Thumbs up: XLRI grads bag 57 PPO

The PPOs aretranslating into one-third of the batch getting placed much before the formal Placement season.

The offers ranged across a varied spectrum of verticals from Strategy Consulting to Investment Banking, Corporate branding to Human Capital, and Technology Management to Corporate Finance.

JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Citibank, Reliance Capital and Axis Bank were some of the leading recruiters in the Finance Domain. The profiles offered include Trading, Investment Banking, Treasury, Commercial Banking, Equity Research, Human Resources and other roles.

The Hay Group, Ernst and Young, Hewitt, Mercer, TAS, the Aditya Birla Group and Deloitte were among the recruiters in the Consulting, Human Resources and General Management space.

Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Nokia, Asian Paints, ITC, Cadbury, and Nestle were the leading FMCG and consumer durable majors that snapped up trainees choosing to pursue a career in marketing, branding and sales.
Microsoft, CTS, IBM, and a host of systems majors extended offers in Business Development, Human Resources, and Marketing to students.

While the performance of our students was no surprise in itself, and justifies the recognition accorded by the Industry, the offers are hopefully just the beginning, and set the tone for a robust placement season, said Prof. Uday Damodaran, Placement Coordinator, XLRI.

In addition, with more Pre-Placement Offers yet to come in, and Pre Placement Interviews scheduled over the next few weeks, the number is likely to see a significant increase as the students enter the Lateral Recruitment Programme and Campus Recruitment Programme, informs XLRI.