Jamshedpur, Feb. 26: Xavier School of Management (XLRI) has provided placements for all the students of the 2014-16 batch � the largest batch to ever to sit for final placements in the history of XLRI.
The final recruitment process saw participation of 132 recruiters, inclusive of 36 first time recruiters. In all, 386 offers were made for the batch of 361 students.
The median salary offered to the batch is Rs 18.00 lakh per annum, while the average is Rs 18.5 lakh per annum, both higher compared to last year.
XLRI�s unrivalled reputation for its Human Resources Program was clearly visible, as the HR students secured excellent job offers across sectors including consulting, FMCG, general management and other sectors in large numbers.
A total of 102 students were offered PPOs (Pre-Placement Offers) during their summer internships, of which 84 PPOs were accepted.
Prof. Rajiv Misra, chairperson, Placement, XLRI � Xavier School of Management, commented, �XLRI has completed yet another successful placement session for its students.
This year�s placement season has witnessed a remarkable increase in both the number of offers and recruiters coupled with participation of quite a few new recruiters. We are happy to announce that there has been an across the board increase in the salary package as well.
We attribute the excellent placements this year as an affirmation by the industry of the high-standard of management-centric education that we strive to deliver to our students.�
In continuation with the trend from the recently concluded Summer Internship Placements, the CRP was marked by a good presence of recruiters from the financial sector domain. Recruiters from the BFSI space included Citibank, Development Bank of Singapore, Goldman Sachs, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered and Yes Bank.
ICICI Bank was the largest recruiter with a total of 21 offers. Kotak Mahindra and Karvy visited the campus recruitment for the first time and offered wealth management jobs, while other companies offered PE, VC and IB roles.
The FMCGs have been the forte of XLRI over the years. This year was no different and XLRI has again re-established its strength as an FMCG destination. Asian Paints, Colgate Palmolive, GSK CH, Heinz, HCCB, ITC, Kellogg�s, Mondelez, Nestle, PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser, and Unilever were some of the companies that offered roles in sales and marketing and HR functions. ITC was the largest recruiter in the FMCG space.
The media sector too made its presence felt with Star TV rolling out the second highest number of offers at 12, and opening up sports marketing role. Airtel, Ericsson, Vodafone and Telenor represented the communications and the networking space, while Samsung recruited for the consumer durables sector at XLRI.
Future Group and Lodha Group also recruited students from the HR function. Ola Cabs, Uber, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries and Zensar offered operations related roles including supply chain and procurement.
