ET BureauMUMBAI: Every potential employer had one question to Divya Aggarwal at her placement interviews at XLRI. Each wanted to know what she had learnt from as one of the final 22 among The Economic Times Young Leaders B-School programme in 2015. It was a good differentiator from all her other batchmates, says Aggarwal proudly. She eventually joined McKinsey, as a junior associate. The Economic Times Young Leaders B-School programme gives a platform to promising final year management students to test their mettle and to engage with top CEOs of India Inc to understand the skills required to build a successful career in today’s corporate world.
In the last two years, ET Young Leaders B-School has received an overwhelming response; 23,000 students across the country. Forty-one made the cut as Young Leaders from various premier institutes in India such as ISB, JBIMS, Xavier Institute of Management, IIM Lucknow, FMS, etc. To be screened through thousands of applicants from business schools across the country, meeting the stalwarts of India Inc and making it to the final list is always an experience to cherish for lifetime.
And that was the biggest takeaway for those selected for The Economic Times Young Leaders B-School Edition so far. The national level talent hunt, which was launched in 2014, assesses final year, full-time management students studying in Indian business schools on their potential to become future leaders. “Getting a chance of be interviewed by people of the stature of Vivek Gambhir (Godrej Consumer Products Ltd) and meeting someone like Amit Agarwal (Amazon India) is in itself a rare experience,” says Ankit Ashok Srivastava, now with Aditya Birla Group as HR leadership associate. “To be in the final list not only gave me a lot of confidence but the journey has made me a more mature professional.” “It was something to cherish for the lifetime and will surely help me in my future career,” concurs Nishant Jeyanth, consultant at KPMG.
The hunt is on again this year to find future leaders across India’s top B-schools and those that make it may well be taking their first step into the corner office. B-school aspirants will go through three challenging rounds and a final interview with CEOs to be certified as Young Leaders.Those that make it to the list will also receive pre-placement interview offers from the Aditya Birla Group, the presenting sponsor.
In the last two years, ET Young Leaders B-School has received an overwhelming response; 23,000 students across the country. Forty-one made the cut as Young Leaders from various premier institutes in India such as ISB, JBIMS, Xavier Institute of Management, IIM Lucknow, FMS, etc. To be screened through thousands of applicants from business schools across the country, meeting the stalwarts of India Inc and making it to the final list is always an experience to cherish for lifetime.
And that was the biggest takeaway for those selected for The Economic Times Young Leaders B-School Edition so far. The national level talent hunt, which was launched in 2014, assesses final year, full-time management students studying in Indian business schools on their potential to become future leaders. “Getting a chance of be interviewed by people of the stature of Vivek Gambhir (Godrej Consumer Products Ltd) and meeting someone like Amit Agarwal (Amazon India) is in itself a rare experience,” says Ankit Ashok Srivastava, now with Aditya Birla Group as HR leadership associate. “To be in the final list not only gave me a lot of confidence but the journey has made me a more mature professional.” “It was something to cherish for the lifetime and will surely help me in my future career,” concurs Nishant Jeyanth, consultant at KPMG.
The hunt is on again this year to find future leaders across India’s top B-schools and those that make it may well be taking their first step into the corner office. B-school aspirants will go through three challenging rounds and a final interview with CEOs to be certified as Young Leaders.Those that make it to the list will also receive pre-placement interview offers from the Aditya Birla Group, the presenting sponsor.
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