Enter into the world of case interviews

The recruitment process at ISB has begun with the international recruiters having started their early stage interviews. To handle the interviews properly and be prepared for the arriving domestic placements, people are working overtime to patch up the gaps. In the phased transitions from one level to next, our batch has entered the phase of ‘Case Interviews’ preparation.

We are trying to structure our thought process for approaching the business problems. So for a hypothetical case situation of client’s decreasing profits in an expanding market, people began with a response of ‘increase the advertisements, handle the unions tightly and launch new product’. While initially it was difficult to convince the interviewee amongst us that the response was not really that structured, the situation has certainly improved over time. Today the responses have become more organized and the omnipotent 4P’s, 3C’s and Porter Models have begun to mean something for the first time. No doubt some alumni have been helpful in this slow process of gradual improvement. However, there is a long race ahead.

At ISB we had a big gathering last week for the TiE ISB connect; entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists attended the same in good numbers. We have also started working for the forth coming ISB Leadership Summit (ILS), the flagship event of ISB with a theme India – Fostering Sustainable, Inclusive Growth for this year. The list of the speakers for the various tracks in being finalized by the respective clubs and logistics arrangements are being planned. I will write something more as we proceed.

And I managed to steal time to write this post, after writing three end terms exams for the fifth term in last two days (that meant had 2 continuous night outs) and with one more exam to write on this Thursday.

Diwali Photographs

Diwali in Photographs

The Festival of light arrived like a breeze and most people took a break from studies. For me it was some free time with the camera. I took some photographs with extended exposure in the dark and captured a few good photographs, or so I believe. I am posting some of the photographs.

I wish you a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali.

Another Midterm Gone.

Is it not what one of the Professors had once said ‘after my paper you will feel happy, if nothing else then for the fact that the paper got over’. And true, ‘Thanks God! The mid-term got over too soon this time’.

Usually after the exams parties are held. So now people are busy debating the Pros and Cons of the ISB administration’s suggestion of having time limits for the parties. We are lucky that there is no one around to implement the Court’s order. Most people, otherwise, would land up in trouble for breaching the decibel level beyond permissible hours (10/11 p.m. for open air functions). And there are laws of the land to enforce that.

Coming back to parties, for me those are small get together where people meet to socialize and forget work and worries for some time. The music is invariable soft and ambience sober. In parties that I attended, you could see the highest dignitaries- the youngest kids- moving around jerking their heads in contempt of the smaller mortals around. They were normally bribed by Probationers uncles and Probationer Didis (Gender Bias) by chocolates, which stuff their pockets most of the times.

So when mid-term and end-term are already there to add tension in life, one should stop worrying for nothing. World and people are still not that bad, may be the threats people perceive are more imaginary than real. And usually as I believe, first things first, get back to studies and no worries in life. And if this also appeared to be written without reference to context, it is not. Try to read between the lines.