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CONTENTS

JoborCareer?

SummerInternship–WhattoExpect

SummerInternship–VariousFuncons

SuccessFactorsDuringtheInternship

Post-Internship

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job[job]noun

1. apieceofwork,especiallyaspecifictaskdoneaspartoftherouneo

occupaonorforanagreedprice:Shegavehimthejobofmowingthela2. apostofemployment;full-meorpart-meposion:Shewasseekinga

atele-caller.

3. anythingapersonisexpectedorobligedtodo;duty;responsibility: It

jobtobeon;me.

career[kuh-reer]noun

1. anoccupaonorprofession,especiallyonerequiringspecialtraining,fol

asone'slifework:Hesoughtacareerasalawyer.

2. aperson'sprogressorgeneralcourseofaconthroughlifeorthrougha

oflife,asinsomeprofessionorundertaking:Hiscareerasasoldierende

thearmis;ce.Source:www.dico

CAREERvsJOB




CAREERvsJOB–IntellectualSpeak!

Pls click on the link below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG9paM_3QRM


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AJob

• issimplytheworkyoudotoearnmoney

• notinterestedintheworkitself

• notinterestedinprofessionaladvancementdoingthatwork

• unlikelytobedoinganythinglikeyourcurrentjobinafewyears

ACareer

• isaseriesofconnectedemploymentopportunies,whereyoubuildups

earlieremploymentopportunies tomoveyou intohigherpaying and

presgeemploymentopportunieslateron

• Infewyears,you’replanningtobedoingsomethingverysimilartowhat

doingnow,buthopefullywithmoreresponsibility,complexityandincome

• Youlovethework

CAREERvs.JOB–TheMBAcontext



CAREERvs.JOB–TheMBAcontext

Job Career

RelaonshipwithyourCV

MinimalimpactonfutureCVsandjobappsbecauseitislikely

unrelatedtowhatyoumaybe

doinginfuture

Aseriesofheavilyrelatedjobstwillalwaysbeusedonfuture

applicaonsandCVs

Howlong? Justthereforthemebeingand

toearnsomeeasycash

Providesthebackboneofexper

andlearningthatwillfuelyour

professionallifeforyears,ifnotenrelife

Networking

opportunies?

Veryfew

• becausethepeopleatajob

arenotpeopleyou’lllikely

knowatafuturejob

Loaded

• mostofthepeoplearoundy

areinvolvedinsimilarcareer

yoursandthey’llkeeppoppi

metome



TheGoal:Justtogetthetaskdoneandnotannoytheboss

Why?Becauseallyoureallywantfromajobisaregularpaycheck.Soalltrequiredistogetthetasksdoneandstayoutofboss’way

Don’ts

• Avoidinvesngsignificantemoonalenergy

• Justdowhatyou’resupposedtodowiththeminimumamountofment

physicalenergy

Dos

• Conserveyourenergyfortheotherthingsgoingoninyourlife–asecon

raisingafamily,searchforacareer,etc.

YourbehaviorinaJOB



The Goal: To not only get the task done, but it’s also to learn skills

experiences,buildconnecons

Why? To put yourself in posion for promoons, raises, and possibly

posionsinotherorganizaons

Dos

• Investsomeemoonalenergyintoacareer

• Lookforwaysthatyoucangetpromoonsandraisesandbonusesand

resume-buildingskillsandexperience

• Gotheextramileanddotasksbeyondminimumjobdescripon

• Buildposiverelaonshipswithpeoplearound

Don’ts• Guardagainstalienangotherpiecesofyourlife

YourbehaviorinaCAREER



• Whenstarng,knowwhetherornotthisemploymentopportunityisa jo

career.Askyourselfwhetheryouhopetobepromotedatsomepoint,

justneedtocollectapaycheck.

• Ifyoujustneedapaycheck,don’tbecomeemoonallyinvolvedatall.

tasksyou’retoldtodoandconserveyouremoonalandmentalenergyf

otherpiecesofyourlife.Ifyou’rehopingthatthisemploymentopportun

pushyouontootherthings,thenturnonthepassion.

• Figuringthisoutrightawaycansaveyouatonofinvestmentinajob.Sav

investmentforyourfamily,yourpassions,oryourcareer.

CAREERvs.JOB–Thepointis…



SummerInternshipisthelow-riskopportunityforyou:

• Tofindyourfirstjob(PPO/PPI)

or,ifyoulovedtheexperience,then

• Tostartacareer

or,ifyoudislikedyourexperience

• To achieve focus in career search by excluding a role / indu

company!

SummerInternship,theSteppingStone!



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Post-Internship

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Induc<on

Allgoodinternshipsstartwithaspotoforientaon

Onyourfirstday,expecttolearnhowtogetbyoverthenexteight-tenweekwilllearnabout

• Companyprocedures

• Healthandsafety,compliance,andinformaonsecurity

• Key people, including the divisionhead, your reporng manager,HR c

person,etc.

• Physicalinfrastructurelikefireexits,washrooms,in-houserestaurants,

thegym!

Classroomtraining

Induconmaybefollowedbyclassroomtraining–maylastuptoafewdays

startoftheprogramme,orintermientlythroughoutthetraining

WhattoExpectattheBeginning




Rota<ons

• Itmaybepossiblethatyourorganizaongetsyoutorotateacrossdepart

togiveyouaflavorofenrecompany!• Insuchaninternship,youarelikelytomeetwithlotsofpeopleforshortp

ofme

Specializa<on

• Not all internships get you to rotate. You may be assigned to a

department

• Even in rotang internships, you may be expected to become a lile

immobile by themiddle of your internship. In the second half, youm

required tozero-inonadepartment/role and stay there for the resto

me.

WhatdoYouExpecttoSee




Workshadowing/Research

• Somemesinternsareexpectedtohelpjunioremployeestoprepareresea

• Atothermes,internsmaybeaskedtoshadowatraderorsalesperso

ideaistolearnasmuchaspossibleandshowcommitment

Projects

• Thesetypicallyrunthroughouttheinternshipandareoneofthewaysin

organizaonswillassessyourperformance

• Treat these projects with utmost respect – they may mean the diff

betweenaPPOandnone

Dailytasks

Alongside longer-term projects, you may be expected to undertake daily

givenbyyourdirectmanager.Performthemwithdiligence

WhatcanYouExpecttobeDoing




Networking

• There may be networking breakfasts, networking lunches, and aer

pares(towhichtheinternsarealsoinvited).• Thesearegoodopportuniestobondwiththeemployees.

• Becarefulwiththebooze,especiallyifyoucannotholdit!

Buddiesandmentors

• Someorganizaonsmay assign you a special friend tohelpwith any q

duringtheinternship.

• Usethiswell–strikeupapersonalrapportwithyourmentorandextrac

whenyouarestuck.

WhattoExpectfromtheEmployees




Mid-wayassessment

• Somecompaniesmayassessyoutwiceduringtheinternship:onceinthe

oftheinternshipandagainattheend.• Bothmes,recruiterswillgathertogetherfeedbackfromallthepeople

workedwithduringprecedingperiod.

• Themid-wayassessmentisachancetolearnwhatyou’vebeendoing

andtoimproveuponit,solistencarefully.

Finalassessment

• The final assessment will again include feedback from all the people

workedwith.

• Butitwillusuallyrequireyoutopresenttheresultsofaprojectyou’vew

on,eitheraloneoringroups.

• Youmaybeaskingwhatyoulearnedduringtheinternship.

WhattoExpectinTermsofGengAssessed




HardWorkorFun?

Reallydependson

•

Howseriousthecompanyisaboutinternship• Howseriousareyou

Expecthardworkorfun?




CONTENTS

JoborCareer?




Post-Internship

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The markeng field offers many diverse disciplines such as sales, adve

branding, design as well as online skills and techniques, including w

development,onlinemarkeng(SEO/SMO),bloggingandpublicrelaons.

Mostmarkenginternships couldbe inmetropolitanareasbutsomesales

couldbeinsmalltowns/ruralmarkets

The ingredients for success in a career in markeng are psych

communicaonandcreavity

SummerInternshipinSales&Markeng




Basicmarke<ngstrategies

Evenifasaninternyouendupworkingonsmallerprojects,theteamwil

youbasicstrategiesthattheybelieveinsothatyoufullyunderstandtheenofthecompany.

Targetdemographics

• While some companiesmay haveobvious target demographics, the di

typesofconsumersthatacompanyistryingtoreachmaybesurprising.

• Learninghowtargetdemographicsaredeterminedisamajorsteppingsto

markeng andwill help you beer pitch ideas to potenal employers

future.

SummerInternshipinMarkeng–ExpectedLearningOutcomes




Latesttechnologies

• An internship will give you more hands-on experience with the

technologiesthanacollegeclassroomeverwill.• Thebestthingaboutinternshipsisthatoenmesitistheinternswhoar

totest out any new technologies,especially if it involvessocialmedia,

internskeyexperiencewithnewtech.

Researchanddevelopment

• Alotofresearchgoesintomarkeng,andoeninternsarereliedonto

ofthecompanies'latestfindingstogethersothattheresultsareorganiz

theteam.

• Thetasksmaybetedious,butyoucanlearnalotabouthowcompaniesd

anideafromstarttofinish.





Networking

• Everyinternshipinvolvesnetworking,butinmarkengthereissomuch

workthatyouareboundtogettoknoweveryoneinthedepartment.• Fromresearcherstographicdesigners,youwillmostlikelycomeinconta

manykeypeopleinthecompany.





InternshipsinFinance

• AssetManagement

• Broking

• Finance

• IBRisk

• InvestmentBanking

• Operaons

• PrivateBank/WealthManagement

• QuantaveResearch

• Sales,Trading&Research

• Technology

• TreasuryOperaons

SummerInternshipinFinance




JobShadowing

• Ifyou’reinterningasaregisteredreporinvestmentadvisorrepresentav

internshipwillinvolvequiteabitofjobshadowing.

• Sing with brokers as they sell securies and execute orders, o

investmentadvisorsastheydiscussinvestmentoponswithclients,willp

deepinsightintothedailyworklifeoffinanceprofessionals.

Entry-level/clericaltasks

• The roles are vital to keeping a business running: data entry, rmanagement, data maintenance, data refresh, organizaonal project

auditsusuallyfallintotherealmofinternshiplabor.

• These tasksmight seem like busywork,but they are vitalbusiness fun

thatcanteachyouanumberofthings.

• E.g. Update customer account data by contacng customers may dbusinessintelligencegatheringskills

SummerInternshipinFinance–WhatYouMaybeDoing




Doingshort-termprojectsthatfull-<meemployeeshavebeenunabletode

themselvesto

• Theseprojectsmayincludeevaluangnewsoware.

• E.g.The company is looking for anewweb technologyplaorm,youm

asked to review different providers and issue an evaluaon of capab

strengthsandweaknesses,tohelpthedecisionmakernarrowdownthec

BeCarefulwithSecret/Sensi<veInforma<on

• Financialfirmsandfinancialorganizaonsmayhaverulesgoverningacc

sensive informaon. Customer credit reports, accounts receivable

paymentmethodsmayberestrictedinformaon.

• Ifthecompanyhasprivacyregulaons,youmayfindthatasaninterny

limitedastohowmanytransaconsyoucanprocessorwitness.

SummerInternshipinFinance–WhatYouMaybeDoing




• Managingtalentiscricaltothesuccessofeveryteamacrossthefirm

• HR teams work closely with the business to support strategy develop

planningandprojectmanagement.

• Yourresponsibiliesmayincludeworkingonprocessesandprojectsper

tothefollowingfuncons:

• Compensaonandanalycs

• Campusrecruing

• Experiencedandexecuverecruing

• Employeerelaons

• Traininganddevelopment

• You may undergo specific training programs such as Employee Rel

ConflictManagement,BenefitsandCompensaons,etc.

SummerInternshipinHumanResources




InventoryManagement

• Projectanalysisinsupportofinventorymanagement(rampdown/up)

• ParcipateinSales&OperaonsPlanningprocesses

• PartnerwithITtostandardizesupplierperformancemetrics(KPI’s)

• ExecuteondemandreportsrelatedtoPurchasingandPlanning

ProcurementDepartment

• RequestForProposals(RFP’s)

• Financialreporngwithinsupplychain

• Qualitave&quantavereports

• Developadatabaseoftargetedmanufacturers

• Workcloselywithtargetedmanufacturersonquotesforspecificproducts

• Idenfypromisingmanufacturinglocaons

SummerInternshipinSupplyChainManagement




ITinsupplychain

• Project tracking, status reports and documentaon for Oracle / othe

soware

• Gather,assessanddocumentbusinessrequirementsfrombranchplants

• Createreportsondevelopmentstatus

• Preparedatacolleconmaterials(e.g.,discussionguides),createpresent

andreports,taskflows,andgeneraldocumentaonofprocesses

SummerInternshipinSupplyChainManagement




CONTENTS

JoborCareer?




Post-Internship

Pipal+




BeProac<ve

Aninternwhowasnotgivenrealworkrightaway,approachedaseniorma

andaskedforrealwork!Herboldnesspaidoffandshewasulmatelyhired

company!

ShowPosi<veAtude

• Recruitersrarelylovenaysayers!Beposiveandopentoaccepngchallen

• Remember,thecostoffailureduringinternshipsisverylow!

Matchyourpersonalitytoit

• Donotseleforaninternshipthatdoesnotmatchyourpersonality.

• While choosing, it isbeer to focus onwho you are, than the internsh

worldischasing

RecipeforSuccess




GainInsights

• Your first internship may be your first chance to see how your clas

learningappliestotherealworld.

• Capitalizeonthisanduseitasaguidetochooseyoursecond-yearelecve

• Expect to start evaluang your job prospects – you may love or ha

internship.Getclosertofocusingonthecareer.

• Shareyourexperienceswithyourfriendswhenyoureturn.

MakeIndustryContacts• Makecontactsofyourcoworkerstogainafootholdintheindustry

• Askquesons,findouthowtheygottowheretheyare,andfindoutwh

knowintheindustry.Itcouldjustlandyouajob.

• Lookforalumniandmakethemyourmentors

•

Lastly,observethembecausethat'sgoingtobeyounextyear!

RecipeforSuccess




SomeLow-EndWork

• Likeitornot,youwillbethelowestinthepeckingorder

• Youmaybe spending a lotof me in the ‘mailroom’ nomaerwhat k

internshipyoudo• Whateveryouaretaskedwith,doagreatjob!Yourcoworkersshouldgive

favorablereportforallyoudidforthem.

Realresponsibility

• However,someinternsshouldbegivenrealresponsibilitywhenthedrud

over

• Butonlythosewhohavedisplayedqualityindoingeventhemenialtask

expectrealresponsibility

KeepNotes

• Else it may be impossible to compile a great report when the deapproachesamonthaertheinternshipandyoucanhardlyrememberit

AndAncipate…




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Post-Internship

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• Prepareahandsomeprojectreportandsendcopiestoyourmanagers

• Godforbid,donotforgettoacknowledgetheminthereport!

• ConnectwithyourmanagersandgetthemtorecommendyouonLinkedIn

• MostrecruitersarelookinguptheirpotenalhiresonLinkedIn

• Keep in touch with your managers regularly and keep them posted

yourself.

• Thiswillhelpwhenyoucallthemupfor‘real’help

• Finally,shareyourexperienceswithyourfriendsontheintranet.

• There is no beer service you can provide to your alma mate

makingsureallyourbatch-mates(alsoyourb-schoolnetworkoff

makethebestchoices!

Finally,theinternshipisoverandyoumust…




CONTENTS

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Post-Internship

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LackofClarityonCareer

Alterna<ves

Students’Interests

Mismatch

• Studentsleavefirstjobswithinmonths!

• Studentswastemostproducveyearsinwrongjobs

• Instutesarelabeled‘PoorHunngGrounds’byRecruiters

EmployabilitySkillGaps

• ToughadjustmentperiodforStude

• Recruitersspendsignificantmea

moneyonlonginialtrainings• Recruitersofferinginternshipsonc

insteadoffull-mejobs

• MissedOpportunies

• StudentExpectaonMismanagem

KEY‘EMPLOYABILITY’CHALLENGESFORFRESHGRADS –AJAMMEDAS




ProfessionalAssessment

• Assessmenttohelpstudentsidenfytheiraptude,capabiliesandinterests

• Modulewillinclude:

• Lifestorydevelopment

toidenfyskills,capabiliesandinterests

• Psychometrictesngtoidenfyaptudes

• Individualcounselingtoidenfywhatcareersbestfiteachstudent

CareerAwareness

• Buildawarenessonvariousjobalternavesandcareers

• Modulewillincludeinteraconswithmidtoseniorlevelprofessional

tobeerunderstandvariouscareers,linkaptudeandcapabilitytothecareer,andhowtosecureapplyandsecure jobsinthatcareer

EmployabilitySkillsTraining

• Trainingprogramstoaddresskeyemployabilitygaps,customizedbasedonstudentcapabiliesandinterests

• Modulewillinclude

• TrainingfocusedoncommonskillsetslikeIT,networking,communicaon,corporateequee

• Careerspecifictrainingsandcerficaonprograms(e.g.trainingonstocktradingforfinancialcareers)

JobApplicaTraining

• Jobapplicaonspetraining

• CVpreparaonanindividualCVrevi

• GroupDiscussionpersonalinterview

training,includingmulplepraccesessions

• Onthejobtraining

• Jobspecifictrainipostrecruitment,beerprepareasforspecificjob

PIPAL+TRAININGMETHODOLOGY –ACOMPREHENSIVECURE

KNOWTHYSELF LOOKOUT DEVELOP FIRSTFLIGHT




FOUNDER-TRAINERPROFILES

AbhijeetstudiedatVJTIandIIMCalcuta(classofindustryexperience spans7 yearsofwhich 5

with World’s premier management consu

McKinsey & Co where he has worked witclients in training and capability building

employees. His passion in capability developpeople training inspired him to join Gagfounding Pipal+ as a development organ

freshers. Abhijeet brings to the team, hexperience working with different compan

Asia, India, Europe and Africa in FMCfinancial, chemicals, metals and mining, ansectors in training employees and capabilit

Mostrecently,hehasbeeninvolvedwithinstu

andmarkengforHoneywellacrossAsiaandEu

GaganGirotrastudiedArchitectureatIITRoorkee(classof2000)andcompletedhisMBAfromIIMCalcua(classof

2005).Gaganhas10yearsofworkexperienceofwhichthe

firstthreeyearswerewithTCSasasystemsengineer.

He spent the last 7 years with DBS Bank (Singapore’s

largest bank) working across Investment Banking and

Instuonal Banking in India and Singapore. At DBS,

Gagan’s performance earned him the most coveted

Chairman’sAward .

Gagan’sinterestfortrainingandrecruitmentgerminated

at IIM Calcua where he was a student placement

representave. This grew further at DBS, where Gagan

connuedinvolvementwithcampusrecruitmentforDBS.

Mostrecently,aerhavingquitDBS,Gaganhas founded

Pipal+ to trainand equip freshers for their first job and

PRXA,atest-preparaoncompany.

Gagan isa visingfinance faculty at IMT Ghaziabad and

DelhiTechnologicalInstute.

GaganGirotraB.Arch.–IITRoorkee&PGDM–IIMCalcua

AbhijeetB.E.–VJTI&PGDM–IIMCalcua




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