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Guidelines to be followed in the same order

Read at least 15-20 JDs: You can refer to JDs from last 2-3 year data of your college placements. If you don't find eno
a suitable JD. Please don't be over-ambitious. Focus on roles that are realistic and available. Refer to our CIA model
exercise is to read as many JDs as possible to understand what does the role really expect from you. Many students
incompetent in the interview process
Shortlist JD(s) which challenges you the most. You must find it difficult to understand most of the things in the JD. A
realistic. Paste this JD in the excel sheet in the designated field

Identify/Highlight keywords(development area) in JD that you don't understand clearly. There should be at least 10
JD and look for another which is more challenging. Paste these keywords in the designated space and classify them
Refer to Activities ideas sheet in the excel and start identifying specific activities per development areas identified 
Please write down exact activity with specific details like course name, the date by which you will complete it, certifi
details, deadline, projects, etc
One development area can have more than 1 activity to develop expertise. Do not hesitate.
Your roadmap should have at least 20 specific activities with clear deadlines. 
Area
Summer Internship
Project

Subject Knowledge

Projects

Certifications
Extra Curricular
Activities

Positions of
Responsibility
Activities

This can be amazing platform to improve mutiple development area. Do not hesitate to keep SIP under mutiple deve

Irrespective to which SIP you have, assess what part of the SIP can help you work on this development area. Discuss
the part identified above, even if it is not the most critical part of the SIP. Also, identify any additional tasks that you
To improve inter-personal skills: Talk to 100 customers to collect data (markeitng, sales, operations, process etc)
To improve Python skills: Anaylse data collected above (or data available within the company) to identify trends in a
To improve presentation skills: Make a short 5 slide ppt to clearly present action and findings from above analysis to
To build process improvement skills: Observe and document existing high volume processes in the company. After a
To build financial analysis skills: Lets say you are doing customer cold-calling. Build a model to identify cost of calling
There is a certain amount of theory - concepts, techniques etc. that are required for any job. While some of these ar
tracking - use the sub-tasks below ensure you are prepared
Electives/Courses: which can help improve this development Area. Take help from seniors, professors and CareerCa
(this can also be a substitute for a not having a relevant internship)
Online Link and Websites: There can be many online resources, websites, company webpages where you can find re
analytics, follow the analytics vidhya blog or analytics india magazine. Follow Aswath Damodaran’s page for Finance

Research Papers, Case Studies, Company Reports: These are handy material to acquire the most recent and relevan
access to some of these reports as well. For example, to build industry awareness and application theory, refer to co
consulting happens. Identify resources like this.
Projects: After SIP, this can have maximum impact on your learning other than attracting interviewer’s attention. Us
Live/Corporate Projects: Finalise and update a project which improves this development area. If you are unsure abo
update the exact project details and update the deadline by which you will complete this project
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Academic Project: Identify what projects can help you improve this development area, in the electives you have cho
done in a future date, you must finalise these projects now as per the development area
International Immersion Projects: Some development areas may require international exposure. Identify if you nee
Certifications: Certiications can improve your subject knowledge significantly. CAUTION: Too many certifications acr
interview.
Managed by College: Your college may have some relevant certification negotiated with a vendor like KPMG Six Sigm
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Company Certification: These are provided directly by companies on whose platform you have to work. Ex- Google,
3rd Party Certification Courses
Finance: NCFM, Finshiksha, FRM, CFA
Operations: APICS, CSCP, PMI

ExtraCurricular Activities: A lot of personality building happens through this. You can also look for some key respons
Inter College Competitions: Check last year calendar and find out what competitions you can participate this year. S
want to take part in, along with date
Hackathons/Company Contests: Fantastic place to expose yourself to practical problems. Ex- Mahindra Warroom, H
Create separate sub-tasks for each event, with dates
Social Work/NGO/Rotaract Club: Your college may already have a setup do social work. Plan to join as per the requir

Positions of Responsibility: Perfect setup within college to build solid profile. Check your development area requirem
Clubs & Committees: Be part of a club and plan what activities you want to do over next 9 months which will help yo
something significant. Discuss with CareerCarve team to understand what POR can help for certain development are
 PREPARATION
This exercise will help you get clarity in terms of your career goal. It will also help ROAD
you develop a realistic plan
etc. Make sure you understand what is required out of
Name
Job Role (be as detailed as possible)
Company where you can find this opportunity - Be realistic

Find a JD for this role and paste it here

Propose "To Do" things for next 3 months to help you enhance/acquire the required skills. Be very specific. I
course. Add AS MANY ROWS AS YOU WANT if you think more work is required beyond th
Development Area Type of Activity
Options Trading Online Courses
 PREPARATION
our career goal. It will also help ROADMAP
you develop a realistic - Analytics
plan to achieve the same. Don’t rush to fill the sheet. Instead, spen
etc. Make sure you understand what is required out of the role and how are you going to achieve this
Monil Dave
Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs

you enhance/acquire the required skills. Be very specific. If you want to do a cerfication, mention exact certification nam
AS YOU WANT if you think more work is required beyond the 3 mentioned below for every heads like Academics, Certifica
Details
arching about the role, skills,

Development Area

ich place, with fees for that