My CV is quite mediocre compared to others, how do I cope up at IIM Ahmedabad?
If you are concerned about PORs and extra-curricular activities, then you don’t need to worry. While shortlisting for the summer placement, recruiting companies look at your undergraduate CG and other academic achievements along with PORs and extracurricular activities.
During your second year, you will get lots of opportunities to build up your CV. You can take up independent projects and courses under professors which you can put on your CV. In the second year, it’s easier to get into clubs as well. IIM A also conducts many business case study competitions, in which you can participate. Winning such competitions will earn you valid CV points.
For final placement too, PORs and extracurriculars matter only to a certain extent. What matters more is your CG and the number of projects that you have completed.
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Let’s discuss some of the aspects of CV and how you can build a CV in B-School. Also, whether or not it should be your priority.
Short Term:
Summer Placements:
- Summer placements are a random process and it is done based on what you did prior to joining IIM A.
- Your CV does not matter that much for a summer placement. You will never know what you will get.
Final Placements:
- Final selection depends a lot on your CGPA and if you belong to the top 20 of your batch, you are likely to be shortlisted for most of the recruiting companies.
- Since CGPA is the common factor based on which students are selected, the process is less random.
- Internship experience can elevate your chances to get selected.
- There are no other factors that matter so much for selection including PoR, clubs, and extracurriculars.
- If you do not have a good CGPA, you may face difficulties in the time of shortlisting. The selection process depends on what the recruiter wants.
- Marketing firms may prefer a well-rounded profile (which also includes good CGPA). But selection for banks/consults/VCs is primarily based on CGPA.
Long Term:
Personality Development:
- IIM is a life simulation, where you will meet many talented people and get to learn from them.
- This will make you confident, hard-working, receptive, and more focused. It will benefit you in the long run.
Skill Development:
- You can have a stellar CV but if you can’t get things done you can’t go very far in your career.
- At IIM Ahmedabad, you will get to learn how to manage your time effectively, how to deal with people.
- The personality development skills you will adopt during your course will help you in your professional as well as in your personal life.
CV is important but it is not as much as it is made out to be. Do not just engage in things you do not enjoy just to elevate your CV. You can make your CV better by working on what you actually like as well as learn the required skills.
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