What skills or experiences make you a strong candidate for GIBS?

The GIBS IRE / GIBS Talks Podcast has recently been highlighting many real-life examples from the industry and the entrepreneurial world through an extensive array of conversations and interviews. For example, in several episodes, founders of startups and business leaders discuss their own experiences and share with the listeners how they have been able to develop their success-thinking mindset; how they developed their entrepreneurial mindset and also give students insight about what it is really like to perform outside of school. In addition to these sessions being about the experiences of startup founders and business leaders, these sessions also focus on real talk about startup journeys and giving their insight into the mindset challenges and early mistakes that entrepreneurs face, as well as what they have learned through their corporate and entrepreneurial career (s) and how that knowledge applies to management learners.

New episodes of the GIBS IRE / GIBS Talks Podcast are generally available approximately once a week, allowing students to access a steady flow of new ideas and various viewpoints through the experience of many different speakers from various backgrounds and industries, this allows them access to new ideas and information on current market trends and the latest in practical advice and inspiration throughout their entire academic year.

GIBS Business School has accumulated a number of essential connections with industry partners which have been instrumental in providing their students with diverse placements across a number of sectors. The leading companies in each of the six industries of banking, consulting, information technology, fast-moving consumer goods/general merchandise, manufacturing and e-commerce all hire regularly from GIBS, and provide job opportunities that match both the students' areas of study and professional aspirations. Examples of recruiters include:

• Accenture – Business Analyst/Consulting Associate
• HDFC Bank – Relationship Manager/Credit & Banking Positions
• Wipro / TCS – Business Analyst/Information Technology & Project Roles
• Bajaj Finserv / Bajaj Finance – Financial Analyst/Credit & Risk Positions
• Asian Paints – Sales & Marketing Executive/Management Trainee
• Flipkart / PhonePe – Operations/Business Development Analyst Roles
• Mercedes-Benz / Toyota Kirloskar Motors – Operations/Management Trainee Roles
• Jindal Steel & Power – Operations/Business Development Positions
• Northern Trust / Commonwealth Bank – Finance & Analytics Positions

The majority of these employers typically offer job functions under the categories of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Analytics, Consulting, and Management Trainee Programs, which demonstrate GIBS' commitment to producing graduates who are well-prepared to enter the workforce.

During the placement season at GIBS Business School, Bangalore, over 260 firms came into the campus recruiting for their graduate students from all different fields of work which allowed students to receive multiple job offers. The various firms recruiting were from many different industries, including consulting, finance, IT/ITES, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), logistics and start-ups. This demonstrates that the school has a strong relationship with many businesses in these industries. Due to this success, almost all eligible graduates were placed in a job during the school's placement drive, thus allowing students to have a successful outcome upon graduation.