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Want to know what it takes to build a Career in Finance? Simplify presents its exclusive session on "Building A Career in Finance" with Mr. Aswini Bajaj, CEO - Leveraged Growth. He has attained numerous professional qualifications including CA, CS, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CIPM, CFP, RV, CCRA, CIIB, CIRA, & AIM. During the session, he will be sharing his valuable insights and guiding us with the roadmap of taking the right steps to excel in the field of finance. 🗓️ Date: 20th March 2024 (Wednesday) 🕧 Time: 6 PM 🔗 Join our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/dwtMaMfD Don't miss this opportunity to understand what it takes to build a career in finance in today’s world. We welcome you all to join us and get all your doubts resolved! See you there! 🚀

Tense about the process of Bain & Company in the upcoming placement season? Learn how to get into Bain from Analysts at Bain! Simplify presents an exclusive session: "Cracking Placements: Bain Capability Network" featuring Aditya Babbar and Nishtha Goel, recent graduates from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and current analysts at Bain Capability Network (BCN). 🗓 Date: 10th August 2024 (Saturday) 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM 🔗 Join our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c In this session, they'll share their journey and provide key strategies for landing a role at Bain. Discover: • The Bain recruitment process demystified • Essential skills Bain looks for in candidates • Techniques to ace Bain's case interviews • Tips for standing out in a competitive applicant pool Let's simplify your path to Bain! 📈 See you there! 🚀

This week in Aspirers by Simplify, we feature Siyah Pant from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. She is currently working as a Strategy Associate at Accenture. Siyah recounts her path to securing internships at EY, Perfetti Van Melle and Versuni. She shares with us some of the insights that led her to be where she is now:- 1. Research Companies: Understand the companies you're applying to, including their culture, mission, and the type of work they do. Tailoring your application and interview answers to align with their values can make a strong impression  2.⁠ ⁠Network Actively: Connect with professionals in your field through LinkedIn, industry events, and university alumni networks. Networking can open doors to opportunities and provide valuable insights  3.⁠⁠ Seek Feedback: If you don’t succeed in securing a position right away, ask for feedback from interviews to improve your approach for next time 4. Be Open: Don’t just apply for your dream job. Sometimes, unexpected roles can be just as valuable and might even lead to opportunities you didn’t anticipate. She plans to continue working at Accenture for a couple of years and gain insights into the consulting world, post that pursue an MBA, leverage that to build a good career in either consulting or marketing, she continues to be an aspirer! Link to our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let’s Simplify! 🚀

🔍 Cheat 3: of the 'guesstimate cheatcodes' series: "Area Classification" Area Classification is an isolation tool wherein different weights can be provided to areas as per their relevance to the problem. By assigning varying importance to different regions, you can isolate key areas and focus on the most critical factors. Join our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let's Simplify! 🚀

This week in Aspirers by Simplify, we feature Veides Kasera from Shri Ram College of Commerce. He is currently working as a Consultant at Blackstone. Veides recounts his path to securing an internship at Siemens and having cleared both CFA Level 1 and CA Intermediate exam while being in college. He shares with us some of the insights that led him to be where he is now:- 1.⁠ Always focus on academics since I feel that that has what has helped me to get where I am currently. I never compromised on was my sleep and also my CGPA. And also in the fact that I have always tried to do the best in whatever I do. And if I give a subpar performance in college exams due to CA, that won't be doing justice to either. 2.⁠ ⁠With the notion that without a good society, without a POR, you can't have anything in terms of placements, in terms of future prospects, that is something which has been dispelled up to a large extent. 3.⁠ ⁠Balancing the time is difficult but you have to prioritise, you have to see what is important for you and what is not important for you. While you have a one-track mindset, you have to stay open to other opportunities which come your way. He plans to gain industry experience at Blackstone to help him discover his interests further, he continues to be an aspirer! Link to our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let’s Simplify! 🚀

This week in Aspirers by Simplify, we feature Hitakshi Bedi from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. She’s an incoming Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Hitakshi recounts her path to securing an internship at JSW Steel, being part of the 1st Batch of FinSpire Fellowship by the The D. E. Shaw Group and the recipient of the Bain & Company's True North Scholarship. She shares with us some of the insights that led her to be where she is now:- 1.⁠ ⁠Prioritise the work offered to you in internships, over brand names. Some of my first few internships were with less than 10 employee startups since they have the maximum scope to learn skills and become a great talking point for future interviews. 2.⁠ ⁠Make the most out of your network on Linkedin, I reached out to a lot of people for internship opportunities as well as guidance. Also make it a point to always obtain feedback from your interviewers, irrespective of the results. 3.⁠ ⁠Make sure to have some coherent flow with the work that you have done across your college life. I made it a point to have a backing for every project and role I took up while sitting for my placement interviews. This conveys commitment and thoughtfulness to the interviewer. She plans to gain industry experience at McKinsey to help her discover her interests further and then follow it up with a masters degree, she continues to be an aspirer! Hitakshi also has some resources to share: https://lnkd.in/gQScHrBU Link to our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let’s Simplify! 🚀

🔍 Cheat 2: "Demographic Segmentation (Age-Income-Geography)" Learn how Demographic Segmentation can be a crucial preliminary step for demand-side guesstimates. Filter or eliminate specific groups based on age, income, and geography to focus on the most relevant segments for the problem at hand. Join our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let's Simplify! 🚀

Simplifying the journey of college students! At Simplify, we continue our attempt to ease the journey of college students and broaden our initiatives to give back to the society. Over the past 10 months: • Gained support from 1500+ members across India through our community • Conducted sessions to crack Investment Banking, Marketing, Consulting roles, CAT, and GMAT • Shared 250+ Internship Opportunities • Launched Guesstimate Cheatcode series to unfold guesstimates easily • Aspirers by Simplify to share valuable insights and inspiring stories of undergraduate students We have compiled casebooks and other resources of the last 5 years to assist you during the preparation and ace the interviews. Please find below the links: 📌 Consulting and Finance interviews: https://lnkd.in/gdPg4sUm 📌Resume drafting resources: https://lnkd.in/geyVzw9X 📌Investment Banking resources: https://lnkd.in/gzW6TWbF We are in the process of compiling resources for Product, Marketing, Human Resource and Tech roles, and will be sharing soon. If this is something that intrigues you, the link to join the group - bit.ly/SimplifyG2 Additionally, we are a team of 12 members from prestigious colleges like SSCBS, SRCC, LSR, Hansraj College, and St. Stephen’s College. We are expanding and if this interests you, feel free to reach us out! Let’s Simplify! 🚀 Aviral Jain Namya Jindal Nandini Gupta Manya Goyal Priyanshu Singhvi Jalaj Yadav Arshia Gautam Aryaman Tickoo Anshu Jain Moksh Ahuja Drishti Sahewal

Discover the inspiring stories of people who pursued their dreams and made them a reality in the captivating series 'Aspirers by Simplify.' Get valuable insights into their journeys, empowering those who want to pursue their own passions in any field. This week in Aspirers by Simplify, we feature Parinnay Chaudhry from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies. He's an incoming Associate at The D. E. Shaw Group and is currently preparing for the CFA Level 2 exam. Parinnay recounts his path to securing an internship at The D.E. Shaw Group, achieving the third place globally in the Global Case Competition at Harvard, and being the Global Winner of EY and Microsoft Better Working World Data Challenge. He shares with us some of the insights that led him to be where he is now:- 1. Make yourself your number 1 priority. Understand how precious and limited your energy is, use it wisely. This doesn't mean to be selfish and wrong people but to keep yourself at the top of the priority list. 2. Thinking far down the road is important but not important enough that you waste energy worrying about what’s to come. Baby steps are the key. Resilience in the face of seemingly poor progress is one of the most important traits to hone in. 3. The best laid plans also fail. Have to know both, how to win and lose with grace 4. Initially, spend more time learning and exploring than anything else. I have never personally been a fan of too many internships early into the college life. People become special not because they know a little about too many things but because they have a spike and deep understanding of 1 area. It takes time to explore and hone in on that area. 5. Every investment has risk and reward. Think of what you are doing with your time in terms of risk and reward and pick the best opportunities. Maintaining discipline and consistency in actions is my biggest priority when I have to focus on something. With his short term vision to getting industry experience in investments and hedge funds and long term vision to manage his own fund, he continues to be an aspirer! Link to our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let’s Simplify! 🚀

Got a framework for your profitability or market entry case but no strategy for guesstimates which are usually unconventional? Introducing the "Guesstimate Cheatcodes" Series! 🔍 Cheat 1: "Occupancy Rates and Peak Hour Analysis" Discover how factors like Peak Hour Analysis and Occupancy Rate are game-changers, especially in scenarios where supply faces bottlenecks and occupancy rates fluctuate. Join our WA Group: https://lnkd.in/g2qbmv6c Let's Simplify! 🚀