A Couple adorning Top Profile in UAE interact with the MBAs
01-Dec-2016
A Couple adorning Top Profile in UAE interact with the MBAs
Mr. Mohammad Naveed, Director and Head of Trust & Fiduciary, Dubai
& Ms. Janet Naveed, Head HR, DynCorp International (US Federal
Defence contracting company) FZ-LLC, Dubai interacted with the first
year MBA students on Interview Skills, Self-Grooming and on matters
relating to Cross Cultural Setting.
Janet, in her talk while stimulating the students expressed that she was
an introvert, however moved up the career ladder and now heading the HR
function of a renowned US-based organisation. She emphasised on how
important it is to grab opportunities to kick start one’s career which
shall add great value in procuring a job abroad. She stressed on
bringing innovative initiatives/practices at job that can assist in high
performance delivery. She even urged the students to spend quality time
on designing their CV and the significance of dressing appropriately
for the interview. She mentioned that one should be high on confidence
level as they are MBAs, spent huge amount for this degree and they are
the pass outs of a renowned institution.
Naveed, in his talk urged students to study for life and not to pass
out. He encouraged them to go out of their way to read concepts out of
the syllabus which can add immense value in reality. He gave the
relevance of how a King and a Queen dresses up in order to stand out
which in turn boost their confidence. He highlighted that each
individual is different and that they should make use of their brains to
be unique. He shared anecdotes which brought out the cultural
differences between practices in India and UAE. He also referred to Life
as a Race and one should pick up experiences that come their way during
the race for a better career.
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration who
is also the teacher of Mr. Naveed, during the concluding session
informed that Mr & Mrs Naveed shall be closely associated with
Sahyadri in providing experiential learning and placement assistance.
She highlighted one of the takeaways of the session - We may reach
greater heights in our career, however humility and simplicity are the
key factors that each one should practice to stay successful.