Long time ago, Arjuna was fighting the demons inside himself. In stepped Lord Krishna to clear his apprehensions, and the rest as they say, is history… As the junior batch set foot into the unknown world of HR, SAPPHIRE senior members shared the wealth of experience (!) they gained in the field of HR over their prolific year at XLRI as well as summer internships, in a session taken at Father Prabhu Hall on 19th of July 2011. The session aimed at assisting the junior HRM batch to get the better of their doubts.

 

The session was attended by approximately 50 students, which began with addressing few of the biggest concerns the students had for example:  “Why HR?”, “What roles can I get being in HR?” “How will I be able to fare well?. SAPPHIRE members introduced the courses to be covered over the first year, along with the importance of each course in an HR manager’s role. Not only did they speak about the relevance of each course being covered, they also quoted examples from their summer internship experience elucidating interdependence and relevance of the courses, and how sincere study of these courses would help us as HR managers.

There was also a sub-session on the various courses that students would be taking over their first year at XL and tips and tricks about how best to deal with the course (and the Professors teaching!).

The session proved to be of great importance in clearing the air of apprehension that the first year students had regarding different roles being offered to an HR professional. Questions were taken up wherein students asked about the prospects an HR professional has, also about various roles available to an HR. The summer internship experience shared by the seniors provided much clarity on the issue. A detailed break up of sector wise HR roles was presented, wherein analysis of HR roles in different sectors including FMCG, IT, Banking, Consulting, Manufacturing, General Management, and Real Estate was given. This session also acquainted students with numerous roles of an HR ranging from corporate HR, HR sales profile, IR roles, PMS, BP HR, contract labor management to various client dependent business roles.

Next on agenda was the much spoken about but mysterious SIP which was discussed. The session provided an insight to the students regarding which courses they should focus more on, topics that are frequently asked during SIPs also few tips to fare well during the SIP. Students showed a great deal of interest in understanding the process of summer internship, and got their doubts cleared related to the whole process.

The session effectively cleared the air of apprehension that the students had and also helped them fathom the roles of an HR manager while providing them with a peek into what could be expected in the coming year at XL. 

 

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