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Part 2
Name
Dorm
: MSH 3
Room
: 304
Section
:A
: VIVEK BUSAR
Question 1
Describe yourself (In not more than 3 sentences)
I believe that I am a creative learner who is not afraid of taking risks as I
had my own share of successes and failures. I also believe that I am a
constant learner and a persistent worker who strives to achieve success
as if it were the first time. Having been brought up in a middle class
family, I still believe that I am curious enough to learn and owed answers
to questions to I havent asked yet.
Question 2
Tell me something about yourself which is not there in your resume.
I would love to build something of my own. It may be a new idea, new
market or an entirely new business altogether. I dont mind in putting in
extra effort even if it doesnt pay me monetarily. This may be a statement
you might have always heard of. But, the difference I can bring to the
table when I say this statement is that I dont give up until I am done with
it.
Question 3
One principle in life, you not only firmly believe in, but also practice.
Whether you prevail or fail, endure or die, depends more on what you do
yourself than on what the world does to you.
This is one of the few principles I firmly believe in. To be put in practice, it
gives me an indication of how much effort to be put in by me to succeed
and I believe that I did, at least sometimes.
Question 4
Tell me about a time when you responded to constructive criticism.
This has been most often offered to me by friends and family as well as
my professor at Indian Institute of Science. Most often, I listen to them
carefully and we reach a consensus for any measures to be taken in the
future. This situation occurred with my professor at Indian Institute of
Science. He said that I was not a management type student giving the
reasons why I wasnt. So, I told him, I know I am not. But, isnt it time to
fix that?
Question 5
Do you think that your academic results are a true reflection of your
academic abilities? Please Elaborate.
I dont believe so. Academic results, in my opinion, are strategic games
played by students to optimize their grades. It is one such noncooperative game which every student must play, where cartels and
collusions may be formed. So, I dont want someone to judge me or any
other solely based on grades which may not be true reflection of their
academic abilities.
Question 6
Write a paragraph on each of the following.
i)
I really dont know whether I had inspired any students to achieve their
goals, but I believe I had stood as a role-model to some of my juniors
during secondary education. I was the first student to enter into an IIT
for B.Tech from my school during my time of stay.
Question 7
You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit
page 221.
Out of my 25 years of life, I believe that page 221 corresponds to my
Masters 1st year at Indian Institute of Science. It was 2011 and I joined
Indian Institute of Science. The courses were a bit tougher than what I had
seen at IIT Madras. But, I developed interests in certain sub-fields which I
later pursued for Masters project. I had to work hard and show pure
dedication to attain decent grades in my first semester. After attaining
6.0/8.0, I went on to concentrate on subjects I liked very much related
Fluid Mechanics. Three courses related to fluid mechanics were offered at
Aerospace Engineering department. These 3 courses are so inter-related
that I had only prepared for one course, hydrodynamic stability. With the
applications I found in this course, I applied the same concepts to other
subjects and attain respectable grades there. The feeling of getting my
first S grade, that too for a course like hydrodynamics stability was
beautiful.
Question 8
What are your expectations from a summer internship program?
(Please prepare different answers for different fields)
(Divisions include Marketing, Finance, Operations, Consulting, HR, and
Strategy)
Marketing: To be responsible for developing marketing plan for a
particular brand and implement at least few of the ideas that I had come
up with.
Finance: To be able to put the knowledge I have gained at IIMA and
elsewhere in practice and develop new models if I could or evaluate a
deals valuation etc.
Operations: To be able to learn about processes involved in the firm and
provide strategies to optimize their inventory/utilization level/ efficiency
etc.
Consulting: To be able to work on different realistic problems in different
sectors and implement the solutions and be able to pride myself that it
had worked.
Question 9
Why do you want to be in the above mentioned field?
(Please prepare different answers for different fields Marketing/Finance/Operations/Consulting/HR/Strategy)
Marketing: To work on a product and to build its brand equity in a
realistic situation takes more than a simple STP theory. The problems that
we will be facing in making a product/brand will be highly challenging and
will pose a challenge to ourselves. When a solution that I have provided
would be implemented, it would be an utter delight to know that I have
been a part of team which made the brand successful.
Finance: Whether it is markets or IBD or corporate finance, finance deals
with lots of uncertainties and various models that are sophisticated and
can be accurate. Finance needs us to have a view on whats been going
on in the world and tells us the prominence of the project we have been
working on. The satisfaction thus achieved can be divine.
Operations: Supply chain management requires skills that are not just
reflected in academic rigor provided to students. It is the art of
maintaining relations with all the players in the chain. Whether it is
inventory management/ capacity management/ optimization of processes,
operations is one such branch of management that requires
understanding of processes across industries and henceforth developing
strategies to optimize them wherever necessary.
Consulting: Consulting is one of the highest paid fields in management.
The reason is that it includes top-notch experts from diverse backgrounds
and industries. Working alongside with them provides us with a platform
to learn from the best in the field. Hence, the learning curve will be
steeper and objectives would be well-defined.
HR: HR is like a fluid that is present to reduce the friction and facilitate
proper functioning of parts of an organization. With HR redefining itself as
strategic partner and so on, HRs role in the organization is not merely a
Question 11
Can business and ethics be combined? If yes, then how? If no, then why?
Yes. I believe that ethics is an integral part of business. But, sometimes it
may happen that some of the ethical issues are violated in pursuit of
profit-making. Taking an example of Apple, where its Chinese practices
were regarded to have issues in the past. Getting exposed to these issues
will impact brand equity in either the short or long-run. Resolving issues
like these in the primary phase itself would have created a positive brand
image that the company could enjoy in the long run.
Question 12