Important Finance Concepts You Must Know For Your MBA Interviews

After clearing the GD-WAT round, comes the personal interview round. If you ace that, nothing can stop you from scoring a seat in your dream b-school. And because Personal Interview is the ultimate ‘make it or break it’ round you will have to study extra hard, especially, for if you are opting for MBA with Finance specialisation. How do you prepare yourself for a finance interview? Do you know what finance is? Are there any concepts that you might need to learn? And how do you answer ‘Why finance’ questions? Read this article to get all the answers.

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As a part of the Unilever Change Makers 2020 program, InsideIIM invited Saathwik Kolluru and Nishita Kedia, participants of the program, to the swanky HUL campus. Along with the fascinating campus walk, they got a chance to ask one-on-one questions to HUL managers, knowing more about their WAT PI journeys, life at their desired B-schools and working with the HUL brands.

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An MBA Gives You Skills To Succeed - Anirudh Tara, MD And Partner, BCG, IIM C, Konversations Cafe

What does it take to become a consultant? Should you pursue an MBA? Banking or consulting? What should be your future career and how to figure it all out? These are just some of the questions you may have wondered about during your MBA journey at some point. If you want answers from the horse’s mouth, check out this video featuring Anirudh Tara, Director, and Partner at BCG and IIM C alumni. Find out how and why this Delhi College of Engineering graduate chose to pursue an MBA and what advice he has for budding aspirants.

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MBA Is A Time And Money Commitment - Michael Jebadurai, Piramal Capital

Michael Jebadurai joined IFMR GSB with the intention of doing Finance and understand how money works. Coming from an engineering background, he had some difficulty coping with finance, but he persevered. Unlike undergraduate degrees, MBA had a lot of peer-learning and was more focused on the approach. However, MBA isn’t cheap. He says that if you plan on doing an MBA, it is essential that your package at least helps you pay off your loan. Ultimately, money is important, no matter how much you love your job.

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“Every role has a flavor of sales in it,” says Arun Ramnath, Chief Business Officer, CARE Risk Solutions Pvt. Ltd.  Arun Ramnath’s journey with MBA started on a strange note. He used to conduct tuitions regularly, which led to his father demanding what he had in mind for a career. ‘No one would want to marry a tuition teacher’, he said. From there, to finance, to a sales role, to becoming the Chief Business Officer at CARE Risk Solutions Pvt. Ltd., his journey has been quite interesting, full of challenges and invaluable learning. His passion for teaching never died though; even during his MBA at IFMR, he would conduct tuitions for his fellow peers.

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How To Crack The Group Exercise Round | For MICA, SIBM, SCMHRD And More

Group Exercises (GE) or Group Tasks is a type of preliminary round that takes place before Personal Interviews. In this round, candidates are assessed on a variety of things like logical reasoning, teamwork, leadership, communication, problem-solving, focus and the ability to get a given task done in the stipulated time. Group Exercise is a challenging and unique format because it is competitive but in a fun way. The activities can range anything from re-enacting an old movie or TV commercial and relating it to the current scenario, to pitching a startup idea for building an underwater city. Interesting isn't it? But how does one go on about it? How is the prep different from group discussion? Read this article to know more. 

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Important Finance Concepts You Must Know For Your MBA Interviews

After clearing the GD-WAT round, comes the personal interview round. If you ace that, nothing can stop you from scoring a seat in your dream b-school. And because Personal Interview is the ultimate ‘make it or break it’ round you will have to study extra hard, especially, for if you are opting for MBA with Finance specialisation. How do you prepare yourself for a finance interview? Do you know what finance is? Are there any concepts that you might need to learn? And how do you answer ‘Why finance’ questions? Read this article to get all the answers.

Poonam Das17 Feb 2020

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When 99 Percentilers Got WAT PI Tips from HUL Mentors | Unilever Change Makers 2020

As a part of the Unilever Change Makers 2020 program, InsideIIM invited Saathwik Kolluru and Nishita Kedia, participants of the program, to the swanky HUL campus. Along with the fascinating campus walk, they got a chance to ask one-on-one questions to HUL managers, knowing more about their WAT PI journeys, life at their desired B-schools and working with the HUL brands.

Career Services Centre14 Feb 2020

Read More

An MBA Gives You Skills To Succeed - Anirudh Tara, MD And Partner, BCG, IIM C, Konversations Cafe

What does it take to become a consultant? Should you pursue an MBA? Banking or consulting? What should be your future career and how to figure it all out? These are just some of the questions you may have wondered about during your MBA journey at some point. If you want answers from the horse’s mouth, check out this video featuring Anirudh Tara, Director, and Partner at BCG and IIM C alumni. Find out how and why this Delhi College of Engineering graduate chose to pursue an MBA and what advice he has for budding aspirants.

Team InsideIIM11 Feb 2020

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MBA Is A Time And Money Commitment - Michael Jebadurai, Piramal Capital

Michael Jebadurai joined IFMR GSB with the intention of doing Finance and understand how money works. Coming from an engineering background, he had some difficulty coping with finance, but he persevered. Unlike undergraduate degrees, MBA had a lot of peer-learning and was more focused on the approach. However, MBA isn’t cheap. He says that if you plan on doing an MBA, it is essential that your package at least helps you pay off your loan. Ultimately, money is important, no matter how much you love your job.

Career Services Centre10 Feb 2020

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I Did An MBA For Better Marriage Prospects Ft. Arun Ramnath | Konversations Cafe S04

“Every role has a flavor of sales in it,” says Arun Ramnath, Chief Business Officer, CARE Risk Solutions Pvt. Ltd.  Arun Ramnath’s journey with MBA started on a strange note. He used to conduct tuitions regularly, which led to his father demanding what he had in mind for a career. ‘No one would want to marry a tuition teacher’, he said. From there, to finance, to a sales role, to becoming the Chief Business Officer at CARE Risk Solutions Pvt. Ltd., his journey has been quite interesting, full of challenges and invaluable learning. His passion for teaching never died though; even during his MBA at IFMR, he would conduct tuitions for his fellow peers.

Career Services Centre06 Feb 2020

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How To Crack The Group Exercise Round | For MICA, SIBM, SCMHRD And More

Group Exercises (GE) or Group Tasks is a type of preliminary round that takes place before Personal Interviews. In this round, candidates are assessed on a variety of things like logical reasoning, teamwork, leadership, communication, problem-solving, focus and the ability to get a given task done in the stipulated time. Group Exercise is a challenging and unique format because it is competitive but in a fun way. The activities can range anything from re-enacting an old movie or TV commercial and relating it to the current scenario, to pitching a startup idea for building an underwater city. Interesting isn't it? But how does one go on about it? How is the prep different from group discussion? Read this article to know more. 

Team InsideIIM04 Feb 2020

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I Didn’t Know What Consulting Was When I Started MBA - Anirudh Tara, MD And Partner, BCG, IIM C

“Every 2 years in consulting is equal to 6 years outside,” says Anirudh Tara, Director & Partner, BCG India, IIM Calcutta Alum. In Konversations Cafe Season 4, Anirudh Tara talks about being a consultant, and how a consulting career evolves. In this insightful video, Anirudh touches upon the big questions - why MBA and why consulting. If you want to know what it takes to stay at a firm like BCG and make it to the Managing Director and Partner, then you should watch this!

Team InsideIIM28 Jan 2020

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A Sure Shot Way To Be A Top Income Earner In India Before 25 - Ankit Doshi, Entrepreneur, IIM I Alum

A question that possibly comes to every B-school student’s mind is ‘How much money would I make once I complete an MBA from a B-school’? And with that comes the feeling of how much your peers are making. A rat race that never ceases to end!

Team InsideIIM27 Jan 2020

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