SJMSOM-IIT Bombay makes Significant Foray into International Frontiers with 17% of Batch Offered Positions Abroad

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Sales & Marketing

Diverse profiles in Sales & Marketing were offered by reputed companies such as Castrol, Sybase, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, RPG Group, and Idea Cellular to 13% of the batch. This
year’s placement also witnessed the enthusiastic participation of FMCG companies. Companies like ITC, Marico and Wipro Consumer Goods offered exciting roles in Sales & Marketing.

Systems & IT

This area was represented by global IT majors such as Microsoft, Oracle, Intel, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Accenture, CTS, and HCL. Offers in this area constituted about 30% of all the offers made at SOM.

Operations

The Operations domain also saw participation from reputed firms such as Glenmark, Cummins, Olam, Global E Procure, TPG, and others, which offered exciting roles. Leading FMCG firms like P&G, ITC, Marico and Cadbury also offered challenging roles in this domain.

The excellent placement at SJMSOM in the face of difficult situation arising from subprime losses, global slowdown, recession, and rupee appreciation highlights the position of strength the school occupies in the industry.

N. Ramesh, a student who preferred job profile to the salary being offered, said, "With 5 offers from leading companies, SJMSOM made me spoilt for choice. Giving more importance to profile than to salary, I accepted an offer from a global conglomerate for their coveted leadership program."

Moiz Saif, the Student Placement Coordinator, said, "Overall, the 2008 placement is the best so far for SJMSOM. There was a significant increase in number of blue chip companies and the students were spoilt for choices both in the terms of profiles and salary packages. The best thing is that every student managed to get the profile of his/her choice."

The team from Deloitte had this to say at the end of a satisfying experience on the placement day - "The whole (placement) process was organized very well with great hospitality and coordination." The recruiters from a leading global semiconductor firm felt - "A great experience coming to this campus."

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