Delhi Event report
IFCCI Career Booster Session 1
The IFCCI Higher Education and HR Committee in collaboration with IFI, jointly hosted the Career Booster Series on 16th of January, 2025.
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On 16th January 2025, the 1st session of the Career Booster by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) was organized.
The objective of this series of webinars is to create bridges between alumni of French schools, talents from the Indo French community and the French companies in India through webinars providing advice on building a career in India. This session was also supported by The Institut Français in India.
The 1st edition saw Ms. Rashi Phoolwani, the HR Director of Servier India Private Limited, a prominent French Pharmaceutical company, in conversation with Ms. Maud LE BARS, South Asia Area Manager of OMNES Education and Chairperson of the IFCCI Higher Education Committee on the job market in India, in the Pharmaceutical Sector, as well as specifically at Servier. The discussion also covered cultural tips to be better prepared to work in an Indo French organization in addition to building skills and the importance of for coaching as a critical tool to development.
Overall, the Health and Pharmaceutical sector is growing in India with more needs for versatile profiles with science/pharma training as well as Business or public policy skills. There is an increase of requirements for data and digital marketing talents as well as for people who could work on Advocacy.
The French language is not mandatory for this sector but identified as a nice-to-have skill, especially when in leadership roles within French companies.
For profiles interested in this sector or in looking for the next step in their career, you can reach out to the HR & Recruitment Services Head of IFCCI, Ms. Jyotsna Mansukhani.
Next session details will be soon communicated. We thank the alumni networks of the various IFCCI member schools for their support in making it a success.