Alumni Success Stories Seminar was held at Imperial College of Business
Studies at 1:00pm on Thursday, June 10, 2010. College arranges such
seminars for the alumni on a regular basis, where the successful alumni
come to the college to share their personal and professional experiences
with the current student body.
Ms. Asma Umar began with a welcome note and a brief introduction about
the guest speakers. All the staff member, faculty, & a large body
of students participated.
Our first speaker, Mr. Talal Ali Raza (MBA, 1996), who is currently
working as a Regional Head in Standard Chartered Bank Ltd and heading
around twenty bank branches. He started speaking with the following
words: “Pride, Passion, and Confidence”. He was very informative
and entertaining as he shared many stories from his life at ICBS and
his professional life. He praised the ICBS faculty for training and
refining him and made him internalize a lot of good values. The following
tips were given by him for a successful career:
• Good communication skills
• Knowing yourself
• Hard work
• Having SWOT analysis by your peers, friends and mentors.
• Learning is a life long process.
• Put in your best in whatever you do.
He ended up saying: “Good, better, best & never let it rest”
Ms. Shirmeen Khurram (MBA, 2001), who is working with Express Media
Group as General Manager, Marketing was the second guest speaker.
She had been the President of Student Management Club during her MBA.
She told that the hard work is the key that has brought her to this
position at a fairly young age. She emphasized on the marketing &
interview skills. She explained how to create a positive image in
order to get a good job in the market. First impression is the last
impression. She shared the following important points for a successful
career:
• Strong convincing power
• Set priorities in life
• Be confident
• Prepare yourself well before going for an interview
• First impression is the last impression
• Be down to earth
• Keep your salary expectations low
QUESTION ANSWER SESSION
The house was open for an interactive question and answer session.
Students put many interesting questions. Some of them are given below:
» Why fresh graduates
are not treated well in the organizations? » Why youngsters without
experience get exploited when they go looking for jobs? » Why the companies do
not groom its employees? » Why are the interviewers
not flexible with the new graduates at the time of interview? » Which is more beneficial?
Working with the multinational companies or local seth run companies?
Dr. Azmat said that students should do their homework before going
for an interview and without expectations. Mr. Talal said “Multinationals
provide more opportunities for growth & learning than the local
seth companies. Ms. Shirmeen disagreed and said that there is job
insecurity and lack of direct contact with the higher management in
multinationals than in local seth run companies. She has a preference
to be working with the seths.
Mrs. Fakhar Ahamd ended the seminar with the words of thanks. She
said that there must be a will to rise and hard work always pays.
Dr. Azmat was requested to hand over the souvenirs to the alumni.
Photographs were taken at the end.
Everybody was treated with pizzas for lunch. The alumni felt honored
as they were invited to come and speak in the Alumni Success Stories
Seminar.
“I want to remember the people we were and hear the
people we became.” - John Stevenson
