ISB Student Bags USD 233,800 Salary, Sets Placement Record in India

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Shilpa Bajoria, Class of 2006 said, "We received a lot of encouragement at the ISB. My stint here has offered me an ideal platform to move on to a leadership role. I am very excited at the avenues which have opened up for me."

The Lure of India and the Indian Companies

Indian companies raised the bar significantly making exciting job offers to the ISB students both in terms of salary and job profiles.

An interesting trend that was witnessed this year at the ISB was that an increased number of students have chosen to opt for domestic offers over international offers. Yashraj Erande, Class of 2006, said, "I was offered a very interesting job by a US-based technology company. But I knew I wanted to be closer to home, working in the increasingly challenging and versatile business environment, and hence I chose a job offer which gave me a chance to play a pivotal role in India."

Media Emerges as a Hot Sector

While the regular recruiting companies - Consulting, IT, FMCG, and Banking & Financial Services, etc. - elicited a lot of enthusiasm from the participating students, Media companies for the first time made a mark at the ISB this year. Several ISB students opted for jobs with various media companies including ABP, GBN, and RPG Saregama.

Kartik Ramakrishnan, an ISB student who accepted a media offer, said, "I received two offers - a consulting offer, and an offer to help set-up an FM Radio Channel. Although consulting was what I had always wanted to go for, the radio offer is hard to come by straight after B-school. It was a golden opportunity to implement all that I have learnt at the ISB. In fact, it was a trade-off for me as the consulting offer was higher paying, yet I chose the one in the media."

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