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Careers360 brings you an interview with Chetan Padwal, Marketing Manager at Physiment Pharmaceuticals. He is a PGDM alumnus of the MET Institute of PGDM. In his interview with Careers360, Chetan shares his experience at MET Institute of PGDM, his career path, life at the campus and more. To know more about MET Institute of PGDM from an alumni perspective go through the interview of Chetan Padwal.
About: MET Institute of Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Mumbai (MET Institute of PGDM) is a part of the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). The institute offers a postgraduate programme. MET Institute of Post Graduate Diploma in Management courses at the PG level include PGDM. Candidates applying for MET Institute of Post Graduate Diploma in Management admission should have a valid score in CMAT/ XAT/ CAT/ ATMA/ GMAT/ MAT/ MH-CET followed by group discussion and personal interview. MET PGDM alumni are working in a wide range of industries from IT giants like Google to real estate, from pharma and life sciences to the automobile sector, banking and NBFCs, rating agencies, ad agencies, and FMCGs to name a few. During MET Institute of Post Graduate Diploma in Management placements, many companies visit the campus year after year for recruitment offering multiple portfolios like research analyst, sales & distribution, investments research and portfolio management, advertising, digital marketing, business analyst, client servicing, marketing, e-commerce etc. Some of the MET Institute of PGDM facilities are AC classrooms, e-enabled libraries, conference rooms, a hi-tech convention centre, computer laboratories, an air-conditioned recreation area, canteen, a playground, Guest rooms and many others.
Q. Tell us about your domain and your work profile. At the professional level, did you pursue the same field you were interested or you switched?
A: I am working as a Pharmaceutical and Marketing Manager at Physiment Pharmaceuticals.
Q. Can you briefly tell us about your career path so far?
A: Currently working as Marketing Manager at Physiment Pharmaceuticals.
Q. Is the industry work different from what you learnt at MET Institute?
A: It’s the same as what I learnt at MET Institute.
Q. How do you think your time at MET Institute has added value to your life, both professional and personal?
A: The time in college has added a very important contribution to my career.
Q. What was your initial thought process when you joined MET Institute?
A: My initial thought process when I joined MET was to learn the maximum from college as my job experience was in Pharma only.
Q. You must have spent a memorable time at MET. Do you miss being a part of it? Share a few good memories.
A: Yes, I miss my college. Our annual function was memorable and the library hall.
Q. Briefly take us through your life at the campus, the activities you used to do and your routine life.
A: The activities that I used to do in my routine life are Professional lecturing, sports, indoor sports, library and singing.
Q. Apart from academics, what were the other activities you were involved in and how did it enrich your life?
A: Apart from academics, the other activities in which I was involved are social work, sports and training myself for new skills.
Q. How did you keep updated with the industrial requirements and what was the role of the institute in it?
A: I keep myself updated with the industrial requirements through online learning and conferences.
Q. You are a proud alumnus of MET. What is the best part of MET Institute from a student's perspective?
A: Yes, the best part of MET Institute is teaching and all other support functions.
Q. What is your suggestion/ guidance for the MMS/ PGDM/ PGP EMBA aspirants?
A: My suggestion/ guidance for the MMS/ PGDM/ PGP EMBA aspirants is PGDM.
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