Quite a few students at IIM Shillong opted for Media & Advertising firms like Ogilvy&Mather;, Viacom, Warner Brothers, Euro RSCG, Wikimedia, and Star networks among others. The firms offering marketing profiles which recruited include AC Nielsen, Cadbury and ITC.

The financial sector was represented by Core Banking and Asset Management companies including Citigroup, HDFC, Standard Chartered, Axis Bank, Tata AIG, SBI cap, Kotak Mahindra Bank, SREI-BNP Paribas among other Indian and Multinational corporations. Other companies that showed interest in the placement process at the institute include Delloite, E&Y;, KPMG, PwC ,Barclayas, Deutsche Bank, HUL, TATA Capital, Eicher Motors, E&Y;, Starcom and GE India.

Technology consulting saw participation from Siemens, Bosch, and Headstrong. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Companies like Ford, Honda, Lafarge, Hero Group, Cargo Partners also participated in the process. PSUs like ONGC, NTPC, UTI AMC and Power Finance Corporation offered internship opportunities. Start-ups were also able to attract quite a few students with companies like Advaita capital, Lotus Investments etc making their presence felt at the campus.