Summer Saga

Finance + Startup = FUN : Made It Happen @ Taxi For Sure

My journey began with me landing at my favourite city of India, Bengaluru. Already excited about spending my summer in a much cooler climate, I geared up for my induction on the next day. 10’o clock sharp in the morning, I was there, standing before the open shutter of the Global Headquarters of Serendipity Infolabs Pvt. Ltd., popular as Taxi For Sure (TFS). Disappointed by the shutter-look of the entrance at first, I climbed up 3 floors, only to be delighted by the beautiful office space laid with vibrant colours and elegant interiors. The environment of the office itself made you feel all energetic and lively. The absence of cabin tradition, ensured your interactions with your colleagues and seniors, and highlighted the flat structure of the organisation. Not in every organisation you go, will the Co-founders and COO devote 3 hours of their busy schedule, just to invite you into the Taxi For Sure family with jokes, stories and life experiences of how the company was started 3 years ago. The Co-Founders Raghunandan G and Aprameya Radhakrishna, and the COO Ronald Rosario, familiarized us with the company’s culture and tested our understanding of their operations and strategies from a business student’s point of view. Post these interactions, our 2-day induction schedule continued with brief sessions regarding every other department and function the company hosted. I must say, these first 2 days were very enlightening about the various functions of the company and its ambition over the next few years. Along with understanding the company, we interns also got to understand each other and the culture and experiences of our respective institutes. We were a group of around 20 hailing from various IIMs and other premier B-schools of India. And to our surprise, on the 2nd day of our induction, Taxi For Sure completed its 1 million rides and hence we got the opportunity to experience the grand celebration and have a look at the balloon clad Jaguar, which was sent to the customer taking the one millionth ride.

Kuwaiti Style - Internship at Alshaya

“Are you ready to work in Kuwait?”

The Curious Case of the Digital World! - Internship Experience at Mahindra & Mahindra

Come March 31st, 2014 and Mumbai, the city of dreams was calling! As I boarded my flight with a glint in my eyes ,looking forward to a coveted internship with Mahindra & Mahindra, deep down nervousness had begun to set in. After all, it was my return to the office. (I have a prior work experience of 20 months with an IT major and as happens with freshers  at large IT organizations, there are seniors always there to your rescue.)But this time around, there were added responsibilities –the challenge of completing a project within 2 months, a new fire within me and the legacy of IIFT.

Summer Internship at Pentair Gulf Valve FZE: A Sales Saga (well, sort of)

This is an experience of a recently-finished first year student of IIM Indore PGP UAE batch of 2015.

My Springboard - Internship with Vodafone

My summer internship experience can be best described as a flux in which I transformed from a complete novice to someone who now has a little understanding of the corporate machinery. Most say that it is a stepping stone to a career that lies ahead, I would prefer to term it as my springboard.

i-tasted the Most Delicious Summer this Year - Internship at Mondelez

It was 3 pm. I refreshed my corporate mailbox. There was a mail from the HR with the subject- “End review schedule for finance interns-28th May”. “Whaaat!!” I exclaimed, realizing I was a little too loud for the intern room where other interns were either typing something frantically on their laptops or were loosened up in their bean bags at some corner, trying to catch up on an afternoon nap. “But that is just 2 days away!” I said in a hushed voice this time to Aayushi who was sitting right next to me. The mail had struck my realization chord in two ways. Firstly, I had only 2 days to complete my half-finished project and presentation. And secondly, it meant that the remarkable journey of two months was finally coming to an end. All I knew was how badly I was going to miss it all.

In the Back of Beyond : Summer Internship at Mahindra Finance

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FIN-INTERN

Seldom has any city left as indelible an impression on me as did Bangalore. It is the city that I embraced for my internship at a blue-chip firm in the finance/banking domain. While I will present my experience of both the stay and the work to my potential recruiters as ground-breaking and life-changing, I will spare you the hyperbole since you aren’t a recruiter, rather just an unsuspecting reader! I have read numerous accounts of people’s internship experiences and so would you have. I don’t know if this will be better or worse than them, but I can promise that it will be from the heart and not the brain.