Mr. Yathish mentioned that the opportunities are plenty but students need to choose the right path in their career choice and need to start their journey in that direction right from their college days. Modern technologies like AI, IoT, etc. are taking over jobs which human beings used to do once Upon a time. So he requested students to select a carrier in one such industry where the carrier can for long for the next 15 to 20 years and the experience gained in all these years will be useful in making their life for the upcoming years.

Ms. Rachana Kotian mentioned focusing on classroom learning and having a strong fundamental knowledge of the concepts related to the industry in which students have an interest is essential to be successful. She said; to focus on gaining additional knowledge by reading relevant books from the library which will support the students when facing interviews or when performing a job. she highlighted the importance of taking up classroom activities like presentations, participating in GD, responding to questions from faculties, taking up leadership positions, performing activities like talking up Mc, etc. 

Mr. Aakash K Unnikrishnan started the session by mentioning the importance of campus placement. He advised students about the expectation of employers as well as the competition outside. Mr. Nehad Nissar Ahmed spoke about his journey of getting placement. He appealed to students to be fundamentally strong because no organisation expects graduates to know how an industry operates. Ms. Armin Ravoof focused on the usual mistakes that candidate do before attending the interview. She also focused on interview preparation skills like aptitude, group discussion and also preparation for personal interviews.  

Ms. Chaithra Kini told communication is essential to get success in the financial sector. The industry was challenging, and handling customers was a bigger challenge as they come with a different temperaments. She suggested students “like whatever they do” in their careers. Career choice is essential but more than choice if they show hundred per cent commitments in whatever they do, they can be successful. She appealed to students to take up challenges in life which will give them a lot of success as in every profession there will be challenges 

Ms. Glevita Serrao started the session by sharing her experience in college and the importance of subjects in respective specialisations. She discussed about the building Industry contacts in terms of organisational study as well as internship and also the need for the individual portfolio to approach jobs. She appealed to students to build accounts in LinkedIn and Naukri.com. Most of the job postings are available on these sites. Recruiters will be active on these sites because they can track the right people who are required in their organisation. She advised students better to get trained in advanced excel, the latest developments, etc. 

Ms Sakshi took insight from students about their preferences and choice of industry. She appealed to students to make multiple resumes, which are suitable for different industries. She advised students to prepare thoroughly for all the interviews. She also mentioned college is the best place to make mistakes and learn from them they have teachers, mentors, Hod and many others to help them to correct their mistakes. Her talk also focused on listening to class, getting thorough in fundamental concepts, reading books, etc. to develop their knowledge. She suggested students keep checking websites like Naukri to understand the corporate requirement and that student can prepare according to them. The session ended with questions from students.            

Alumni cell of MITE MBA conducts series of alumni interaction sessions. Accordingly the department organised a guest talk on the topic ‘A thought for career’ on 14.08.2021. Ms. Sreejaya, an alumna from the batch 2016-18 who is currently working as HR Generalist, Kreditbee, Bangalore was the guest speaker.

In her talk Ms Sreejaya covered details about her corporate jouney and shared some of the important learning with the students. She highlighted the importance of involving in curricular activities like case study discussions, classroom discussions, panel discussions etc. in order to develop a confident personality to handle situations. Ms. Sreejaya appealed to students to also to participate in co-curricular activities which will help them in developing their communication skills, co-ordination skills, ability to gel with people, decision making skills, ability to handle stress, pressure, etc. 

Mr. Bharath H S has completed his master degree in Business Administration with Human Resource and Marketing specialization. He has completed his bachelor degree in Aerospace and Rocket Engineering. He is currently working as a Senior Business Development Associate at Unacademy. He worked as a sale trainee for Cisco system under the payroll of Adecco Implant till 2018, then he partnered with GRU furniture during September 2018 to July 2019 and later on, he worked for Market Knights Pvt Limited from September 2019.  

Following topics were covered by the speaker:

❖  Career Options:

The Speaker spoke about the opportunities for freshers and their career development, and how one can nurture his/her skills, gain experience and grow. Further, he stressed on how punctuality plays an important role in one’s career.

❖  Key Management skills:

Speaker highlighted that leadership, problem solving skill, self-confidence, and time management are the key management skills required to succeed in the Industry.

❖  Edtech Industry:

Speaker gave a brief introduction to the Edtech industry. He also explained the working of Edtech industry particularly the sales function. He informed how they make use of the technology in generating leads and then convert the leads into customers. At Unacademy, they use a lead generation tool called Lead square, which allocates the leads generated to sales persons. Sales persons then contact the allotted leads and work towards closing the sales.

Towards the end of the event, there were questions from the audience about career options, the guest answered all the queries of the students and the event ended with MC thanking the guests and audience. 

Alumni cell organized an Alumni Interaction session with Ms. Roshni Menezes from the 2014-16 batch of MITE MBA. She is working with Interactive Broker software Pvt Ltd Mumbai as an HR recruiter.

During the session Roshni shared her experiences in job life and highlighted how it is different from student life. She highlighted the importance of hard work, discipline and focus in life.

She advised the present batch of students to cherish every moment of learning opportunity as the golden period of student life will not come back. She warned that every mistake committed later costs a lot while every mistake committed now is a learning opportunity.

The talk ended with a Q&A session where students raised many questions about career choice and Roshni answered them deftly.

Mr. Sapan Kumar interacted with I & II MBA students online on the topic "Future journey and preparation". In his interaction he emphasized on three major point to consider for preparations for a great career  i.e. journey within oneself, everything that glitters is not gold and  thirdly stories that leaves impact.  He shared his journey to MITE MBA and from MITE MBA to the present position.

Mr. Prajnesh, (2017-2019)who is currently working as Associate content analyst at Refinitiv Pvt Ltd. had a fruitful and thought provoking interaction with our MBA students. He emphasized on corporate expectations from MBAs and the realities. He shared his experience both as a student at MITE, MBA and at corporate.

On 5th March, 2019 Alumni interaction was organized for the students of I and II-year MBA. Mr. Farhan Farooqui, Alumnus, 2014 Batch who has lot of insights about healthcare industry enthusiastically discussed the challenges and opportunities in Healthcare Industry. Various issues like Automation, impact of Artificial Intelligence and Personality Development were discussed in detail. He shared his experiences gained in Omega Hospital and said that all of us should update ourselves to compete in this competitive world and participation in extra-curricular activities would help the students to develop the necessary attitudes and skills. He further added that in order to enhance our confidence, we must make use of every opportunity and must be willing to take up challenges which will lead to new learning experiences. He stressed on serving in one organization for a minimum of 3 to 4 years to get real learning and corporate exposure. 

Mr Bharath is a proud alumnus of our institute. He completed his MBA in the year 2016-2017 and is currently working in CISCO, Bangalore as a strategic accounts manager. On Nov. 25th, 2017, a meet with Mr. Bharath was organized for the I MBA students to make them understand the requirement of various skills such as facing an interview, time management and business etiquette. Mr. Bharath also shared his work experience with the students.

Mr. Bharath emphasized on being employable rather than being a mere management graduate. Business etiquettes play a vital role to be in the market for a longer period of time. Punctuality speaks volumes about the commitment of employees and also enhances their productivity.

Mr Praveen and Mr. Denson are proud alumni of the department (2014-16 batch) who are currently working in the Insurance sector. They addressed our MBA students on job opportunities and growth in insurance sector and shared their experiences in the industry. They impressed upon the students to focus on gaining knowledge and developing skills required for job life.