Cheating On Excel With PowerPoint - Two Weeks At IIFT

Week 2 is when the classes started officially and the actual feel of an MBA started settling in. Interacting with unknown faces daily and relying on them to wake you up for the morning class has instilled a sense of closeness to this place. The mid of 2^nd week came and the Clubs/Cells/Committees POR selection process started which was as rigorous as sitting for a placement interview. I was among the few fortunate people who got the POR of their choice.

They said that when you enter IIFT, you’ll be greeted by the wings of wisdom and I realized it soon that it actually radiates a sense that motivates one to scale new heights. After just 2 weeks at IIFT, I can see myself beaming with new energy to face strenuous challenges ahead.

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ABG Company:

I would like to work for Aditya Birla Capital which is the financial services arm of ABG. Working at D. E. Shaw India Private Limited for 2 years gave me the opportunity to learn hands on and in detail about the finance industry. I realized that I have strong analytical skills and a good eye for detail which is a prerequisite for a career in finance.

At my workplace, I have had the opportunity to interact with the portfolio fund managers working in New York, going through their thesis about a particular stock and how they analyse a ticker from every possible dimension before making an investment decision. I was really intrigued by the depth of the analysis that is done before investing.

ABC will provide me an opportunity to apply the skills I have garnered over the course of my graduation and work experience. It will give an impetus to my long-term career goal of becoming a financial analyst so that I can contribute materially to the financial services sector.