The story started not very long before I called my mother on the most joyful day of my MBA life and said, "Maa, I got placed." I could literally feel the warmth of her very presence and hear a thousand emotions, although all she did was, take a deep breath and say nothing.
Summer Internship is one of the most important landmarks in the tenure of a B-school student. It provides everyone with a platform to apply their classroom learnings in a practical setting and get a bird's eye view of the practitioner.
Having the elite opportunity to intern at Goldman Sachs and explore 150 ORR was like a dream come true. However, little did I know that a man's dinner in China would change my internship in a way I did not see coming.
After the very first lockdown, the entire MBA student fraternity was skeptical about their internships, and nothing was different for me except the fact that I was in a much more comfortable place than many of my peers because I was placed in a company I could trust and believe in – RB.
It has been a month since my internship ended and it is absolutely fresh in my mind. I thought of penning down my journey, as I know there would be many out there who would climb aboard the same train as I did and maybe make it to the same destination as I did.
TAS, previously known as the Tata Administrative Services is a unique leadership development programme envisioned by the legendary JRD Tata back in 1956 to identify and groom leaders for the Tata Group. I was always fascinated with the TAS program and it was a dream even before I stepped into the Red Building of Dreams, FMS Delhi.
For any marketing major, Britannia Industries Ltd has always been a dream company to work with. Eventually, there was an enormous buzz in my college when the Summer Internship opt-in form for the organization was released. As per the previous year's report card, the posting for the interns was at West Bengal and the speculation was that it could continue this year as well.
The story started not very long before I called my mother on the most joyful day of my MBA life and said, "Maa, I got placed." I could literally feel the warmth of her very presence and hear a thousand emotions, although all she did was, take a deep breath and say nothing.
Summer Internship is one of the most important landmarks in the tenure of a B-school student. It provides everyone with a platform to apply their classroom learnings in a practical setting and get a bird's eye view of the practitioner.
Having the elite opportunity to intern at Goldman Sachs and explore 150 ORR was like a dream come true. However, little did I know that a man's dinner in China would change my internship in a way I did not see coming.
After the very first lockdown, the entire MBA student fraternity was skeptical about their internships, and nothing was different for me except the fact that I was in a much more comfortable place than many of my peers because I was placed in a company I could trust and believe in – RB.
It has been a month since my internship ended and it is absolutely fresh in my mind. I thought of penning down my journey, as I know there would be many out there who would climb aboard the same train as I did and maybe make it to the same destination as I did.
TAS, previously known as the Tata Administrative Services is a unique leadership development programme envisioned by the legendary JRD Tata back in 1956 to identify and groom leaders for the Tata Group. I was always fascinated with the TAS program and it was a dream even before I stepped into the Red Building of Dreams, FMS Delhi.
For any marketing major, Britannia Industries Ltd has always been a dream company to work with. Eventually, there was an enormous buzz in my college when the Summer Internship opt-in form for the organization was released. As per the previous year's report card, the posting for the interns was at West Bengal and the speculation was that it could continue this year as well.
