IIM-A seniors share placement notes with juniors
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Nowadays, brotherhood is playing a leading role in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), where the senior students' are helping the PGP-1 students prepare for their summer placements. The special sessions for summer placements, in which the PGP-1 students are guided by their immediate seniors, have begun. The seniors have already started preparing their juniors for the summer placements which may not be as rewarding as expected because of the changed scenario brought about by the economic slowdown. The summer placements for PGP-1 students are scheduled around the yearend. "Interesting changes have been taking place in various quarters as the market has dipped this year. As for placements, horizons have expanded since new sectors and recruiters are coming up. This means there will be more opportunities for students," said Kanika Mayar, a student of PGP-2, who is also a member of the placement committee, while talking about the special sessions.
"This year we are preparing our juniors so they can make the most of this opportunity and face these emerging sectors," added Mayar. Apart form the regular recruiters, the institute's placement this year witnessed the participation of new recruiters like media firms, private equity firms, event management firms and logistics management and automotive firms. While talking about the trend of seniors guiding the juniors for the summer placement, another student of PGP-2 Vivek Jain said, "It is a tradition of our institute. We have a sub committee of the students' placement committee that ensures that the juniors are well prepared for their summer internship; it also sees to it that their curriculum vitae are made in an appropriate manner."
The special sessions take place both formally and informally. A student of PGP-2, Ashish Mittal, said, "A number of clubs in the institute, each focusing on different sector, have started conducting sessions and making presentations to help their juniors. They are encouraged to contact their seniors for help or guidance while experts are also invited to conduct special sessions." "The initiative to conduct these sessions is our own since we intend to pass on what we have learnt from our seniors. It is a long-term process that helps students make well-informed choice of subjects, sector and company," He further added.
Posted bySaini at 5:53 PM
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