An Experience of A Lifetime

Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies had a rousing Hike on 8th October, 2011 to Savari waterfall, Netravali. The trekking was well organized under the supervision of Mr. Rajiv Narvekar, a trekking specialist. The students, faculty and staff members were pleased to explore the scenic beauty and adventurous course. The breathtaking narrow and zigzag pathways and the slippery rocks made it more enjoyable. It was made easy by the local guide. There were many water streams in-between to cross through, which doubled the excitement. It took one and a half hour to reach the final destination. The students spent almost 3 hours at the waterfall. The group found taking care of cleanliness of the place and environment as a whole. As everyone took the responsibility of picking up the plastic bags, wrappers and other waste back along with them. The group was one with a calm and soothing environment and surprisingly, no one felt tired after walking a long distance to-and fro. Students along with staff members including the Director, felt all fresh and thrilled at the end for this change from routine. As it is truly said, I go to nature to be soothed and healed, And to have my senses put in order. - John Burroughs

SSIMS Drives it Clean and Green

Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies (SSIMS) Margao as part of Seva Activity took up a beach cleaning drive at Colva beach on 12th October 2011. The Seva Activity is incorporated in the SSIMS curriculum so that the future managers are aware of the responsibility they have to take towards the prosperity of the society and country at large. The Director, faculty members and the management students participated in the beach cleaning drive. It was a full day activity and we were provided with waste bags by the Colva Panchayat. The first half of the day was spent right at the entrance of the beach front which was made completely clean and tidy. Later half of the day, we cleaned the beach and collected a huge quantity of waste which contained lots of non-degradable items like plastic, broken pieces of glass bottles, etc. The entire SSIMS team had a sense of achievement after completing the task and all of them were satisfied with their own contribution towards a cleaner and greener Goa. In the end the non-degradable and other waste collected was handed over to the local Panchayat for proper disposal.

Employment & Employability

Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies Margao organized a talk on Employment & Employability at the Institutes premises. Ms. Clare Noronha, Sr Manager, HRPutzmeister Concrete Machines Pvt Ltd was the resource person for the day. Ms. Clare started the lecture by putting across a question to the students. She asked the students as to what they meant by the term Employment. The students response was quite satisfactory. She stressed more on Employability wherein she spoke about the qualities that an individual should possess, like problem solving skills, Business Etiquettes, Written & Oral Communication, Presentation Skills, Teamwork, Leadership, in order to improve his/her employment prospects. She explained the Employers needs by presenting the SEE Model (Self-awareness, Employment & Employability Model). She also mentioned a few qualities that todays employers see in their prospective employees viz. Vocational Skills, Communication Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Time management, Ability to learn from mistakes, Negotiation Skills. Effective presentation, continuous interaction with the students and inspiring videos formed part of her discussion. All in all, it was a very knowledgeable and enlightening session. The talk motivated the students to develop and imbibe qualities required to be Employable and to improve Employment chances.

Selling Skills In Marketing

Sri Sri Institute Of Management Studies organized a seminar on Selling Skills in Management which was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Naik Gaonkar (Training Manager of SBI Life) Mr.Gaurav Bhat, SSIMS Student introduced the resource person .Rajesh Naik Gaonkar is a MBA with specialization in Finance and Marketing, having 10 years sales experience . Sales is a mixture of ART and SCIENCE. Todays selling is not just about selling but Value Added Selling; adding usefulness which can satisfy its consumers. A Sales person is not only involved in selling the products but also in selling the company and themselves. He sells himself first by selling his ideas and knowledge. Sales person is the person who influences the customer to get attracted towards his products. He also spoke about the process of sales which includes Suspecting, Prospecting, Approach, Closing and End to End Solutions and can be easily remembered as SPACE He concluded with a quote that Once a Customer Is Always a Customer and its the duty of every sales person to keep good relation with customers, as its easy to sell a product to the existing customer rather than a new customer. Mr. Sarvesh Shanbagh SSIMS Student, proposed the vote of thanks.

Industrial Communication
Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies organised a guest lecture on Industrial Communication. Mr. Guilman Fernandes, HR. Consultant, Pai Kane group was the resource person for the day. He is also the NIPM President of Goa Chapter. Communication process in the industry is very important, relevant and effective. It is a continuous process as to how a message is processed from a sender to a receiver i.e. encoder to decoder. Students were enlightened on various key pointers like Ways of Communication, Communication Skills, Communication Channels, Use of appropriate media, Use of right methodology, language and expressions. Ms. Roselle Barreto proposed a vote of thanks and Mr. Abhijit Shinkre presented a memento to the guest speaker.

Be Your Own Boss.

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it." - Debbi Fields, founder of M/s. Fields Cookies There is so much of competition for jobs nowadays and the availability of jobs has also been reduced. What will the people in need of jobs do? How will they satisfy their needs and fulfil their dreams? An answer to all these questions is to be an Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is discovering, evaluating, and exploiting opportunities, to come up with a new business venture. The more harder and smarter we work, the more will be the profit is one of the policies in entrepreneurship. Running a business can be a partial social service to the country as well as mankind. By running a business, we not only provide jobs to the needy but also make our country independent in the process of becoming a well developed country .Encouraging people to be entrepreneurs can help us get people having different ideas to do different kinds of business. The fact of creating a business from scratch, and being solely responsible for its success, gives you a satisfaction that can hardly be achieved by taking up a job. For a long time it was thought that entrepreneurs were special, that they were just born with the ability and desire to go their own way on their own. Over the past twenty years or so, it is discovered that entrepreneurs learn to do what they do. They also learn to a large extent, to be who they are. That's why we say they are made not born. A key trait for an entrepreneur is their ability to anticipate problems. The business environment is dynamic and ever changing. The ability to think out of the box is essential to innovate and to be competitive. Lateral thinking can be a means to break traditional shackles of thinking and to infuse fresh life in entrepreneurial decision making and problem solving. Networking is an integral business activity for an entrepreneur. It can be an excellent form of business promotion. It would generate better and reliable business leads. Today business networks are built on communities formed by local associations meant for social gathering of businessman. On the basis of type and creativity, entrepreneurial activities are been substantially divided. Entrepreneurship ranges from solo projects to major undertakings, creating job opportunities for people. For all this to happen support is been granted from government agencies, incubators and NGOs. A business formation needs an entrepreneurial mindset. We as future entrepreneurs can look upon the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. There are far too many figures to choose from to give anyone the final say. Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates ,Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey , Michael H. and Jay Arrington are some of them who have created a vast impact on building entrepreneurs through their teachings in life .As said Believe in yourself and your vision. See genius in your craziness and only then, you will be able to lead an insanely great life. - Karthik Rao, SY SSIMS Student

At A Glance.

Mr. Manoj Kharde, HR Manager, Sanofi- Synthelabo India Ltd addressing the students

Mr. Prabodh Kamat, Manager, Insurance and Investment in new projects, Dempo Group Of Companies delivered a talk on Investments

Trek to Savari waterfall

Beach Cleaning Drive At Colva

Upcoming Events
1. Bhruti- [ Financial paper presentation]:26th November 2011 2. H.R Conclave:- 10th December 2011 3. Marketing MDP:- 7th January 2012

Srujan Team
Chief Editor:- Mr. Gaurav Satish Bhat Sub Editors:- Ms. Jaya S Nair, Mr.Karthik Rao Chief Photographers:- Mr. Samir Gadagkar, Mr. Falgun Soni