M: Tell us about your day to day work as an intern at ICICI Lombard
A: A typical day for me at ICICI Lombard began with coordinating with various teams on the data needed for me to move ahead with the project. I would then report to my immediate mentor about how I plan to move further towards the solution. I would then spend the rest of the day on data analysis and trend spotting within the data and learning more on data analysis alongside. The day ended with another meeting with the mentor, over a cup of coffee, on the progress made and then a discussion on the next day's agenda. Meeting with different teams for their ideas and suggestions was a constant part of the regime.
M: What did you do right to achieve the PPO from ICICI Lombard?
A: I won't pinpoint ( and neither can I to be honest) the things I did specifically that earned me the PPO. What I ensured was to keep constant communication with my mentor which really helped me with the project progress. Since he was a busy person, many times I had to push him for guidance and feedback but made sure that we were always on the same page. There's a mid-review with the department head and I changed my strategy as per the feedback of that review to keep my work fixated on the needed deliverables. It is important that you connect with the concerned supervisors to keep going in the right direction and not to waste your time and energy inconsequential efforts.
M: What are the most cherishable moments of your internship?
A: The most cherishable moment for me was the final review of the project. I was very apprehensive about how it will turn out but eventually, all the leaders seemed impressed with the results. We had a healthy discussion about the scope of the projects and key takeaways. It was really exhilarating to see how open the leaders were in receiving my ideas while deliberating the points where there was a difference of opinions.
The understanding of business and application of data analytics were the two distinguishable highs of my internship journey.
On the light side of things, it was great exploring the city that never sleeps. The work-life balance was amazing and the seniors at the organisation themselves pushed the idea of work hard and party harder.
Overall, it was indeed a satisfying internship experience and I can frankly admit that I couldn't have asked for a better internship period.
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