Friday 26 October 2012

Akash Gautam’s Tip to Calcutta Business School (CBS) Students on “How To Crack Interview You Sit For”









Akash Gautam’s Tip to Calcutta Business School (CBS) Students on
How To Crack Interview You Sit For”

Renowned motivator, trainer and success coach Akash Gautam conducted a workshop on “how to crack every interview you sit for” at Calcutta Business School. The three-hour workshop was aimed at equipping the Calcutta Business School’s post-graduate management students of 2011-13 batch with tips on facing tough interviews.

The PGDM 2011-13 batch of Calcutta Business School students will reach out to the job market early next year. The workshop on cracking interview provided stimulus to the students who lapped up the rhetoric and nuances of Akash Gautam.  

While interacting with the students in a witty manner, Akash Gautam gave examples from real life situations and popular films to keep the students engaged to his workshop. He emphasised that recruiters look for commitment and logical thinking in candidates during interviews more than anything else. He also urged the students to focus on their positives. Throughout the workshop Akash Gautam chose his words to be in tune with the wavelength of the students.

“I earnestly hope that this workshop will be able to make some difference to the students’ mindset when they sit for interviews,” said Akash Gautam.

Suyash Chaudhury, Calcutta Business School, batch 2011-13, marketing stream, said, “The session was very productive. Students need more such practical ideas about the corporate world.”

Another student Abhishek Deb of Calcutta Business School, batch 2012-14, said, “The session was an enriching experience and great learning.”  

The audience comprised two batches (2011-13 & 2012-14) of PGDM students of Calcutta Business School, JD Birla Institute (management section) and Birla School of Management.
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About Calcutta Business School:

Calcutta Business School commenced its journey in July 2008. The fully residential state-of-the-art infrastructure is located on a sprawling 15-acre eco-friendly campus on the outskirts of Kolkata which also houses a Management Development & Research Centre. Equipped with a modern infrastructure and AICTE-approved innovative curriculum, Calcutta Business School has emerged as one of the leading B-Schools of eastern India.



Friday 19 October 2012

Gujarat NRE Coke posts encouraging Results




 Gujarat NRE Coke posts encouraging Results

Australian arm registers 60% growth in H1 coking coal production


 The Board of Directors of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd, the largest independent met coke producer in India, at its meeting held on 18th October 2012 approved the unaudited financial results of the company for the second quarter (Q2) ended 30th September 2012.

The net profit after tax in the current quarter more than doubled to Rs.16.72 crores as against Rs 8.04 crores in the same period last year. The total income for the quarter ended 30th September 2012 also registered a rise of around 23% which stood at Rs 331.83 crores as against Rs.270.04 crores in the corresponding quarter last year.

Gujarat NRE’s Australian coking coal mining subsidiary has been continuously increasing its coking coal production for last few quarters. Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Ltd (GNCCL) has registered a 60% rise in the total H1 2012 coking coal production, up to 906 thousand tonnes from 568 thousand tonnes in the corresponding half yearly production in H1 2011. GNCCL also registered the highest quarterly production in a quarter in Q2 2012 which stood at 544 thousand tonnes, while sales increased by 34 % in Q2 2012 (486 thousand tonnes) over Q2 2011 (363 thousand tonnes)

Speaking on the occasion Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka, Chairman and Managing Director, Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd, said “Our fundamentals are strong and strategies are prudent. We just await the overall economic & market conditions to improve, to enable our efforts show its right colour, vigour and the market to reflect the right value.”