XLRI Placement 2013: XLRI concludes placement; Avg package @ Rs 16.2 Lakh

(prHWY.com) March 21, 2013 - Noida, India -- XLRI Jamshedpur has concluded it placement for the batch of 2011-13 with all 240 students who sought campus placement getting job offers from top companies including Axis Bank, Loreal, Airtel, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, ITC, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Wipro Consulting, Microsoft and Infosys amongst others.

According to the XLRI, as many as 77 recruiters participated in the placement process with 260 offers being made for a batch of 240 students. The median annual package offered to the students stood at Rs 16.2 Lakh.

Other top companies that visited the campus included ICICI Bank. Dr Reddys and L&T Finance, Kraft Cadbury, Asian Paints, Castrol, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Loreal, Colgate Palmolive and Pidilite, TAS, Aditya Birla Group, Cairn Energy, Reliance Industries, Larsen and Toubro, RPG and Mahindra, The Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, Gallup, Vector Consulting, Cognizant Business Consulting, TSMG, Capgemini Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Peoplestrong and iCRM, Times Internet and Mindtree.

Around 65 students got PPOs (Pre-Placement Offers) from their summer internships.

Speaking on the placement results, Fr. E Abraham, Director of XLRI said that "Against the backdrop of an economic slowdown this year, it is truly gratifying to see many respected organizations coming to XLRI year-after-year for recruiting our talented students. We attribute the excellent placements this year as an affirmation by the industry of the high-standards of management-centric education that we strive to deliver to our students. The placement process at our campus concluded with the entire batch getting meaningful placement offers from reputed organizations across industry sectors".

The recruiters showed interest in recruiting students for different domains.

Finance: Prominent recruiters included Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank, Nomura, Goldman Sachs and Development Bank of Singapore. Standard Chartered Bank was the largest finance recruiter. Treasury roles were offered by Axis Bank and ICICI Bank. Loreal, Airtel, Dr Reddys and L&T Finance offered roles in corporate finance.

Marketing /Operations and Human Resources: The FMCGs have been the forte of XLRI over the years. This year was no different and XLRI has again reestablished its strength as a FMCG destination. Unilever, Procter & Gamble, ITC, Kraft Cadbury, Asian Paints, Castrol, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Loreal, Colgate Palmolive and Pidilite among others offered roles in Sales and Marketing and HR functions. ITC was the largest recruiter in the FMCG space.

The pharmaceutical sector was represented by participation from majors like Dr. Reddy's and Ranbaxy. Airtel and Vodafone also offered roles in Sales and Marketing function. Lodha Group recruited for its procurement function while ITC also offered roles in Supply Chain domain. Tata Motors and Tata Steel recruited for its marketing and operations functions.

General Management: General Management once again was one of the preferred sectors on campus with major industry players like TAS, Aditya Birla Group, Cairn Energy, Reliance Industries, Larsen and Toubro, RPG and Mahindra offering a large chunk of offers in this area.

Consulting: The consulting domain saw the participation of industry majors such as The Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, Gallup, Vector Consulting, Ernst & Young, Cognizant Business Consulting, TSMG, Deloitte, Capgemini Consulting, Wipro Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Peoplestrong and iCRM. Philips offered a role in Strategy. International roles were also offered to students.

Technology: Technology and ecommerce was another highlight with some of the key recruiters including Microsoft, Infosys, Times Internet and Mindtree which offered roles in program management, marketing, HR and operations.

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