Nitish Taneja, FSM Batch- 2012 - "By The Time Prospecta Software Came Over For Campus Placements At FSM, I Already Had A Strong Grip On The Basics Of MBA."

Online, October 30, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Through all its twists and turns, life had prepared Nitish Taneja for this very day. Sitting in front of the high-powered team of Prospecta Software Australia Proprietary Limited, Nitish could not help but appreciate how perfectly he fitted into the position that the company was looking to fill. He was right.

When the news broke that Nitish Taneja was taking the plane to Australia, with Prospecta offering him a whopping package of Rs. 39.6 Lakhs per annum, none of his colleagues at FORE School of Management were surprised. In his final year at FORE School of Management, Nitish had studied various companies in great detail and applied only to a select few. His friends and family believe he has the same methodical and meticulous problem-solving approach to everything in life. After cracking the CAT with a score of 95 percentile, he received interview calls from the best B-schools in the country. Not surprisingly, he was able to convert all of them. Yet he had no doubt about the B-school that he was going to join.

"Among all the B-schools that I had converted, FORE School of Management stood head and shoulders above the rest when it came to industry engagement and the power of its alumni", says Nitish. "What farther made FORE work for me was the fact that it was in Delhi, my home-town

A Computer Science graduate from Delhi University, Nitish Taneja was never looking at a core technical career, but was more inclined towards the functional and management aspects of technology. As expected, he blossomed at the FORE School of Management.

"By the time Prospecta Software came over for campus placements at FORE School of Management, I already had a strong grip on the basics of MBA. In fact, I had to brush up my concepts in Computer Science, learnt in graduation."

Nitish feels that FORE School of Management prepares its students expertly in interview skills. Since aspects of non-verbal and inter-personal communication were well emphasised by FORE School of Management over the two years, by the final stages they could focus their attention on advanced interview techniques. The mock interview sessions conducted by FORE also helped him immensely.

"The job profile being offered by Prospecta Software was that of an IT Business Analyst; a role where you act as an intermediary between the Client (Business process) and the technical team. I think my soft skills and understanding of business from FORE School of Management, combined with the technical knowledge from graduation, suited their need well."

Nitish is quite looking forward to the challenges of living 'Down-Under'. He knows that he will have to adapt on numerous fronts - culture, independent lifestyle, food and workplace - and is ready for the steep learning curve. He advises his junior at FORE School of Management to focus on soft skills - the art of conducting yourself in a group, making your voice heard, listening to other people's views, etc.

"Be clear with whatever you say. Try to highlight those points in an interview where your strengths lie. You should be able to explain everything mentioned in your resume. Be confident, energetic and filled with positive energy.

For most of his juniors at FORE School of Management, Nitish, with his Australian assignment and a record-breaking package of Rs. 39.6 Lakhs, is already a role model. Yet Nitish knows that the real test lies ahead. He is confident of growing to the position of a solution architect in the next 5 years, with an understanding of a variety of business processes and how technology can help them.

All this is a long way off, but he believes that FORE School of Management has given him all the firepower he needs to go the distance.