A choice between a well-developed MNC or a growing Startup has always been a difficult choice for most of the B-School students. But FSM is a mix of both. As a startup driven by an MNC, FSM gave me both the work-life balance of an MNC as well as the scope for learning that we get working in a startup. The organization had a very flat hierarchy and the entire team was very friendly and approachable. I had the opportunity to present my final project submission to the firm’s senior management at the Director level.
Post my SIP for 3 months, I was given another opportunity to extend the internship as a live-project and work on implementing my submissions as a project intern. This was like icing on the cake as I was involved in the implementation part of the business use cases, in which I had done the initial Market-Research and analyzed the competitive landscape. During this live-project, I was also involved in a Market-Study for Drone-Based Mobility solutions which were very interesting and I was even called to the office in Chennai for giving a brief presentation about it.
Ford Smart Mobility LLC, SIP experience was enriching and provided me with immense scope for learning and development. The theoretical subjects and the concepts that I learned inside the classroom were very useful and relevant. I must thank my professors at IFMR GSB for designing a curriculum that suited the current market practices and also enabled me to sustain and complete a highly-demanding summer internship. I strongly believe that the technical and functional learnings that I got from this internship experience will stay with me throughout my career.
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Kailash Swamynathan
Second-year student of IFMR GSB, Krea University
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