THE SENIOR ANALYST
Jan 2014
Personal Interview :
Ashish Mehta
Associate DirectorStandard Chartered Bank
Tell us about your experience at FMS Delhi.
I did my under graduation in Delhi University (DU)
and being a fresher, I had a feeling that my
experience at FMS would be similar. But the
exposure and learning that I got here was very
diverse. It was a very enriching experience as I
got to interact with students with work
experience in diverse fields which helped me gain
a broader perspective of the workings of any
organisation. It helped me to gain a wider outlook
of life. The first year was a stunning experience
and in comparison most of the second year was
spent preparing for placements. It was 2009 and
the economy was not in a good shape, hence
more efforts were guided towards that.
You have been in StanC for more than 4 years
now, how has your overall experience at
Standard Chartered been?
I have been with them for more than 4.5 years
now. I had a very different career path and I don’t
think many other organisations give such
opportunities. I was offered the International
graduate program on campus, which gives an
opportunity to change departments after 2 years.
As a part of the Management Graduate program I
did two years of Consumer Banking. After that I
got