Jharna Lulla

Placement Head:

Spearheading the Placement department of Pharma & Biotech

• Campus Recruitment Management: Organizing and overseeing campus placement drives, ensuring smooth coordination between recruiters and students.
• Industry Collaboration: Building and maintaining relationships with companies to create internship and job opportunities for students.
• Training & Skill Development: Conducting pre-placement training programs, resume-building workshops, mock interviews, and career guidance sessions.
• Placement Data & Reporting: Tracking placement records, preparing reports, and analyzing recruitment trends to improve placement strategies.
• Student Career Counseling: Guiding students on career choices, resume preparation, and interview techniques to enhance employability.
• Alumni Engagement: Coordinating with alumni networks for mentorship, networking, and career development opportunities.
• Event Management: Planning and executing placement-related events, seminars, and guest lectures from industry experts.
• Collaboration with Academic Departments: Aligning placement activities with academic programs to enhance students’ job readiness.
• Corporate Outreach & MoUs: Signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with companies for training programs like Management development programs (MDPs)

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Assistant Professor- Economics

• Teaching subjects like Micro and Macro Economics, Business Environment, Corporate readiness to PGDM, Pharma Management, Biotech Management, AIMA and EMBA students
• Student Mentorship & Guidance: Supervise student research projects, dissertations, and internships. Provide academic counseling and career guidance.
• Academic Administration: Participate in curriculum reviews, accreditations, and faculty meetings. Contribute to the development of business school policies and strategies.

Economics Lecturer

• Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
• Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
• Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
• Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
• Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
• Contributed to departmental meetings by sharing insights on effective teaching strategies and proposing solutions for addressing common challenges faced by faculty members.

Placement Officer

• Monitored industry trends and job market data, adapting placement efforts accordingly for optimal results.
• Collaborated with academic departments to understand program requirements, ensuring relevant job placements for students.
• Served as an ambassador for the institution at external conferences or events showcasing successful placement outcomes.
• Trained candidates in essential job search strategies, honing interview skills and resume writing techniques.
• Coordinated campus visits from employers seeking talent within specific academic programs or industries.

• Teaching Economics for Different Flagship courses like PGDM, MMS, Biotech Management and Pharma Management.
• Teaching Economics for other Professional course like Advanced Management Program for Bankers, Post Graduate Program for Capital Markets, Post Graduate Program in Banking and Finance, Post Graduate Program in Management and Insurance with ICICI Prudential Limited and Management Development Program for Ispat Industries.
• Heading Placement Department for PGDM and MMS students at SIESCOMS

• Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire product development process.
• Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
• Co-ordination with key personnel from education industry.
• Handling a team of 6 product executives single handedly.
• Interaction between faculty & students.
• Single point of contact for students & executives.
• Counseling of students, parents on periodic basis.
• Conduct reviews & meetings on behalf of the board of directors.
• Organized & implemented result-oriented seminars.
• Conducted induction training for students.
• Report reviews to immediate seniors.
• Organize parent-teacher meetings for over 6 branches across Mumbai.

• Achieve customer centricity through voice of the customer.
• Achieve deliverables of the process set by customers.
• Reporting performance on a decided periodicity to stake holders.
• To foster team spirit leadership excellence as an integral part of team building within the process.
• Exceeding delivery on sales targets.
• Assisting Team Leader in performance monitoring of associates.

• Single point of contact for all customer related queries.
• Strong leadership skills evidenced by achievement of objectives.
• Rapidly promoted to “Customer Focused Sales”.
• Achieved an overall score of 4 out of 5 on voice of customer care for transition purposes.