Mahantesh: You've more than sixteen years of work experience managing human resources in various reputed organizations. What is your view on human resource management as a career?
Subesh: It is undoubtedly a great career option. I strongly recommend people who are passionate about it should go for it. I have been associated with campus recruitments; it is disheartening to see at times that students opt for HRM, just that they don't want to do Engineering or Operations any more. If your entry to the system is not with passion, then what would you deliver to your customers?
M: You're currently Global lead of learning and organizational development at Piramal. What do you like the most about working at Piramal?
S: It is essentially everything that I do. The current role has been a dream career for me, and I enjoy doing whatever I am doing here.
M: What do you think are the top three qualities that will help a young professional succeed like you?
S: There can not be a finite set of qualities that will help a young professional succeed. There is no magic formula. It is usually a culmination of many attributes that shape the career. However, if I had to pick three most important ones, those would be :
Be sure of your purpose
Be passionate about your purpose
Never stop learning
M: If you had to pick one book from your library, what would it be?
S: There are so many books that fascinate me. I am currently reading Dave Mitchell's 'The power of understanding yourself'. So that's the pick now!
M: It is often difficult to strike a balance between work and life. What is your approach in striking a work-life balance?
S: I believe, if you are passionate about what you do, you will have no difficulty balancing it out. Efficiency and dedication to what we do help us to have sufficient time for the family as well.
M: If had to give one piece of advice to all the students pursuing MBA or willing to pursue an MBA, what would it be?
S: Just don't do an MBA to get a job!
That is the only piece of advice that I would like to give. So, opt for an MBA if you are passionate about what you would be doing after MBA.
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