What Do Recruiters Look for in Business Graduates from Siliguri?

You’re sitting in an interview. Your CV is on the table, and you’ve explained what you studied. Then comes the question that needs a little more thought: what have you actually worked on? For a business student in Siliguri, that is a useful question to start preparing for early. A project you can explain, a customer conversation you learned from, or a problem you helped solve gives you something concrete to discuss. The NEXIS Summer Internship Report 2026 highlights what first-year students can tackle early on—covering hands-on roles in operations, strategy, marketing, content, finance, and AI. These are early internship experiences, with lessons students can carry into future graduate interviews.

Quick Overview:

Business students can prepare for interviews by building evidence of communication, business judgement, responsibility, digital skills and learning from feedback. The NEXIS Summer Internship Report 2026 provides real examples of first-year roles across several business functions, helping students connect these skills to possible career paths.

What the internship roles tell us

The report lists Shaswat Goyal as an Operations Intern at ITC Foods, Nishi Agarwal as a CRM & Digital Marketing Intern at Tata Motors, and Daiwik Bansal as a Content Editor at BeerBiceps. Krish Agarwal joined Doodhvale Farms in business strategy, while Aarav Agarwal took on a Venture Scout role at Campus Fund.

The variety matters. Business careers do not follow one fixed route, and the skills worth demonstrating depend on the role. These internship titles do not establish each company’s hiring criteria, but they help us identify useful areas of preparation.

Being able to explain your work

Communication becomes easier to understand when you connect it to a task. Can you explain why you chose an idea? Can you write an update that someone else can act on? Can you listen to a customer and understand what they need?

Consider the different forms communication can take in the report: Nishi’s CRM and digital marketing role, Pranay Shah’s Storytelling Executive role at ShUtuP Marketing, and Daiwik’s content editing internship. Each points towards a different audience and purpose.

For students preparing for interviews, the practical lesson is to bring an example. Explain who the work was for, what you contributed, and how you responded to feedback. That gives substance to the familiar line on a CV: good communication skills.

Understanding the business behind a task

A campaign can look good and still miss its audience. A product can sell and leave very little margin. A proposed solution can sound impressive and be difficult for a small business to use.

Learning to ask those questions is part of developing business judgement. Strategy and venture-focused opportunities, such as Krish’s internship at Doodhvale Farms and Aarav’s role at Campus Fund, make this an especially relevant area to explore.

At NEXIS, the Dropshipping Challenge asks students to choose products, build a brand, set prices and reach customers. Local Business Consulting involves researching a company’s challenges and proposing practical solutions. These projects give students situations to discuss: what they decided, why they decided it, and what they would change.

Explore the NEXIS Business Management curriculum for more on these projects.

Following through on responsibilities

An idea becomes useful when someone carries it through. That means organising your work, meeting an agreed deadline, checking details and telling your team when something needs attention.

The report includes operations internships at ITC Foods and Sona Wheels, alongside Founder’s Office internships for Chirag Agrahari and Harman Bhatia at The Energy Company. Their role titles point towards business environments where coordination and execution are relevant skills to develop.

A student can prepare by keeping track of their own contribution to a project. Which task did you own? What happened when a plan changed? How did you help the team move forward? A clear answer is more useful than simply listing teamwork on a CV.

Using digital tools with a purpose

The report also lists Data Operations internships at KAMAC Engineers, AI Generalist internships at The Corporate Pot, and digital marketing roles at GFS Realtors and CookNServe. Technology appears across several business functions.

For students, this suggests a practical approach to learning tools: connect each one to a problem. Use a spreadsheet to organise information. Build an automation to reduce a repetitive task. Use AI to develop a first draft, then check and improve the result.

NEXIS’s published Business Management curriculum includes AI in Business, Navigating the Digital World and, in the second year, Data Analytics and the AI Build-Lab. When discussing these skills in an interview, explain what the tool helped you do and how you checked the quality of the work.

Learning from feedback

Starting early gives students time to discover what they enjoy and what needs more practice. Someone drawn to marketing may find they prefer operations. Someone confident in a classroom presentation may need to learn how to explain an idea to a client.

The internship report outlines preparation through resume and LinkedIn profile building, mock interviews, communication practice and company-specific discussions. NEXIS masterclasses add opportunities to ask industry experts questions and receive feedback on business problems.

Make that learning visible. If your first attempt needed improvement, explain the feedback you received and what you changed. You do not need a perfect story to show that you can learn.

How to prepare for your next interview

Choose two or three pieces of work you know well. For each, be ready to explain the problem, your contribution, the outcome and what you learned. Keep a sample where possible, and use numbers only when you can verify them.

If you are comparing BBA placement support in Siliguri or exploring business management programmes, ask about the experiences available before graduation. Which projects will you work on? Who will give you feedback? What internship roles have students actually secured?

The NEXIS Summer Internship Report 2026 provides concrete examples of those early opportunities. The next step for a student is to turn experience into an honest, specific account of what they can do.

Key takeaways

Bring evidence: Explain a project, decision or piece of work you contributed to.
Connect skills to the role: Preparation for a content role will differ from preparation for operations or finance.
Show how you work: Discuss your responsibilities, the tools you used and how you handled feedback.
Start early: Use internships and live projects to explore your interests while you are still studying.

Frequently Asked Questions

What skills should business graduates from Siliguri demonstrate in interviews?

Useful areas to demonstrate include clear communication, business judgement, teamwork, reliable execution and the ability to use digital tools. The emphasis depends on the role. Prepare examples that show your own contribution, the outcome and what you learned.

Which companies offered internships to NEXIS students in 2026?

The Summer Internship Report 2026 lists opportunities with ITC Foods, Tata Motors, BeerBiceps, Doodhvale Farms, Campus Fund, The Energy Company, ShUtuP Marketing and other organisations. These are recorded internship opportunities for the 2025–2028 undergraduate batch.

Do NEXIS students get internships in their first year?

Yes. The Summer Internship Report 2026 records students taking up internships from their first year, across functions including operations, marketing, strategy, content, finance and AI.

How can a student prepare for an interview without previous job experience?

Use examples from a live project, student venture, consulting assignment or team activity. Explain the problem, your responsibilities, the work you completed and what you learned. Show a work sample where possible, and be clear about which parts you handled yourself.

Want to see how this learning works?

Explore the Undergraduate Programme in Business Management at NEXIS, or book a campus visit in Siliguri to speak with the team and students about their projects and internships.

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Internship examples and preparation details are based on the NEXIS Summer Internship Report 2026 for the UG Batch 2025–2028. Curriculum descriptions refer to the published Business Management programme.