For a humanities student who was struggling with quant and needed rigorous prep for DI-LR, Parul managed to get interview calls from various b-schools including the top 6 IIMs as well XLRI, FMS and the baby IIMs. Her journey to IIM A and experience demonstrate that no matter your background, CAT is a test anyone can attempt and crack with practice and preparation. If you’re a psychology student planning to write CAT this year, check out this video. Especially if you’re someone who struggles with QA, this is a must watch for you.

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Open The Salary Hike Door By Closing The Skill Gaps

It's undeniable that the current economic & social situation has accelerated the need for upskilling. Professionals need to constantly upskill, do it more quickly than before and keep getting better in order to remain competitive & employable. Make no mistake, this trend has been noticed across industries & job roles.

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10 Career Hacks From Top Leaders Of BCG, Bank of America, Booking.com, Hotstar, etc.

For years now, we at InsideIIM, have been striving hard every day to add value to your life and in this tryst with our community, we have brought you numerous such Konversations Cafe videos and others where we talk and learn from the best industry leaders. So today, we’ve brought you the choicest, snackable quotes (we prefer to call them ‘life hacks’) from these videos; each with plenty of insights to add to your arsenal!

Team InsideIIM12 Oct 2020

“I Interacted With 250+ Farmers Across 6 States To Gain Insights.” - Prashant Yadav, Strategy Intern, Mahindra Farm Sector, IIM C

With the world facing a pandemic, there were quite a lot of challenges that people faced in the first half of the year. With lockdowns being imposed globally, many companies resorted to laying off their employees and deferring/canceling their internship offers. However, many others kept their promises and adapted to the changing times to ensure their employees and interns continued to benefit and grow. Mahindra Group was one such who made good on their promise, albeit virtually.

InsideIIM Career Services09 Oct 2020

From 65%ile In Mocks To 98.6%ile In CAT - Sumit Tengale's Jouney To IIM Indore

Sumit Tengale, a mechanical engineer from the College of Engineering, Pune, worked at Reliance Industries Limited for 3 years. This is when he figured out that pursuing an MBA would help him learn about and understand the industry in depth, making him ready for management positions. This motivated him to write CAT twice. Finally in 2019, Sumit scored 98.6%ile and converted a call to IIM Indore. In this video, he tells us his CAT journey and how he went from 60-65%ile in his first mocks to his current score. Sumit knew that the VA-RC section was a weakness for him. Further, he found himself being overconfident when it came to quants and scored less on that section too. Watch the video to find out how he addressed these weaknesses and how he prepared for his IIM Indore b-school interview!

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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

When Marketing Meets Data Analytics, Business Strategy Ft. Sayantani B, Target, MuSigma, MICA

In India, many engineers choose to pursue an MBA. And many more find themselves wondering which career path to pursue post MBA. One of the most lucrative careers MBA graduates can pursue? Data analytics. But let’s face it, there are various roles that once can pursue in an analytics career. You can work in finance, strategy, marketing and even operations or HR as an analyst. So what are the skills one needs to get into such a career? And if you’ve graduated as an engineer, what kind of opportunities are open to you? Answering your questions today is Sayantani Bandyopadhyay, Site Merchandiser at Target and MICA alum. A graduate of IIEST Shibpur, Sayantani also worked with Mu Sigma straight out of engineering college. Post MBA, and having studied marketing analytics at MICA, Sayantani shares her career journey with us today. Don’t forget to check it out!

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How To Crack XAT 2021 | Key Tips & Strategies From XAT 99.96%iler - Utkarsh Motwani, XLRI Jamshedpur

Meet Utkarsh Motwani, who scored 99.96%ile in XAT 2019. Since he scored a 98%ile in CAT 2019, he knew he wouldn’t be getting into one of his dream b schools, and so shifted focus on XAT. In this video, he talks about preparing for both CAT and XAT, and how the two exams are similar yet very different. If you’re someone who’s begun prep for CAT/XAT 2020, this video is a must watch for you!

Team InsideIIM09 Sept 2020

“I Interacted With 250+ Farmers Across 6 States To Gain Insights.” - Prashant Yadav, Strategy Intern, Mahindra Farm Sector, IIM C

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