We thank our alumni guest speakers
- Nidhi Rathi, (Lionsgate, PGDM, 12-14)
- Vandana Darak (Svantantra Microfin, PGDM, 13-15)
- Tanvi Bangia Kathuria (LinkedIn, PGDM, 13-15)
- Swara Shirsat (Colgate Palmolive, MMS, 19-21)
- Piyusha Jagtap (Cognizant, PGDM, 19-21)
- Janvi Shetty (Nestle, PGDM, 19-21)
The session ‘Road Ahead in Sales and Marketing – through a Welingkarite’s Lens’ started with a warm welcome by Prof. Indu Mehta. In view of the upcoming placement season of 2020-22, the talk elaborated on various options in sales and marketing as a career.
The alumni panel shared their work experiences, SIP, SIRP journey in detail highlighting the importance of GCL presentations, and developing case studies at B-School level effectively. They spoke of their learnings while working in different companies/industries and managing work-life balance. The relevance of doing various live projects, courses, internships were also discussed during the course of the session.
The Q&A session was interactive with doubts and queries of students answered by the alumni panel in an honest, and unbiased manner. The session concluded with a vote of thanks for all the guest speakers by Prof B.N Chatterjee, Dean – Marketing and Prof Indu Mehta, Associate Professor- Marketing.
Key takeaways from the session are summed up as follows
- Guest lectures are insightful
- Digitalization is helping business grow and hence one should upskill oneself in this domain
- Effective communication is the key in putting forth your ideas effectively
- Soft skills are as important as technical and leadership skills
- Mentor choice should be done smartly and wisely after entering the corporate world
- Network is Net-worth
- It is okay to be confused and uncertain, the key is to be persistent
- Enhancing your articulation skills would go a long way
- Constantly learning and un-learning skills and pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone is needful
