Virtual career advisory with industry experts
November 2020: Our integral program, Career Counselling Clinics was organized virtually for the graduating batches of 2020 and 2021. Around 15 experienced advisers from varied backgrounds conducted personalized sessions with around 40 students. The IBA Alumni and our corporate partners were approached to volunteer and register as career advisers, while students of the graduating classes signed up two weeks in advance of the activity. The sessions covered the following essential aspects:
- Career guidance on students' aspirations and plans
- Industry/market insights
- CV review
- Tips on how to prepare for the interviews and other assessments
We are grateful to Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Careem, Mr. Ahmed Raza, Senior Manager HRBP, PTCL, Mr. Saqlain Sher, Head of Business Development, Executive Search Worldwide (ESW), Mr. Asas Arif, Head of Brand, Naveena Group, Mr. Farhad Gul, Talent Manager, HMI Ventures, Sheraz Hassan, GM Sales & Operations, UDL (Pvt.) Limited, Mr. Zeeshan Bhayani, HRBP - Plant Operations, National Foods Limited, Mr. Najaf Raoon, Country Finance Manager, Louis Dreyfus Company Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Danyal, HR Business Partner, Bayer, Dr. Romana Azaz, Manager OD & Talent Acquisition, National Foods Limited, Ms. Sana Rasheed and Senior HR Business Partner, TPL Corp, Ms. Sarwat Khan for serving as career advisors in this online program.