SEEKFINDING YOUR TRUE

CALLING

RAKESH GODHWANI

Prepared By-Angshuman Baruah

Roll no- 151307PGDM 2015-17

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rakesh Godhwani was an alumnus of IIMB He has work under companies like Wipro,

Intel and Qualcomm, doing different roles in sales, product marketing and business development

Currently he heads IIM Bangalore Alumni Association, coaches entrepreneurs in the hi-tech space and is an adjunct professor of communication at IIM Bangalore.

Rakesh’s first book “Plunge” was released in July 2011. His second book Seek: finding your true calling, published by Random House India was launched in August 2013.

ABOUT THE BOOK: The book stresses on the concerns of

students relating to what career paths they should trend

Seek provides an insight into the various fields and industries like consulting, it, media by delving into stories of successful IIMB alumni like Arun Balakrishnan and Malavika Harita who have made a dent in their respective professions

Rakesh Godhwani offers smart, practical advice on following your passion and finding your dream job

THE PROBLEM:1. How does one make a career choice that

helps one strike a balance between their responsibilities and their own space in the world?

2. What choices one have in front of them and how does one make the best choice?

3. What if one doesn’t like the job? What does one do then? Is it the end of the road or are there ways to find new opportunities?

4. How does one find their true calling? Assuming they do, will they be able to earn a living from that?

ARUN BALAKRISHNAN (PGP ‘76)

Schooling in Cannanore

MathsEngineering

IIM Bangalore

HPCL (1976)

Plant operationsRegional operations, Kolkata

Sales and Business

Policy OCC

Study Break

New product development

HRMD and Chairperson HPCL

RetiredIndependent Director

Career TrajectoryOf

Arun Balakrishnan PGP ‘76

KEY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS:

Take up any opportunities that comes your way, avoid analysis and paralysis

Think out-of-the-box Take a break every once in few years

MALAVIKA HARITA PGP ‘82

Schooling in Bangalore

MathsBSc

Worked in her father’s factory

IIM BangaloreHMT marketing manager

Motherhood

Interior design business

Advertising job in Sistas

Sistas got acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi

Account Management

Gurukul Chevening scholarship

CEO Saatchi & Saatchi Bangalore

Started Saatchi & Saatchi Focus

Career TrajectoryOf

Malavika Harita PGP ‘82

KEY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS:

Make sure you are the best in the rat race Pay off your educational loans and move Make your boss redundant in six months Treat internship very seriously

VIVEK SHARMA PGP ‘89

Kendriya vidyalaya Delhi

St. Stephens Math

Indian school of mines

IIM BangaloreCadbury

MNC BankCadbury

Warner Lambert

Career TrajectoryOf

Vivek Sharma PGP ‘89

Ogilvy

Onida

Phillips India CMO since 2008

KEY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS:

Ask yourself, ‘What motivates me?’ Avoid making decisions that are only based

on money Working in different cultures Whether to stay put or charge Career planning is not a linear curve

TOP PRINCIPLES FOR A GOOD CAREER

Treat career as a marathon and not a 100m dash

Avoid analysis paralysis and start somewhere

Be the best in the rat race The 10,000 hour rule Manage your boss well Survival of the fittest What got you here won’t get you there Stay focussed Enjoy your career, live it to the fullest

THANK YOU