iBank Alumni Feedback Form Name: Abhijit Mutha Batch: PGP 02-04Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Technology Advisory Services) Industry: Consulting Role/Position: Consultant / Business Development________________________________________________________________________

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Please tell us about the industry you work in, and the specific challenges and benefits it entails. (For example job description, work hours, compensation, ease of exit, learning, etc.)

The job is a typical IT consulting role. PwC has recently started the consulting practise again subsequent to selling the business to IBM. Hence the practise is still in a nascent stage and consultants get exposure to the entire project cycle - business development, project initiation and staffing, implementation, and post go-live support. The flip side is that while all projects are new and there is no “maintenance” kind of work undertaken by PwC, most projects are domestic and on-site opportunities abroad are limited.Compensation is not as competitive as it needs to be.Work hours are not very demanding except during project final phases. Exit options are myriad due to the growth of the IT consulting domain.

What advice (in terms of skills required, personality match etc.) would you give for someone who would like to join a role similar to yours?

You have to be fairly hands-on person since you will have to handle most things yourself. If you are hoping to have your job well defined and cut out for you, this is not the place. Be ready to handle all aspects of the consulting process.

What do you like most about your job/role?The freedom I enjoy; the responsibility I have and the fact that I report directly to one of the directors of the firm.

What don't you like about your job (or like least)?

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iBank Alumni Feedback Form The fact that things are in a state of flux and everybody is stretched thin, at times handling too many issues simultaneously.

Please mention 3 things you like most about your company (you can write more if you wish).

1. The respectability it enjoys2. The fact that it does not treat me as another cog in a big wheel –

this is still a clan organization and not a bureaucracy like other IT companies.

3. It respects academic excellence and institutions like the IITs and IIMs

Please mention 3 aspects of your company that could be improved (you can write more if you wish).

1. This is a partnership firm and the partner has the last word – for better or worse.

2. Processes and systems are still not in place to the extent that you would expect from a Big 4 firm.

3. It is a conservative firm on account of the flagship business being auditing.

Any other comments (especially points not covered during PPTs for placements).

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