Is the recession over? If recruitments at IIMA and salaries offered to its pass-outs is any indicator than the answer is affirmative.
The fourth day of the summer placements at IIMA saw software major Microsoft back with a bang on the campus recruiting interns for two months in the summer of 2010.
After a remarkable stint last year, MS has taken eight students this year. While the IT major reflects hope of the international markets, the other good news comes from dynamic industries like realty and media. Recruiting for the first time from IIMA, realty majors Oberoi Construction and Ramky Infrastructure chose to recruit at IIMA for the first time this year.
Global media conglomerate Walt Disney recruited for the first time at IIMA this year. Companies from the media sector like HT Media and Star TV recruited for Marketing roles. Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson and GSK Pharma were some of the firms from the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector that recruited this year.
The recession fears not withstanding, financial consulting remained the top choice of students for the summer internship. Consulting sector, represented by Cognizant and Synergy Consulting offered roles in IT consulting taking six students for internships. Students are also joining niche consulting companies specialising in financial services consulting and carbon finance consulting.
The fourth day of the placement process saw representation from a variety of sectors on the campus. Regular recruitment partners for marketing profiles that came to recruit again this year included Dabur, Asian Paints, Cadbury and Renault. Airtel and Starcom MediaVest offered roles in branding and sales and marketing.
Five students will be joining Starcom MediaVest across locations in South-East Asia. Vivek Jain, a Placement Committee coordinator said, “As we near the end of summer placements, there is a sense of buoyancy and cheerfulness on campus among students. We hope they have a great experience during their internships.”
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