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The CEMS Global Alliance is a purpose led organization, powered by our beliefs that great leadership starts with self-leadership and societal progress requires continual exploration. In this series of interviews, we take a look at CEMS students and alumni that are contributing to make this world a more open, sustainable and inclusive world.
Today, in our Humans of CEMS series, we meet CEMS Alum Danil Makarov who's currently working within the field of IT systems and financial data at Henkel and with previous work experience as Financial Analyst at Procter & Gamble.
Please tell us about yourself. What is your current role?
I am a manager in the Business Intelligence and Digital Transformation department at Henkel. My responsibilities include overseeing an IT system that aggregates all financial data of the company and creating insightful dashboards. My primary clients are executives from the Board of Directors, who now have the ability to instantly access the firm's performance data, instead of waiting days or weeks for analysts to prepare visualizations.
Could you share some tips on how to establish and maintain contact with CP that could potentially pave the way to a job offer?
I benefitted from the CEMS Corporate Partner network a lot. Thanks to it, I found internships at Bayer Business Consulting, wrote my master’s thesis with ABB, worked at P&G, and now continue developing myself in the direction of my interest. To create strong ties with the companies, I participated in multiple events, including the Career Forum, speed recruitings, rotational dinners, seminars, and other activities. Investing time into connecting with corporate partners will ease job searching in the future, so I advise using unique opportunities that the CEMS community has to offer.
In your opinion, what are the most important skills or qualities in today's digital economy?
In today's economy, digital literacy is expected from graduates. However, while proficiency in Python, SQL, Power BI, and Knime is advantageous in many departments, I would recommend starting with Excel and PowerPoint. These tools might seem less exciting, but they are used in nearly every office job. Do not underestimate their power: companies only use skills that are scalable within organizations. If you can create a highly efficient data pipeline in C++, but no one can support it after you leave the department, your code will not be implemented. Be agile, learn new things continuously, but remember to work on the basics.
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Published on 13.05.2024
