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❖ A brief overview of the project
Aligned with the Supply Chain and Network Operations
practice, I worked on a sourcing project for a large
multinational firm in the QSR space. The client wished to
reduce the spend on indirect material. Most of my time
involved crunching client data in Excel to identify optimisation
opportunities across various categories, and consequently
preparing slides which would convey the same to the client

❖ How is the normal day at the internship?
Since my client was based out of an East Asian country, I used
to begin the day earlier than most of my colleagues, at around
8:30 AM. Each professional on the project sat at different
SAGAR G S locations across the globe. Connecting with the relevant ones,
I would spend 90% of my day at the office on project
DELOITTE USI work(infused with coffee). Apart from this, I had undertaken
three firm initiatives which would consume the remnant of my
_________________________________________ office time, and also the after-hours. Furthermore, it wasn’t

GENERAL INFORMATION rare when I needed to have dinner at my desk in the office.

Batch: PGDIM 25 ❖ What are the challenges faced during Internship?
Deloitte emphasises on networking, and initially, I found it
BTech: Meenakshi Institute arduous to do the same in settings such as firm parties where
there was no work context. But I learnt that having a few
of Technology
conversation starters ready in my arsenal succoured in

Work Ex: Bosch overcoming the challenge.

❖ What did you do right and what did you do wrong?

Apart from work, I managed a decent floor presence and was also commended for it, which I feel went a long

way in the conquest of my PPO. This characteristic was highlighted time and again during our induction to keep
an eye on.

I made a mistake of accepting every opportunity that came my way without considering my bandwidth. It led

me to spending lesser time than required for decent delivery of work on all fronts. I spoke with the team leads

and dropped out of two opportunities amicably to avoid this.

❖ What are the things to keep in mind in the internship?

You are being watched closely from day 1. Do not try to slack off or pretend to be working while you are not for
the entirety of the internship duration. A counsellor will be allotted who would be making the case for your
PPO. They will collect information from every person who has interacted with or observed you. Your counsellor

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