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International Students

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Amit Datta
MS - Software Management
India


Official Job Title: Vision Plus IMLP,
IMLP is a Leadership Program within GE (Information Management Leadership Program)
“Vision Plus” is a Mainframe Software which is used by Credit Card companies across the world.

Company: GE Money, India
GE is issuing credit cards in India on behalf of State Bank of India (SBI), which is the largest public bank in India.
The company branded itself as GE Money as part of a brand building exercised in 2005. Earlier it was called GE Consumer Finance- India.
In the branding, another GE sister company- GE CountryWide was consolidated together along with the credit card business.
GE countrywide issues different kinds of Consumer Loans to the masses (Auto Loans, Home Loans, Mortgage, etc)

Brief:
Hi! My name is Amit Datta and I am 2001 RIT Alumni from CAST (College of Applied Science & Technology)
I came to RIT in Jan 2000 after finishing my MBA from Coventry University, UK to pursue a specialization in Software Management. I finished my Thesis presentation in Dec 2000 and graduated with a MS degree in Spring of 2001 and returned to India subsequently.

I was recruited by GE Money on returning to India and have been working in the Information Technology department. One of the benefits of working with an American company after studying in the US, was that I was immediately at ease working with my US counterparts. It also helped having a similar mindset while approaching problems at work and working in close knits team on common projects.

Since RIT had a diverse student population from different background it made it easier to transition to a workplace where difference of opinions and mindsets was pretty evident! The transition from college to work was made easier because of this. Another benefit, which became apparent, was practicing a work-life balance. Work hard and Play hard, so to speak.

One of the take-aways from studying in RIT was the exposure to students from all over the world. I learnt as much from them as I did from the professors in the college. One of the few ways, I * try * to keep in touch with RIT is by accessing the “Reporter” magazine and volunteering on the RIT career fairs in New Delhi every year. As much as I wanted to get out of RIT while I was living in the “BRICK CITY”, I cannot wait to return for a brief visit.