Fast-Tracking Your Career with an MBA

From interning at Jabong to heading logistics for 5 countries at Namshi in a span of 4 years, Robin Rajan talks about building a fast track career

Robin Rajan
MBA’15
Head of Logistics, Namshi.com

Find out what Robin Rajan says about receiving life changing mentoring at Great Lakes

Questions

You are heading logistics at Namshi.com. How has been the journey so far?

The last few years have been fun. I was an unmotivated, average backbencher in school, and I somehow scraped through engineering after repeating multiple papers. It was only at Great Lakes, I realized the impact that great teachers can have on your motivation to learn and subsequently, I topped my Major. My career since then has shifted to the fast lane. Progressing from interning at Jabong to heading logistics for 5 countries at Namshi in a span of 4 years, I get a high from creating
opportunities and proactively doing bigger and better things every day; it’s addictive.

To whom do you owe your success?

First and foremost, credit goes to my parents who gave me the opportunity and pushed me to focus on education. Secondly, the enthusiasm of the faculty at Great Lakes really did change me. It was invigorating to have professors who answered questions and from whose classes you’d actually learn something. They gave me hope. Thirdly, I was lucky enough to be molded by a few strong mentors at various companies. The education must never end.

Please share one belief/quote that you follow in your life.

“Your network is your net worth.” I first heard it from Dr. Bala. It took me a few years after Great Lakes to fully assimilate the profundity of this statement. The best professional opportunities in life do indeed come from your network.

Share a few words of advice for future Great Lakers.

Avoid trapping yourself into thinking “This subject isn’t relevant to me because I’m planning to get a job in XYZ” or “How is this subject ever going to help me”. I’m here to tell you that if you truly are ambitious about career growth (and aren’t doing an MBA simply to embellish your
profile – in which case, party away), then every single thing you learn at Great Lakes will help you in your management career. Grab that first bench, listen attentively and devour what’s being taught. Even if you don’t directly apply some of the methods, later in your career, it will help you think more broadly and holistically about the alignment between the company’s goals, how different functions within a company operate and what’s the best way to spend your time contributing. In a highly competitive job market, knowledge separates the future leaders from the pack.

How do you like to spend your free time?

I’m either Youtubing at home trying to learn something new or reading non-fiction or researching my next travel destination.Life is short and there is too much wonder in this world. Every moment counts.

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