Working in a product based company for 3 years as a developer had taught me an important lesson - there's no problem too big and unsolvable; all you need is a little resilience. That is why when I got the confirmation of my internship in Freightbro logistics as a marketing intern, I wasn't scared that I haven't done marketing on an enterprise scale earlier.
It is the wee hours of the morning and I feel sleep deprived. This feeling is shared by all my fellow candidates, those coordinating the placements and many recruiters as well, some of whom have travelled from far places to be at the campus in time. Everyone knows that this is how the summer placement process goes on TISS HRM and LR, commencing before sunrise and concluding before the sunset. The roll call is taken for everyone around this time.
Excited about the opportunity, anxious about the impact I could create using the opportunity and overwhelmed by the heritage of an organization aging over 130 years, I walked into the multi-storey building adorned in warm shades of red, white and black.
Life, a spicy mix of a joyful conundrum, throws up many opportunities to us. Not in isolation, but always partnered with challenges, risks, and enigmatic circumstances. It is up to an individual to decide whether he stands strong in stormy situations or bows down to the tribulations of life. I, as someone coming from an ordinary South Indian family, have nothing other than sheer passion, dedication, and commitment to pave my own way out of an unendingly competitive world.
My journey of 8 weeks started with the preparation of 12 weeks. Everyday hustle was on the go. Lectures, club activities, exams and internship preparations as well, all happening at once. This was my first step towards management. At that point in time, it seemed like the end of life, but soon, at my internship, I realized its importance. Someone well said that,” We appreciate the moment when it’s already gone”, and so happened with me.
Today, as I sit down to pen down my summer internship experience, a myriad of thoughts crosses my mind. In my opinion, since this is the most important time in our two-year journey of MBA, it’s not just about the exponential learning and the rich experience which an MBA student is looking for, it is indeed the taste of corporate which every MBA student should relish and savour. This experience will serve as a pillar as I am ready to embark upon my corporate roller coaster after completion of my MBA in the coming year.
Bagging internship at UltraTech Cement was not an easy task! From group discussion to getting shortlisted for the 1st round and then to 2nd round was a sheer test of one's confidence and knowledge acumen on the overall functioning of a manufacturing company and how it manages to market its product and ensure the sustainability in the competitive environment. As a part of the preparation, I assured I am through with the basics of marketing where the book on marketing by Philip Kotler played a vital role. So it all began in Mumbai, a place where billion comes with dreams of becoming what they want to be. And, so did we! Just like a new, budding manager, we were all set to explore the new world.
Part 1: Getting selected for the Internship
Working in a product based company for 3 years as a developer had taught me an important lesson - there's no problem too big and unsolvable; all you need is a little resilience. That is why when I got the confirmation of my internship in Freightbro logistics as a marketing intern, I wasn't scared that I haven't done marketing on an enterprise scale earlier.
It is the wee hours of the morning and I feel sleep deprived. This feeling is shared by all my fellow candidates, those coordinating the placements and many recruiters as well, some of whom have travelled from far places to be at the campus in time. Everyone knows that this is how the summer placement process goes on TISS HRM and LR, commencing before sunrise and concluding before the sunset. The roll call is taken for everyone around this time.
Excited about the opportunity, anxious about the impact I could create using the opportunity and overwhelmed by the heritage of an organization aging over 130 years, I walked into the multi-storey building adorned in warm shades of red, white and black.
Life, a spicy mix of a joyful conundrum, throws up many opportunities to us. Not in isolation, but always partnered with challenges, risks, and enigmatic circumstances. It is up to an individual to decide whether he stands strong in stormy situations or bows down to the tribulations of life. I, as someone coming from an ordinary South Indian family, have nothing other than sheer passion, dedication, and commitment to pave my own way out of an unendingly competitive world.
My journey of 8 weeks started with the preparation of 12 weeks. Everyday hustle was on the go. Lectures, club activities, exams and internship preparations as well, all happening at once. This was my first step towards management. At that point in time, it seemed like the end of life, but soon, at my internship, I realized its importance. Someone well said that,” We appreciate the moment when it’s already gone”, and so happened with me.
Today, as I sit down to pen down my summer internship experience, a myriad of thoughts crosses my mind. In my opinion, since this is the most important time in our two-year journey of MBA, it’s not just about the exponential learning and the rich experience which an MBA student is looking for, it is indeed the taste of corporate which every MBA student should relish and savour. This experience will serve as a pillar as I am ready to embark upon my corporate roller coaster after completion of my MBA in the coming year.
Bagging internship at UltraTech Cement was not an easy task! From group discussion to getting shortlisted for the 1st round and then to 2nd round was a sheer test of one's confidence and knowledge acumen on the overall functioning of a manufacturing company and how it manages to market its product and ensure the sustainability in the competitive environment. As a part of the preparation, I assured I am through with the basics of marketing where the book on marketing by Philip Kotler played a vital role. So it all began in Mumbai, a place where billion comes with dreams of becoming what they want to be. And, so did we! Just like a new, budding manager, we were all set to explore the new world.
Part 1: Getting selected for the Internship
