Rishab Jain, final year BBM student from Jain College believes in practical learning and being self dependent and that is what led him to join the financial services company, Basket Options at Bangalore.
Rishab, whose father owns a business, did not want Rishab to get involved in the family business. Instead he wanted him to go out, see other enterprises and gain knowledge. Rishab is now self-dependent and is able to cover expenses with his salary.
This Bangalorean works at a branch of the basket Options Company, Stock Exchange Institute. “I’ve been working with this company for two years now. We provide financial awareness to people. Right now I’m handling the Dickinson road branch,” explains Rishab.
On being asked how he manages both college and work, this final-year students says, “I go to class and since I’m working it is an added advantage. It becomes easy for me to understand what is being taught in class. I can very easily relate to what we are studying because I’m already getting practical lesons at work.”
The final-year student started a campaign in college ‘Say NO to dad’s Money’ through social networking sites. The aim of the campaign is to get students into internship programes that will help them be independent and gain experience.
“Besides studying, I want to get into the field of entrepreneurship. I want to do something on my own,” says Rishab who networks with other entrepreneurs during his free time.
Talking about his future plans, Rishab says, “At the moment I’m planning not to pursue my master’s as I want to continue working in this company.”
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