Q. One incident from your time in college/B-School that helped shape your professional life?
He recalled an incident when he just joined XIMB - one that involved him getting anxious while studying the subject accounting. The grade he attained was a shocker for him, as he had never expected to receive such low grade. He took it upon himself to work hard, learn all aspects of finance and to excel in the domain. Looking back he felt those long hours spent on the intimidating domain of finance helped him to develop a financial accounting package for the treasury and understand risk evaluation.
Q. One passion of yours that helps you become better at your mainline career?
He is passionate about keeping himself updated with all the trends in the industry by reading articles & magazines, attending conferences, doing certifications and networking with as many people as from different industries. He stresses the importance of networking as it helps him to get different perspectives from different types of people. Also, he loves travelling. Given his father was in the Army, he has travelled to around 22 states and during his consulting stint, he has travelled to around 8-9 countries. As per him, travelling helps to be more open-minded and to understand different culture as well as the human aspect behind the professional demeanour.
Q. When you are looking for people in your team, apart from specific skills, what kind of attitudes and approaches do you look for in candidates?
Curiosity, Enthusiasm and persistent are the three key attributes he looks for in a candidate. Also, he highlights how people who are flexible and eager to network built great careers. And as always, good communication skills and openness to learning go a long way too.
My 3 major learnings about career and the corporate world from the interaction:
- Be passionate about learning
- Network with as many people as possible, it gives an opportunity to know various perspectives and gather knowledge.
- Perseverance is the key to success
Comments
Sarvesh Kumar
Manager - Underwriter at HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Wonderful.....keep going
21 Jan 2019, 09.56 PM
Bhavina Varshney
Insightful article.
21 Jan 2019, 10.18 PM
Suraj Prusty
All the best Soumya! Keep up the good work.
21 Jan 2019, 10.23 PM
Ajit Singh
Awesome
22 Jan 2019, 07.29 AM
Mukesh Kumar
Hi
Great job.
22 Jan 2019, 08.24 AM
Kabir Raichand
Student at Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management (GITAM) University, Visakhapatnam
A very good article. Great work.
22 Jan 2019, 12.07 PM
Aloy Das Mahapatra
Great article
22 Jan 2019, 01.09 PM
Gaurav Saket .
Inspirational! Good work
22 Jan 2019, 01.23 PM
Aditya Singh
Well thought out and insightful article. Keep it up :)
22 Jan 2019, 01.34 PM
Max Payne
Well drafted. Good job.
22 Jan 2019, 01.38 PM
Jephtha Phineahas
Definitely a great read! Looking forward to more.
22 Jan 2019, 01.43 PM
Swastik Nanda
Very practical learnings from the interview. A must quick read for budding MBA professionals.
22 Jan 2019, 01.53 PM
Rashmi Jena
A very well structured interview.
22 Jan 2019, 02.00 PM
Vishal Pattanayak
Insightful
22 Jan 2019, 02.12 PM
Varun Kumar
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Great article. Thought-provoking.
22 Jan 2019, 03.30 PM
Siddharth Karthikeyan
Intern at Billionloans Financial Services Private Limited
Insightful
22 Jan 2019, 04.01 PM
Sambit Behera
Excellent read. Well structured and insightful.
22 Jan 2019, 04.04 PM
Benazir Attar
Very well articulated Soumya! :)
22 Jan 2019, 07.16 PM
Amartya Amitav
Passion, Networking and perseverance. That's what drives our growth.
23 Jan 2019, 02.18 AM
Vijay Venkatesh
Informative article for budding managers like me ..keep the good work
23 Jan 2019, 05.29 PM