One of the many reasons students attend an Imarticus course is to change the course of their career. Take Ami \u00a0for instance. She came to us with a Masters in Engineering having never worked in finance and left us with a job with Gravitas, a leading financial services firm focused on the research. It\u2019s not easy and entails a lot of work but Ami was extremely focused. She constantly engaged with faculty to ensure proper learning. Ami\u2019s success proves that there\u2019s nothing to beat a combination of hard work, ambition and the right course. It\u2019s been about six months or so now and we caught up with Ami and had a quick chat on how she was doing.<\/p>\n
“I work as a credit research analyst<\/a><\/strong> at Gravitas Technology Pvt Ltd, which is one of the leading service providers to the alternative investment industry. My new job entails building and maintaining financial models from a credit perspective and drafting my research findings and observations for credit focused clients.”<\/p>\n “Since I am doing project-based assignments for the clients at Gravitas, I get to analyze a variety of public and private companies of various sizes and sectors.”<\/p>\n “A normal day at Gravitas would involve a typical credit analysis of a company which would include:<\/p>\n If available, I also read the company reports published by the top credit rating agencies like Moodys, S&P, Fitch as I get to understand their methodology in assigning a particular credit rating to the company. I also read initiating coverage reports of public companies as it helps me better understand the company\u2019s business and the risks involved.”<\/p>\n “My favourite subject at Imarticus was Equity Rese<\/a>arch<\/a><\/strong>. We got started by learning the basics of equity research, the different types of equity research reports, how to analyze an industry and company, financial analysis<\/a> and finally writing an equity research report. This helped me tremendously even in my role as a credit research analyst as it taught me financial statement analysis and also basics of industry and company analysis.”<\/p>\n “I would give most of the credit in my new role to Imarticus for aiding a non-finance graduate, like myself, to secure a job as a credit research analyst in about 4 months. They started by teaching accounting basics, learning about company valuation, writing an initiating coverage report and delivering a M&A pitch presentation, all in a matter of months. All subjects in the IFAP course have helped me in my career so far in some way or the other-so it is hard to pick out a subject which hasn\u2019t been useful. The curriculum is well designed for any new person who is venturing into the world of finance.”<\/p>\n “I unwind by meeting my friends or by spending quality time with my family over the weekend.”<\/p>\n I would advise them the following:<\/p>\n2. What do you enjoy most about your new job?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
3. Walk us through a normal day at Gravitas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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4. What was your favourite subject at Imarticus and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. How has Imarticus contributed to you in your new role? Which subjects have been most useful?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
6. How do you relax?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
7. Any resolutions for 2015?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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8. What advice would you give to current students in the IFAP program?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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