Top Recruiters from Diverse Industries Participate at IIM-K Lateral Placements

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The fast-growing Media, Technology & Telecom sectors took full advantage of the quality of talent on offer by making offers at Lateral Placements Season. Times Group, one of the country's largest and most diverse media houses, participated in Lateral
Placements for the first time this year. CSC, Headstrong, Infosys, Wipro, Indus Valley Partners, HCL, Virtusa and IBM represented the technology domain in full force. Telecom companies like Aricent and Verizon initiated a relationship with IIM-K this year, making a large number of offers to capable candidates.

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One of the key trends observed at Lateral Placements this year was that offers were made to students across business functions. Strategy, Consulting, Finance, Marketing, HR and Operations, all saw offers being made to students by organizations that demonstrated unprecedented conviction in hiring talent from IIMK to drive the future of their businesses.

Diversified conglomerates like Essar Group, RPG Group and L&T offered roles across functions, including plum positions on core business strategy teams.

Strategy roles on offer at Lateral Placements this year included Corporate Strategy, Project Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions Strategy as well as EA roles to CXO level executives at top corporations from India and abroad.

The finance sector made offers for roles in Investment Banking, Treasury Sales, Trading, Product Structuring, Wholesale Banking, Relationship Management, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Marketing firms offered management roles to candidates with relevant prior work experience in the industry.

Sunrise industries including technology companies, made offers for Account Manager, Program Manager, Business Development Manager and Project Manager positions.

Impressive statistics aside, Lateral Placements 2008 will be remembered not only for shattering every existing record by a long way, but also for unearthing trends that signal IIM-K's growth and rapid evolution as a centre of excellence in management education in the Asia-Pacific region.

A powerful performance in Lateral Placements augurs well for a landmark Final Placement Season at IIM-K. With corporate interest in the institute at an unprecedented high, IIM-K is poised for an impressive showing at Final Placements 2008. Consistently challenging itself to break new frontiers and push the envelope further, IIM-K is truly redefining the moniker - the Next Generation IIM.

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