XLRI Placements Witness Significant Increase in Consulting & Finance Portfolios

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XLRI's forte as an FMCG favourite was further reinforced this year by the active participation of top organizations - Asian Paints, Cadbury, Coca Cola, Colgate Palmolive, HLL, ITC, GSK, Marico, Nestle, Pepsi, Reckitt Benckiser and Seagrams. 27% of the students signed out with offers from FMCG / Manufacturing firms.

4 students signed out with the business conglomerate TAS.

The number of Lateral offers made was 82. 53 candidates were offered PPOs (Pre-Placement Offers), another 18 were offered PPIs (Pre-Placement Interviews).

Prof. Sabysachi Sengupta, Chairperson - Placements, summed up Campus Placements 2006, "This year has witnessed a phenomenal increase in the portfolio of companies as well as the diversity of profiles offered. XLRI has always had outstanding placements in the HR and Marketing fields, but with offers from McKinsey, Accenture, KPMG in Consulting and HSBC Bank, GSER and Lehman Brothers, in Finance, this year's placements have been brilliant with premium organizations across all sectors recruiting the students. We thank the participating companies who made the Campus Recruitment Process a grand success."

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