#TakeChargewithBI campaign to instil learning & hope for COVID hit professionals

EdTech Board Infinity ties up with top industry leaders to launch e-learning programs at just INR 50.

As India country battles the second wave of the pandemic caused by the deadly Coronavirus, many professionals have lost their jobs and some roles have died out, which has led to demotivated, depressed, and helpless professionals. With the objective of instilling hope, updating professional skills, and learning new courses to transform their roles, EdTech Board Infinity has launched a campaign #TakeChargewithBI, and associated with many business leaders across India to offer pro-bono career coaching sessions and career guidance to students and working professionals affected by the pandemic.

Board Infinity will offer 1:1 coaching sessions of one’s choice with an industry expert at a nominal fee of INR 50, the proceeds of which will be donated towards the COVID Relief Fund.

Abhay Gupta, Co-founder and COO, Board Infinity says, “These are highly unprecedented times, and we as an organization have to come forward in whatever capacity to help our country fight the pandemic and other insecurities that are plaguing us, one of them being job losses”.

The campaign #TakeChargewithBI aspires to instil hope in learners by communicating that while they might not be able to control everything around them during these uncertain times, the presence of a mentor can help them cope and make better career decisions.

“I wasn’t able to crack any placement interviews. I wasn’t sure where I was lagging so I took this mock interview one-on-one class with Coach Animesh Prasad, an IIM alumnus who works at Flipkart as a Senior Product Manager. His guidance helped me identify the problems and finally, I was able to get a job,” says Ankit, a learner at Board Infinity.

On the Board Infinity platform, a learner or professional will be able to opt for any live 1:1 coaching session of their choice with an industry mentor. Whether it’s career advice, mock interviews, resume review, or upskilling/reskilling in data science, digital marketing, product management and more, one can connect with distinguished coaches on the platform.

Mentors such as Sandeep Kumar Paul, Data Science Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Anand Kulkarni, President at Yes Bank, Ruble Joseph, Vice President at eClerx Anurag Mukherjee, Data Science Consultant at EXL, Amar Sane, Senior VP at HDFC Life, Ashish Anand, Performance Marketing Director at Oyo, Nipun Batra, Management Consultant at Accenture, Honey Bohare, Senior Consultant at Deloitte, Sonal Sapale, Ex-Senior Consultant at KMPG are part of the platform.

One of the coaches, 40 under 40 Data Scientist and Vice President at eClerx, Ruble Joseph says, “Now more than ever it’s time to support the learner community and provide them with the guidance and essential skills to beat the unemployment pandemic”.

For the period of the #TakeChargewithBI campaign, the online education platform has slashed the price of all their live 1:1 coaching sessions from INR 1,000 to a nominal amount of INR 50 (limited period offer). While all the sessions are priced at just INR 50, one can opt to generously contribute more if they like the session. All the proceeds from this initiative will be donated to the Covid Relief Fund.

Interested donors can contribute here.