Hello everyone, this is Saikrishna Vemuri from Hyderabad. I am an Engineering graduate in the stream of Information Technology, and due to some personal disturbances, I had to shift my stream from IT to Banking. Deciding to do so, I enrolled myself in Manipal Academy of Banking for an intensive 9-month classroom training, followed by a job as Deputy Manager in Kotak Mahindra Bank in 2015. Read further to learn more about my journey with Great Learning’s Data Science and Business Analytics Course.
I was very successful in my role and had climbed up the ladder to Branch Manager in just 5 years. By the time the pandemic hit us, I was in a strong position in my organization, establishing the best rapport with all colleagues, and had also received recognition as Best Employee thrice in the tenure of 5 years.
Deep in thought, I had a feeling that I was not learning enough to survive for the future. Then I started searching for better career opportunities relating to Banking & Finance. Then out of many options that I had to choose, I opted for Data Science & Business Analytics. After which, the questions arose from WHERE & HOW. I was exploring many websites and programs from different universities across the GLOBE. The biggest challenge that I had to face was to manage a team of 15 in the office and to concentrate on the curriculum. I did wait for two complete months to enroll in this program, making sure that I could manage both professional challenges and this online schedule.
The reason for choosing Great Learning is the approach by Program Managers for this online program. I liked the way that I have been onboarded for the program and the detailed layout that has been told to me in this regard.
Real beauty lies in the way the program has been designed and the scheduling of the MENTOR sessions. The test has been scheduled every week to make sure that no topic is left behind without testing ourselves. Challenge is learning the topic through online sessions, which inculcates the self-belief that we can do this. Recorded sessions are designed in such a way. They start from the basics of every topic that is to be covered that month, which is like brushing up on the basics which we have learned, or we start from ZERO.
Mentor sessions are of great quality, headed by experienced professionals in the industry. The best part is the mentors sharing their real-time experiences with us. Being in a session with limited people, every query is given high attention and is clarified in detail. The best part of mentors is they are available on weekdays via Whatsapp and mail and across phone sometimes. If we have a query or a problem and inform the mentor, we can rest assured that it is solved and clarified.
Post completion of this course, I am confident that I have improved my skill set, and my Resume has achieved an extra weightage due to this program. I am really confident that I am just a step away from my DREAM JOB.
If done with full dedication and enthusiasm, ANALYTICS is one of the leading streams in the JOB MARKET & Great Learning is providing a great platform to achieve this.
Happy Learning!
