Crackling start

From The Financial Express, 10 Jan 2005

B-schools that took the placement plunge early this year have seen heady rewards

The recruiter’s verdict is the litmus test for any B-school’s talent pool.

At XLRI Jamshedpur, though the final placement will take place on March 5, the campus is abuzz with news trickling in of big lateral offers. Though the placement committee is tight-lipped about the companies participating this year, the grapevine has it that quite a number of new consultancies, including the Boston Consulting Group, have shown interest in XLRI.

Marketing, telecom, banks and FMCG companies have in the past always shown interest in this B-School. The trend is likely to continue, with indications being that the IT sector is looking at large numbers this time.

“XLRI is looking forward to a successful placement season; the trend projected by the lateral placement process has been encouraging and is expected to continue in the final placement,” is the official line at this point of time.

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