Students receive success tips

Updated on: Monday, February 15, 2010

“In the corporate world, do not expect life to be very cheerful. The first few years, you will have to work 10-14 hours,” said Gopikrishna Pidatala, Vice-President, Denuo Source, India.

Inculcate good communications skills, teamwork, creativity, and be abreast with technology and computers, he said while addressing students of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities & Commerce.

Speaking on ‘Corporate Expectation from Management students', as part of the BL Club Lecture, sponsored by the Karur Vysya Bank (KVB), Mr Gopikrishna said companies prefer students with initiative and enterprise. It is necessary that from the time in the college, the students take up activity that give them better communication skills, leadership opportunity, team work, which will help them face interview boards better and build good career's, he said.

Does an MBA from a reputed B-School matter? Responding to the question from students, Mr Gopikrishna, whose company is into business analytics an, area which is estimated to have a $25 billion global opportunity, said Yes and No.

Yes, because in India ‘Brand' matters. This is specially true in campus recruitments. No wonder, that you read how the top B-Schools have attracted large number of MNCs (multinational companies), big corporates and offered huge packages every year.

No, to an extent, because good talent, skills and extra-curricular activity can take a management graduate from whichever college he comes places. But, he or she needs to put in a bit of extra effort.

During times of slowdown, the chances are best for these students to do well, he felt.

Students receive success tips

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