Wednesday, October 28, 2015
It has been forever!
Well - I do believe it has been forever since I last posted! But that's because life had been crazy all this while.
Let me go back a bit in time and touch upon my Summer experience.
Summer at RBC was one of the biggest eye-opening experiences for me so far. When I started, I pre-assumed that working at the biggest bank in Canada, would be extremely smooth - the processes would be fluent, the architecture would be top-notch and the teams would be very-well organized. To the contrary, I have to admit - that while RBC is one of the most stable banks, it still does have a highly entrepreneurial culture. Things are not as rosy as you would imagine - and I do believe it is a good thing. In these crucial times of increased disruptive innovation, harboring such a culture will prove advantageous eventually.
It provides you with all the opportunities to bring new ideas to the table, and deal with the resistance, quite maturely. If I learnt anything at all, it was how to get steps closer to turning into a successful influencer, while capitalizing on the opportunities to deliver.
And on a side note, I moved a bit closer to the finance world, something that I had never imagined myself doing, ever! All in all - a valuable experience nonetheless.
First one and a half months post Summer were intense. I started working part-time at RBC (continued with my summer role), pursued 5 full blown courses at school for my 2nd year MBA and was deeply involved in the club activities of South Asian Business Association. Amidst all of that, was the hunger to secure a well-suited full-time recruitment opportunity. It has been almost two weeks since I accepted my offer, and the feeling has finally sunk in - I do not have to have to worry about my immediate future anymore!
It is often said that it is almost impossible to pull off a triple jump post MBA - change in geography, function, and industry. To be very honest, I never paid attention to this triple jump convention. I had always known that I would aim for a role that I will be the most comfortable with. In the end, at least as far as I can foresee, I do believe I have successfully launched myself into such a role. And co-incidentally enough - it turned out to be a triple jump.
When I moved to Toronto (a by default change of geography), I saw myself pursuing the strategy function, and believed that the industry agnostic consulting world, (owing to my past extremely positive and thrilling consulting experience with Deloitte) would be the most appropriate path for me. I soon realized that while consulting was a great path to take on, not all consulting was equal to strategy, and nor was all of vice versa true.
Bottom line is - believe in yourself. It will lead you to one of the right paths for certain. I had the options of multiple parallel paths that I could pursue. And in the end, I do believe that I am excited about my future with RBC as a CBLP associate! A new world awaits - and right now, I am the farthest from visualizing what my future looks like. I paused at a forked path in my life, and chose to tread a path unknown. :)
Let me go back a bit in time and touch upon my Summer experience.
Summer at RBC was one of the biggest eye-opening experiences for me so far. When I started, I pre-assumed that working at the biggest bank in Canada, would be extremely smooth - the processes would be fluent, the architecture would be top-notch and the teams would be very-well organized. To the contrary, I have to admit - that while RBC is one of the most stable banks, it still does have a highly entrepreneurial culture. Things are not as rosy as you would imagine - and I do believe it is a good thing. In these crucial times of increased disruptive innovation, harboring such a culture will prove advantageous eventually.
It provides you with all the opportunities to bring new ideas to the table, and deal with the resistance, quite maturely. If I learnt anything at all, it was how to get steps closer to turning into a successful influencer, while capitalizing on the opportunities to deliver.
And on a side note, I moved a bit closer to the finance world, something that I had never imagined myself doing, ever! All in all - a valuable experience nonetheless.
First one and a half months post Summer were intense. I started working part-time at RBC (continued with my summer role), pursued 5 full blown courses at school for my 2nd year MBA and was deeply involved in the club activities of South Asian Business Association. Amidst all of that, was the hunger to secure a well-suited full-time recruitment opportunity. It has been almost two weeks since I accepted my offer, and the feeling has finally sunk in - I do not have to have to worry about my immediate future anymore!
It is often said that it is almost impossible to pull off a triple jump post MBA - change in geography, function, and industry. To be very honest, I never paid attention to this triple jump convention. I had always known that I would aim for a role that I will be the most comfortable with. In the end, at least as far as I can foresee, I do believe I have successfully launched myself into such a role. And co-incidentally enough - it turned out to be a triple jump.
When I moved to Toronto (a by default change of geography), I saw myself pursuing the strategy function, and believed that the industry agnostic consulting world, (owing to my past extremely positive and thrilling consulting experience with Deloitte) would be the most appropriate path for me. I soon realized that while consulting was a great path to take on, not all consulting was equal to strategy, and nor was all of vice versa true.
Bottom line is - believe in yourself. It will lead you to one of the right paths for certain. I had the options of multiple parallel paths that I could pursue. And in the end, I do believe that I am excited about my future with RBC as a CBLP associate! A new world awaits - and right now, I am the farthest from visualizing what my future looks like. I paused at a forked path in my life, and chose to tread a path unknown. :)
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