In today’s episode of Konversations Cafe, we have IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta alum Abhishek Asawa, who chose to opt for consulting from his Bschool even with a CFA degree at hand. He talks in detail about his journey of getting through with IIT Bombay, how it opened up his understanding of the world of corporates, why he got interested in finance, and what brought him back to an institute like IIM Calcutta.

Abhishek stresses his learning journey at IIM C and emphasizes the soft skills that he picked up during his time there. He also talks about how he decided to pick consulting over a finance role on day zero of placements on campus and why you should be clear while making that choice.

Continuing his conversation, he dives into the life of a consultant, some of the interesting projects he has been a part of, why he lost interest in consulting, and a lot more. He further talks about the lessons he has learned from Mukesh Bansal as his Chief of Staff and what he is building currently with him at Meraki Labs. This, and a lot more, are packed into this learningfilled conversation.


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00:00 Coming up
00:57 Abhishek’s time at IIT Bombay
4:23 Facilities at IIT Bombay
5:51 Why did Abhishek want to switch from coding?
8:13 Abhishek role at JP Morgan
10:57 Why Abhishek did an MBA?
12:21 Abhishek CAT Prep journey
16:06 Abhishek IIM calls, WATPI Prep
19:16 Abhishek’s life at IIM Calcutta
21:53 Internship at IIM Calcutta
30:35 Abhishek’s memorable moments at McKinsey
35:36 Why Abhishek left McKinsey
42:39 Abhishek’s take on Startup
48:29 AI could replace coding jobs
54:54 How can Tier 2 or Tier 3 students get into top companies like McKinsey?
56:44 What are freshers expected to do as a consultant?


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