Preparing for Upcoming Companies---------

1. Preparing for Upcoming
Companies
By Prof. Christopher Dias, AGBS, Pune

2. Topics
● Understanding a Job
● Job Profile vs Job Description?
● Skills: The Product
● Industry Insights
● Moving Forward

3. Understanding
‘Job’ What is a Job?
Entrepreneurship
What is an Intrapreneur?
Talent Sourcing: Cost or
Investment

4. Job Description
vs
Job
Specification?
● How do HR hire people?
● How systems work?
● Understanding the Cost
of Expertise: 20K to 25K
hours
● What is a Job
Description?
● What is a Job
Specification?

6. Systems

8. Skills: The Product ● The art of a Good
Presentation
● Timing and Creating an
Impressive First
experience
● C.A.T.A (Complete,
Adequate, Timely,
Accurate)
● Why it’s about your
‘Boss’?

9. Industry
Insights
● Practicalities: You did
your job, So What?!
● 70 Hour work week
● Global Competition
● Sourcing the
information regarding
the industry

10. Changing
Industries and
Businesses
● Digital transformation
● e-commerce and online
marketplaces
● Sustainability and ESG focus
● Remote work and hybrid work
models
● Global supply chain resilience
● Changing consumer
preferences
● Health and safety measures
● Data privacy and security
● Innovative business models

11. Useful Sources to
understand
Industry Insights
● Government Websites: Ministry of Statistics
and Programme Implementation (MOSPI),
Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), and the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI)
● Industry Associations: Examples include the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the
National Association of Software and
Service Companies (NASSCOM).
● Market Research Firms: Nielsen India, Frost
& Sullivan, and IMRB International Business
News Publications: Economic Times,
Livemint, and Business Today
● Stock Exchanges: National Stock Exchange
of India (NSE) and the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE)

12. Useful Sources to
understand
Industry Insights
● International Organizations: World Bank,
International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the
United Nations
● Consulting Firms: Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG
● Trade Journals and Magazines: Examples
include Express Healthcare, DataQuest, and
Banking Frontiers.
● Market Intelligence Platforms: Subscription-
based market intelligence platforms like
Statista, MarketResearch.com, and
Research and Markets
● Social Media and Forums: Social media
platforms like LinkedIn and industry-specific
forums
● Government Reports and Publications:
economic surveys, annual budget
documents, and sector-specific reports

13. Moving Forward
● Cost of building a
Platform
● Challenges of joining a
Family business
● Ever changing industry
● Learning, Unlearning and
Relearning

14. Thank You