NITIE: 37 pc opt for FMCG sector in summer placements
FMCG sector continued to be the major recruiter with roles in Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management and I.T. functions. The major recruiters included Procter & Gamble, HUL, Cadbury, Nestle, ITC, Asian Paints, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Reckitt Benckiser, Colgate Palmolive, Britannia, Godrej, Cargill, and Perfetti. Cadbury offered the highest package of Rs one Lakh for the two month internship programme, while P & G made a total of seven offers across its various divisions.
The Consulting sector was represented by firms like Ernst & Young, Cognizant Business Consulting, IBM Business Consulting, with Deloitte Consulting participating in the summer placement process for the first time. The Banking and Financial Services sector (BFSI) was represented by Deutsche Bank, American Express, Citibank, HSBC, GE, ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential and HDFC Bank.
IT & Systems Sector was represented by the likes of Dell, Tata Consultancy Solutions, Cypress Semiconductors, Wipro and Genpact. Manufacturing and automobile companies like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Anand Group, Castrol and Essar Group offered roles in Operations and Marketing.