One of the newest hires of Deloitte, Nityananda from Kolkata is a PGDM Finance from Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad’s Class of 2017. Before arriving at VJIM, Nityananda did his B. Com in accounting and finance from the University of Kolkata. The profile he has been offered at this multi national company is that of a Tax Consultant for US clients.

Nityananda faced three rounds of interview there- Belit, versant and Business Proficienityananda-1ncy that he had to clear. After that came the interviews and then the HR round, a domain specific round followed by the final round where he was asked questions about his educational journey and previous work experience.

Before his interview he had prepared a lot about self-introduction and had researched sufficiently well about the company and the job profile. He had mock practised with his friends several times which gave him confidence when he faced the real drill.

While he already had the academic background of finance, PGDM enhanced his public speaking abilities, confidence and knowledge about the subject further.

We asked him as to what is it he wants to do differently in future when he gets on board with the company. Nityananda seemed to have enough clarity and vision around that. He said- “I would like to always think from the clients perspective, understand, their need and requirements and offer them advice that is valuable to them.” While his SIP did not help him much as the job profile he currently holds is different from the experience he had during his summer internship, he still thinks it was beneficial because it was his first taste of the corporate world.

He would like his juniors to keep up their confidence, prepare well, acquire in-depth knowledge in their subjects, rehearse mock interviews and stay positive to stay ahead of the game.

He reminisces about the time he received the call and had then relayed the message to his father and his sister who had been his pillars of support throughout the entire process. But the people he would like to thank the most are his teachers and batchmates from VJIM. He is going to miss “the classes, lectures, hangouts, presentations, the annual fest Chrysalis, the excitement and the enthusiasm of the campus life.” Of all, he is going to really miss the opportunities he got in order to grow and blossom. “The institute truly carved out the best in me and made me a more confident, creative person. At VJIM, you are respected by your peers and your faculty no matter what,” says a happy Nityananda while signing off from the conversation.