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Jaya Krishna Vemula

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My PS station was Leap Consulting, Trivandrum. Even though the main office is in Trivandrum, I was sent to Kochi. Kochi branch was started just a month before we joined the PS station, and we had only one client in Kochi at that time so only one employee who was working there. In February I joined him. Our client was Beta Healthcare Products pvt ltd. basically our job was to assist them during the Implementation of ERP there. Over the time we had to collect data from each department and sort them in a format that the ERP team wanted. During that process we had to come up with a nomenclature for the materials on our own and we had given a unique code for each and every raw material, mid-products, final products, Suppliers, Vendors etc. Everything was done using the Microsoft Excel only. Technical

64 requirement for that job was to know advance excel. I learned advance excel from the tutorials that ware provided to us by the PSD at the beginning of the PS2. I cannot say this is a great PS station but the experience was great. The workload was not that high and we got considerable amount of free time so one can prepare for competitive examinations comfortably.

K Sai kiran (2011B1A1670G)

The experience at LEAP consulting has been fruitful and important for the career growth of the individual who wants to excel in the domain of consulting in the near future. It is the one of the best firms to understand about consulting from the ground level. Working at this firm has helped me to gain experience and skill set required to work in a corporate life. The initial phase of the project involved learning assignments. These learning assignments required the prerequisite knowledge of advanced excel functions, pivot tables, excel essential functions. These topics were learnt from taxila, which werereally helpful in completing these assignments. The next phase of the project involves teaching finance to non- finance professionals in hospitals. The topics that were covered include corporate governance, Risk management, Ethics, Segregation of duties, delegation of authority, and Frauds. These topics were really helpful in getting basic understanding of financial terms. The third phase of the project involved in preparing business models and questionnaire for different types of resorts and travel agency (Riya travels) respectively. Robust business models were prepared in relation to the hotels and resorts in the country. Recreational facilities and one day stay in resorts are the topics that were studied for the resorts project. In order to evaluate the agents at the Riya travels questionnaire for different departments in the agency has been prepared. All the employees and directors were friendly and were always there to help the interns whenever possible. The use of internet, which is a treasure of vast amount of latest and historical information, has been the basis for the primary and secondary market research which in turn forms the ground work required for the projects at the consulting firms. The experience at PS-2 helps the individual to develop his knowledge base and interaction with industry personnel. We get the opportunity to interact and learn from the top C-level managers in the firms which is the main USP of the consulting firms. The task of interacting with the clients which is the most important task of the consultant has been an eye opener for the fresher’s who foresee their future in consulting. Finally, the practice school has helped me to implement the techniques as well as learning new concepts related to market research. I would like to recommend this station to all the engineering students who want hands on experience in consulting and see themselves as future consultants.

Visham Goel (2011B2A1558G)

Working in Leap Consulting has been nothing short of vast ocean of learning opportunities. Being a 3 year old start-up, it has grown at tremendous pace with wide variety of services provided to clients. For a student with engineering background who wants to experience the world of consulting and financial services, Leap Consulting provides ample opportunities. The work assigned was market research based projects and Excel based worksheets. One of the excel worksheet project was to develop an interactive task calendar which was also informs the user about the upcoming task/payment due for the day. It was a technical project and improved my excel skills a lot. Although knowledge of advance excel and VBA was welcome but many things were learned during the course of assignment. Online resources available on Taxila proved useful in completing the assignments. The next phase involved primary and secondary

65 researches. In addition to strong analytical and math skills, one must be an effective communicator who interacts well with groups of people. In addition to strong writing and public speaking skills, excellent quantitative skill is a must and the ability to gather and interpret statistics. Computer skills, including word processing, data entry, and Internet research skills, are essential. Several reports along with presentations were submitted over the course of PS-2. Some of the examples includes: operating model of a resort/hotel, key sources of revenue leakages in hospitals, business model for a business center in Trivandrum etc. The employees are friendly, especially the Director under whom I had to work and report every day. It’s an incredibly excellent ps-2 station if a student wants to experience the world of consulting. The work experience and skills developed over the course of 5.5 months proved extremely fruitful and boastful to me as it will help one to pursue career in a consulting firm.