IIM Students Look At New Options For Summer Jobs

Several students from the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have opted for unconventional areas for their summer jobs.  This year, the IIMs have experienced a huge shift in the placement scenario in the profiles of companies coming for the recruitment process and also in the choices made by students in job offers. While sales, marketing, banking and finance are highest on the offered and accepted job offers in the reports published by three of the IIMs, students are also looking at internships under government projects. There are four students of IIM-Ahmedabad who have chosen to work under Dr APJ Kalam on the PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) project. Another student has opted to learn governance and policy-making under a Member of Parliament from Sikkim. Meanwhile, IIM-Kozhikode saw companies from hospital management and sports management coming on campus. “Students this year have shown increasing interest in non-conventional sectors such as media and entertainment, sports managements, start-ups and health and wellness etc,” its official report said.

Source : 23-11-10   DNA