Industry Projects Integrated Placements Initiative (IPIPI)

Middle and senior management positions are critical in any organization and ensuring a right fit is high on any recruiter’s agenda. In response to feedback from the industry and its recruiters, SPJIMR has launched IPIPI as an initiative to enhance the fit between companies and participants.

Beginning April 2011, companies can express their interest by presenting available/prospective lateral positions to participants. Companies can select interested participants for an engagement from May – Aug 2011 with a view of recruiting them during the placement process i.e. Sept – Oct 2011.

The engagement during IPIPI will be through offline projects since the participants will have to continue attending lectures as per the curriculum. For companies within Mumbai, the participants would be available in person on Thursdays while for companies outside Mumbai participants will have access to video conferencing facilities. Based on the function and domain of the project, the participants would be guided by a faculty member facilitated through the course coordinator.

Benefit to Recruiter

• Enables evaluation of the candidate over a longer period of time compared to a only interviews during placement thus reducing probability of misfits or placement issues

Benefit to Participants

• Enhances the functional learning of participants and enables them to understand the roles and functions within the organization

Schedule of Placements for the PGPM 2011

• Pre Placement Talks : June 17 – July 13, 2011
• Rolling Placements : September 1, 2011
• End of Placements : October 28, 2011

Placement Statistics for Class of 2010

The Sixth Batch (2010) of PGPM commenced in January-2010 with 84 participants. 23 students specialized in operations management, 33 in information management, 17 in marketing and 13 in finance.

The participants hailed from approximately 38 leading companies and had rich experience in various domains like IT services, BFSI, Health Care, Insurance, Aerospace and Automotive, ITES, SCM/Logistics, Telecom, Manufacturing, Power, Mining, Heavy Engineering etc.

With experience ranging from 5 to 12 years, they brought in excellent insight into diverse industries and business situations, thereby enhancing peer learning.

The Recruiting Companies were Infosys, ICICI, TCS, Cognizant, Mc Kinsey Knowledge Center, IBM, Cummins Technology India ltd, Hunt Partners, Net Core, L&T Infotech, ITC, Frost & Sullivan , Welspun Corporation Ltd., PwC, Bristlecone, Castrol, Nestle, Oracle, J. P. Morgan, Apalya Technologies Ltd.,& Ernst & Young.

The participants were offered challenging roles across domains.

List of Recruiters