Job Shadow

“The dream is not what you see in sleep, dream is which does not let you sleep” said Mr. Ajsh Baby. The quote from the late Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of the Republic of India, signaled the launch of the JA Job Shadow 2015, hosted by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with the support of Junior Achievement Mascareignes. The 60 participants, who had previously participated in JA Success Skills, were divided into two groups. The first group experienced the job shadowing experience on the 29^th July and second group on the 30^th July 2015.

After the opening address from Mr. Biswajeet Ganguly, Chief Manager of LIC, the students were introduced to the work place and discovered the world of Insurance through the exposés of Mr. Ajsh Baby, Marketing Manager and of Mr Jah Mugul, Administrative Manager. “An insurance is like a parachute to be taken before the risk occurs,” said Mr. Baby. The two LIC hosts then proceeded and explain to the students the different aspects of insurance: the history of insurance, the concept of risk and the different types of insurances.

The participants were satisfied to have had the opportunity to participate in the JA Job Shadow experience. Valerie Lee Chee, student of St Mary’s West commented, “I always wanted to work for an Insurance Company, the presentation by the LIC Staff helped me to better understand what to expect”.