IIMs are leveraging their powerful alumni networks to place their largest-ever graduating classes amid a turbulent global job market. The alumni, many in senior positions across India Inc. and overseas, are crucial for securing jobs in a year where top management schools are struggling. Alumni at the CXO-level can open up job opportunities even when companies are not actively hiring. The outreach to alumni has never been as high, reflecting the desperation to ensure every student gets placed.
IIMs are leveraging their powerful alumni networks to place their largest-ever graduating classes amid a turbulent global job market. The alumni, many in senior positions across India Inc. and overseas, are crucial for securing jobs in a year where top management schools are struggling. Alumni at the CXO-level can open up job opportunities even when companies are not actively hiring. The outreach to alumni has never been as high, reflecting the desperation to ensure every student gets placed.
India Business News: India's top business schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), are facing challenges in securing job placements for their student
This year is turning out to be one of the most difficult ever for placements at the top IIMs of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikode, officials and students across institutes told ET. Many did not wish to reveal their identity or their institute.