Wipro, Renault, O&M come calling at third cluster of summer placements at IIM-A

The third cluster of summer placements at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday saw several first time recruiters like Ogilvy & Mather, S Kumar's Group, Arvind Brands and Onicra.

The inclusion of media and advertising agencies indicates the changing preferences of the students, the institute said.

"We came in with expectations that the candidates will be very strong in numerical abilities but we were surprised with the varied dimensions that the candidates also possess in terms of skill sets, which will truly add value to an agency like us," said Navin Talreja, managing partner, Ogilvy & Mather.

Around 30 companies from diverse sectors such as media, FMCG, telecom, pharmaceutical, apparels, advertising, information and technology, automobile, banking and consulting offered internship to the students of first year PGP batch, the official communiqué stated.

IT major, Wipro made the maximum number of offers to the students with roles in consulting, eco-energy and corporate finance while automobile giant Renault offered international roles to students.

Other companies like Airtel, Heinz, Britannia, Marico offered sales and marketing roles while Mahindra & Mahindra offered roles in general management, the institute said.

Besides, one of students has opted to intern with IIM-A alumunus and member of parliament, PD Rai, the institute added.
He would support the legislator to participate actively in parliamentary and national policy making processes, as well as project management on specific initiatives at the national and constituency levels.

Interviews for the next cluster will commence from 18 November and will include several start-up firms apart from groups in niche consulting, financial services and general management domains.