SP Jain Global Blog – Student Stories and Business Insights (40)

December 9, 2019 | by S P Jain Blog

How running helped me take on the challenges of an MBA

MBA: Major – Contemporary Marketing Management | Minor – Running

Topics: Master of Global Business, Alumni Stories

October 24, 2019 | by S P Jain Blog

Fashion Retail & Social Media: A User Engagement Analysis

This article is a short summary of a capstone research project, “Analysis of the factors affecting engagement rate in the fashion industry”, prepared by Maniza Jalal, a Master of Global Business student at the SP Jain School of Global Management. For detailed insights, statistics and development of the project findings, she can be contacted at maniza.ms18eb006@spjain.org.

Topics: Research & Case Studies

October 24, 2019 | by Devanshi Rhea Aucharaz

Designing a One-Stop Application for Global Seafarers – Saurish Nandi’s Story

A career at sea is not for the meek. A majority of global trades happen across the oceans, demanding that the seafarers often brave their lives in order to achieve their targeted goals and serve the public. How could they be rewarded for these efforts? This is what serial entrepreneur Saurish Nandi (Executive MBA Class of 2012) wanted to address when he co-founded SeaMiles in late 2018. We caught up with Saurish to know more about the venture.

Topics: Executive MBA, Alumni Stories

October 18, 2019 | by S P Jain Blog

From an IT Engineer to the Head HR at Zivame – Siddharth Vishwanath’s Story

After completing his engineering degree in IT, Siddharth Vishwanath (GMBA’09) started his career by working in the IT services industry for 2 years before he decided to join SP Jain to pursue the Global MBA program. “When I started my GMBA, I was very new in the industry, and quite naïve. So, it was no surprise that the first few days in the program were overwhelming, to say the least. The power-packed curriculum, meeting new people, travelling to new places, trying new cuisines – it was a completely new territory for me,” says Siddharth.

Topics: Global MBA, Alumni Stories

October 11, 2019 | by Devanshi Rhea Aucharaz

Building a Career in Imagineering

A commerce graduate from Bangalore’s Christ University, Rishab Bhansali had done a couple of internships and spent a few years working with his family’s business before enrolling for SP Jain’s Master of Global Business (MGB) program in 2018. He recently started working as the Head of Marketing at Mana Projects Pvt Ltd, a real estate firm in Bangalore. We caught up with him to find out more.

Topics: Master of Global Business, Alumni Stories

September 26, 2019 | by Devanshi Rhea Aucharaz

Changing the World, One NGO at a Time – Manthan Shah’s Internship Story

Manthan Shah (BBA Intake of 2018) is a professional athlete who captained India’s team in the International Table Tennis Championship (Pacific Games, Australia) and won 2 bronze medals in the event before he joined SP Jain. Since then, he represented the School in the Spartan Race (Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore) and is currently the youngest Indian to do so. He also gave a talk at TEDxGateway, was a part of the Dean’s List for academic excellence, was a guest speaker at the Podcast on Climate Change with Scott Amyx (USA), participated in the outreach program in Philippines, published a research paper on Circular Economy, won three gold medals at the Fiesta Games 2019, and so much more!

Topics: Undergraduate Programs, Alumni Stories, Bachelor of Business Administration

September 24, 2019 | by Devanshi Rhea Aucharaz

How to Negotiate Your Salary in Nine Steps

Get the salary bump you want and deserve! Everybody loves a good paycheck and knows how critical it is to negotiate well when they receive a job offer. When that offer comes, however, we worry about appearing too greedy and whether the offer will stand on asking for a higher salary, making us shy away from a good salary negotiation. According to Jobvite, a recruitment firm, 71% of people do not negotiate their salaries, leaving money on the table. Here are some tips that I have learnt to implement from experience while negotiating a job offer.

Topics: Careers, Global MBA, Thought Leadership

August 13, 2019 | by S P Jain Blog

The dawn of a digitised banking era with Emirates NBD

As part of our Global Learning and Global Immersion Project, we interacted with Mr Suvo Sarkar – SEVP and Ground Head, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Emirates NBD. Mr Sarkar took us through the amazing journey of how under his guidance, Emirates NBD became the first bank in the UAE to turn digital and paperless.

Topics: Master of Global Business, Student Life & Experiences

August 9, 2019 | by SP Jain Global

Conducting an Independent Research Study at IIT Bombay - Pratiksha Sharma’s Internship Story

One of the key learning experiences recommended during your undergraduate studies is taking up an internship. Gaining real-world experience is key to boosting your employability and supplementing your academic knowledge, preparing you for life after graduation. That is why Pratiksha Sharma, from the Bachelor of Data Science (BDS) intake of 2018, decided to take up an internship at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay before embarking on her Year 2 experience at SP Jain Sydney. We caught up with her to know more!

Topics: Careers, Undergraduate Programs, Bachelor of Data Science, Alumni Stories

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