Thursday, February 14, 2008

Day '-1'

"Zindha rahe tho agla haftha milenge" said one of the smart guys on campus. He was obviously kidding but taking a real nice dig at placements. Today is day '-1' and with day 0 tomorrow there are going to be quite a few on campus who will interview with big names starting tomorrow. My guess is that atleast 80-100 students will be out on day 1 and a similar number on day 2. There are already 543 different job postings this year and frankly there are a number of really meaty offers for experienced students. As the placement week nears shortlists have started pouring in. My applications are a mix of small-medium to really tiny companies. As of now, I'm sitting with a few shortlists but will start with just one on day 2 and many more starting day 3. The dream company with whom I'm interviewing for the last 2 months has still not announced anything and with 2 days to go, the ding looks more or less certain from them. Anyhow I should manage something next week if not during the month ahead, but it is truly one of the biggest experiences we came to b-school for.
ISB...Time to break a few more records :)

Meanwhile R2 results for Class of 2009 are out. Welcome folks. Time to party and chill.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi, i have been following your blog for quite a while.. its amazing! Since the placement season has kicked off in full swing can u give us a picture of the sentiments prevailing in d campus on day 0? A reality check kinda thing..for subsequent days..?

also I am interested to know d profile tat mite be offered to a "Arts graduate" with 3 year work ex in hospitality industry? is a career shift possible? ur comments

Deepak Chembath said...

Thanks. I will try to post as much as I can but things are going to be hectic.
As for personal queries I can't take them now. Please do write to admissions@isb.edu