A Letter to Juniors......!!!!!!!!

Dear juniors,

It was rather an enthralling (and not an emotional) sendoff that set out the stage for a perfect valediction that we can boast on forever. Last one year had been eventful, exciting and adventurous with you bunch of people. Your enthusiasm and internal zest to participate has moved me personally but lack of it has disappointed me also.

As you embark upon your final and most important year of this course, the opportunities that will knock your doors would be abundant.  The time to come would pose a lot of challenges, would be an eye opener for most of you but would give you the best moments of your college life. Unarguably, we as your seniors’ have done our part by grabbing every opportunity that came our way (without being boastful about the miraculous number of job offers we received), now it’s your turn to blow your trumpet by surpassing the numbers we created. And we would be much happy if you guys do that.

On a personal front, my purpose of writing this letter is to communicate certain things directly to you which I felt can make you ready for a memorable year and a better life. Firstly, I would prefer you to identify your own destiny as soon as possible and be crystal clear about that. Be definite about whether you prefer a corporate job or a well-settled government job. But staying in dilemma makes no point since you miss out on a lot of opportunities and it worsens the situation. The perfect example would be Ishan Jain or a Sushil Vijayvargiya to say the least.

Secondly, never bad mouth this Institution publicly because it is your academic identity. Wherever you will go, you will be judged by the market value this Institution holds and hence there is a greater need to talk about a lot of positives rather than cribbing about anything that is out of your reach. Because somebody has rightly said, Institutions doesn’t make students, students’ make Institutions. Prime example is IIM-Ahmedabad.

Thirdly, there lies an underlying potential in each of you which needs to be identified and groomed. Justify that potential, create your own standards, live up to those standards and excel in whatever you do. This is the need of the hour to stay motivated and work hard which will give you the resolve to encash the best available opportunity. The biggest sin a student can make is not doing justice to the potential he/she has and hence, look deeper into you, arise, awake and create your own identity.

Lastly, we as your seniors’ (collectively and individually) are there to mentor you whenever the need occurs. You might not have the best of communication or a friendship with any of us but take the step to talk if you feel the need to do so. It is good to stay in touch and learn from varied experiences we possess. It will surely be a good experience. Let's create a good relationship for our mutual benefit.

One simple piece of advice, there is no turning back once you miss an opportunity and therefore, utilize every resource, every opportunity and every experience to make your life a more meaningful and memorable one at IMS……….All the Best…………!!!!!!!!

Your Friend first than Senior………

Ankit Vani

5 Things I learned from Placement Cell.......!!!!!!

First of all, it is my privilege (and not humility) to thank whole placement cell team for providing a lot of students like me an opportunity to make LIFE@IMS more resourceful one. Apart from that, all of you deserve a big applaud for the success this year, least to say, numbers speak louder than my words…….

A team led by a vibrant, soft-spoken and cool-headed Avnish Vyas Sir, whole team worked like a chained lot. Be it Chandan Arora who helped me by arranging mock interviews (which allowed me to become a final product) or a straight-forward Jasreen Wilkhoo who kept me updated with every details of S&P process or a soft-spoken Ankit Shrivastava who worked for common good or a bold, affirmative Palak Arya who eased the butterflies at the time of Deloitte’s final round or a short-heighted but well-behaved Prashant Kaushik, every member of the team deserves a big THANK YOU…..!!!!!!!!

Let’s come to a broader picture now………Due to my presence in most of the campus process (where finance students were involved), it allowed me to know their work and modus operandi from which I sought few lessons. I am sharing those with you……….

TEAM WORK:  When a lot of people are involved in anything, there can be two things, either they can mess up everything or they can make up everything possible and this team has the latter ability. A team or more precisely a group of people when come together need coherent approach to carry out any activity. The placement cell team has the one. Team work is also about working for a common goal leaving behind your personal interest and they do this every time for a common good. Their hard work produces the best results and this is a quality to learn.

COMMUNICATION & COORDINATION: Since their every word matters, I have hardly seen any wrong information being sent out or any communication gap among the members which, if exist, can lead to a bigger problem. They co-ordinate the activities properly with every individual busy in his/her own assigned responsibility and work hard to keep the recruiters happy so that they can churn out more and more students.

The whole team......and every one of them deserves a cheer......!!!!!!!

PROPER UTILISATION OF SKILLS: The team is properly chosen after new recruits are being tested at different campus processes and hence everybody comes with a specific skill set. The skill set they possess are then channelized according to the areas the whole team is expected to work in. For e.g. If somebody is good at writing mails, he/she would be assigned that particular task. That is a perfect example of proper utilization of skills.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY: To ensure things at right place and at right time, the authorities are delegated to each individual of the team. For a particular process, everything is being decided in advance, as to who will accompany the delegates, who will manage the students and who will look after the whole behind the scenes work. By proper delegation, a flow is being ensured which makes the whole process a flawless one.

SELFLESSNESS:  In this self-centered world where it is very easy to do something for your own but proportionately tough to do the same for others, these people do their business selflessly. They are not professionals’, they are somebody from us and they also have a job aspiration but they leave behind those aspirations when they are involved in the process. They might feel frustrated of not getting a job but it never expose out in their work which I think is one of the best professional pursuits to have.

Well, Thank you very much from whole IMS student family for giving us one of the most cherished moment of our life………..Kund Snan……..!!!!!!!!