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Summer Placements - Part 1 of 2

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Stammering genious

Thanks for this! Comes at a right time...I'm not from IIM but still helps, placements underway at my campus

17 Sep 2011, 08.48 PM

Planet-I Student

Need your take on this - for some functions (like HR), not many companies open up those profiles at all campuses. Considering that in summers one can't be as sure as final placements (of getting the desired company/profile), how to approach in that case, if one is 99% sure of doing in that function only ? Can taking up Marketing profiles prove productive (as Marketing & HR are seen as relatively more related fields) ?

17 Sep 2011, 09.18 PM

Sayan

Nice article but its too much generic. Hopefully the second part will be more specific giving company information across domains and how to prepare for a specific set of companies.

17 Sep 2011, 09.22 PM

Anonymous

kya globe hai

18 Sep 2011, 01.47 AM

Team InsideIIM

@Sayan - It is against our policy to focus on companies. However, we will try to help you with a variety of things a series of articles. Just be a little patient. @Planet - I student - If there aren't enough HR profiles on offer , you may want to look at an industry where you think you might want to be a HR manager. It might help to work for a couple months to be say in Finance,if you see yourself wanting to be a HR manager in a Finance firm after graduation. I am not sure if people are so clear about the industries but you must have a few preferred options. Being an HR manager For e.g. in a manufacturing firm is fundamentally different from being an HR manager in Finance/Consulting. We don't agree with the view that Marketing and HR are related functions.

18 Sep 2011, 09.25 AM

Ankit Doshi

If you're on a campus like Indore with 450 batch mates my suggestion would be to go with the big brands strategy. Your summers will remain on your resume forever and a good brand will give you better chances of conversion during your finals in a domain of your choice

18 Sep 2011, 11.04 AM

Miti

Hi Planet-I Student, I dont think that marketing and HR are related functions as such. I can relate to the fact that the function you want to be in will have very little representation in the summers. If I were in your place, I would try to get into one of the reputed names in some other function. Irrespective of the function, if you manage to get good feedback (PPO/PPI in this case) from a good company, it shows that you are a worthy candidate (from final placements point of view). Team InsideIIM's suggestion also sounds good, but perhaps you may not be so sure yet of which industry you want to be in. Hope this helps!

18 Sep 2011, 12.09 PM

Planet-I Student

Thanks for your views Team, Ankit & Miti. I have decided for now that I will try and do summers either in the function of my choice or a function I'm comfortable with. Its not easy to get a big brand especially with their weird shortlisting criteria, but I will again try for 2 options - A comfortable function in a big brand, or a good profile in my function of choice. And if both these options combine, nothing like it !

18 Sep 2011, 07.38 PM

ArB

A trivial question - the previous article by the author(XL-ent Facts) mentions she has completed C.A. - Inter while this one mentions C.A. Is this a discrepancy or she qualified in between the two articles?

19 Sep 2011, 02.20 AM

Editor

No discrepancy.

19 Sep 2011, 11.21 AM

Miti

Hi ArB, Yes I got my CA final exam result recently - a little while after I wrote the XLRI article.

19 Sep 2011, 11.23 AM

ArB

Oh Congrats!! Its great to hear that...Even I am currently pursuing CA and keen on a MBA from a Top B-School (will be appearing for CAT/XAT 2011). But not sure about about the ' right time for the MBA.' To maintain the relevance of the comments sections, I ll stop the spam now. Hopefully, we can continue the conversation through another forum.

19 Sep 2011, 04.06 PM

Sahil

Very nic article with wonderful insights...

12 Dec 2011, 10.04 PM

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Comments
 

Stammering genious

Thanks for this! Comes at a right time...I'm not from IIM but still helps, placements underway at my campus

17 Sep 2011, 08.48 PM

Planet-I Student

Need your take on this - for some functions (like HR), not many companies open up those profiles at all campuses. Considering that in summers one can't be as sure as final placements (of getting the desired company/profile), how to approach in that case, if one is 99% sure of doing in that function only ? Can taking up Marketing profiles prove productive (as Marketing & HR are seen as relatively more related fields) ?

17 Sep 2011, 09.18 PM

Sayan

Nice article but its too much generic. Hopefully the second part will be more specific giving company information across domains and how to prepare for a specific set of companies.

17 Sep 2011, 09.22 PM

Anonymous

kya globe hai

18 Sep 2011, 01.47 AM

Team InsideIIM

@Sayan - It is against our policy to focus on companies. However, we will try to help you with a variety of things a series of articles. Just be a little patient. @Planet - I student - If there aren't enough HR profiles on offer , you may want to look at an industry where you think you might want to be a HR manager. It might help to work for a couple months to be say in Finance,if you see yourself wanting to be a HR manager in a Finance firm after graduation. I am not sure if people are so clear about the industries but you must have a few preferred options. Being an HR manager For e.g. in a manufacturing firm is fundamentally different from being an HR manager in Finance/Consulting. We don't agree with the view that Marketing and HR are related functions.

18 Sep 2011, 09.25 AM

Ankit Doshi

If you're on a campus like Indore with 450 batch mates my suggestion would be to go with the big brands strategy. Your summers will remain on your resume forever and a good brand will give you better chances of conversion during your finals in a domain of your choice

18 Sep 2011, 11.04 AM

Miti

Hi Planet-I Student, I dont think that marketing and HR are related functions as such. I can relate to the fact that the function you want to be in will have very little representation in the summers. If I were in your place, I would try to get into one of the reputed names in some other function. Irrespective of the function, if you manage to get good feedback (PPO/PPI in this case) from a good company, it shows that you are a worthy candidate (from final placements point of view). Team InsideIIM's suggestion also sounds good, but perhaps you may not be so sure yet of which industry you want to be in. Hope this helps!

18 Sep 2011, 12.09 PM

Planet-I Student

Thanks for your views Team, Ankit & Miti. I have decided for now that I will try and do summers either in the function of my choice or a function I'm comfortable with. Its not easy to get a big brand especially with their weird shortlisting criteria, but I will again try for 2 options - A comfortable function in a big brand, or a good profile in my function of choice. And if both these options combine, nothing like it !

18 Sep 2011, 07.38 PM

ArB

A trivial question - the previous article by the author(XL-ent Facts) mentions she has completed C.A. - Inter while this one mentions C.A. Is this a discrepancy or she qualified in between the two articles?

19 Sep 2011, 02.20 AM

Editor

No discrepancy.

19 Sep 2011, 11.21 AM

Miti

Hi ArB, Yes I got my CA final exam result recently - a little while after I wrote the XLRI article.

19 Sep 2011, 11.23 AM

ArB

Oh Congrats!! Its great to hear that...Even I am currently pursuing CA and keen on a MBA from a Top B-School (will be appearing for CAT/XAT 2011). But not sure about about the ' right time for the MBA.' To maintain the relevance of the comments sections, I ll stop the spam now. Hopefully, we can continue the conversation through another forum.

19 Sep 2011, 04.06 PM

Sahil

Very nic article with wonderful insights...

12 Dec 2011, 10.04 PM