Vivekanand PGDM Alumni Review – Mr. Dheeraj Sharma’s Journey and Career Growth Story

Choosing the right PGDM program can shape not just your academic experience but your long-term career path. For Mr. Dheeraj Sharma, a proud Vivekanand PGDM alumni (Batch 2021-23), this journey became the foundation of his corporate success. Today, as a Customer Success Manager at Project44, he credits Vivekanand Business School for equipping him with the practical exposure, industry-ready mindset, and confidence needed to excel in a competitive environment.

In this alumni review, Mr. Dheeraj shares how his PGDM experience at Vivekanand transformed his perspective, strengthened his professional skills, and guided him toward meaningful career growth.

1. Which part of the PGDM journey at Vivekanand influenced you the most and why?

For the first, I honestly had the big impact when I started understanding how marketing works in real life. We had a lot of class activities, projects, and presentations where we had to think from a customer’s perspective. This gave me the confidence and clarity to shape my career path and taught me how to adapt to a competitive environment

2.  How did Vivekanand prepare you for real-world challenges in your career?

One of the things which I appreciate about Vivekanand is that the learning doesn’t stay limited to theory it is practical and industry oriented. Also Placement department played crucial role in preparing every student for the final placement by training sessions, mock interviews to soft skills workshop. At Vivekanand I learned discipline, time management, and adaptability which helped me navigate challenges in the corporate world. 

3. How did the faculty, placements, or industry exposure support your journey?

The faculties was supportive their teaching was structured in a ways that even complex concepts felt were easy to follow. Their clarity, patience and ability to simplify topics made the learning process smooth and meaningful. And the placement cell prepared us for the final placements through mock interviews, training, soft skills development sessions. The industry exposure we got at Vivekanand made meaning full connects and understand how things actually work outside the classroom.

4. What are your top 3 reasons to recommend Vivekanand to future students?

I would strongly recommend Vivekanand to future students for these three reasons.

First the return on investment, the program offers quality education, industry ready training and strong career outcomes which justify the fees.

Second the placement support is highly structured and effective. They prepares their students thoroughly Career guidance, mock interview, soft skills training and continuous monitoring which is significantly boost students confidence during final placement.

Thirdly, the infrastructure at Vivekanand is excellent. From well equipped classrooms and modern labs to a vibrant campus environment, each and every facility is designed to enhance learning and provide students with a comfortable and professional academic environment.