Internship and
Placement
IoBM internship and placement office is responsible for seeking job and internship opportunities for its students. IoBM emphasises close collaboration with the government departments, business firms, banks, and leading HR consultants. This relationship ensures the appropriate induction of its graduates into well-reputed organisations. Close linkages are maintained with CEO’s and Heads of Departments in organisations to provide the best career prospects for graduates. The department makes efforts to match the talents of students with the requirements of both multinational and local organisations to foster academia–industrial linkages and research
IoBM’s Internship & Placement Department provides a firm commitment to its graduates for developing careers. This begins when the student is inducted and continues with a lifelong partnership. Some of the activities designed for placing students include but are not limited to.
Publishing Graduate Directory:
Graduates are invited to showcase their resumes in IoBM’s Graduate Directory. GD is circulated to 150 national and multinational companies and is an essential tool for being placed in the market.
Career Counselling Sessions.
The placement department holds Career Counselling Sessions for the final semester students. In these sessions, executives of renowned companies mentor the graduating batch students in one-to-one sessions. The purpose of these sessions is to
• uncover the underlying concerns of students about their area of interest,
• answer their questions regarding professional life,
• guide them in the process of building their career road map and prepare them to step into the corporate world.
Job Announcements:
IoBM’s placement department manages a database of job opportunities of reputed companies/organisations in the market. These opportunities are communicated regularly to our students, graduates & alumni via group emails.
Career Fairs:
Career Fair is the annual feature of IoBM. It provides a meeting ground between the corporate world and students/graduates with resumes to HR representatives where students are selected for jobs against their requirements immediately or later since their data remains readily available with such organisations for possible employment.
Employability Enhancement:
The department organises workshops and sessions on Employability Enhancement for our students. These workshops are on giving interviews, CV writing, professional personality development etc. These workshops are conducted by professionals having extensive corporate experience and provide the students with a boardroom perspective, valuable practical tips and a unique networking opportunity with industry gurus. It helps our students & graduates to get good jobs and achieve rapid progression therein.
On-Campus Recruitment Drives:
The department facilitates companies to conduct on-campus recruitment drives. On the day of the recruitment drive, employers can conduct information sessions, as well as to conduct employment tests or on-the-spot interviews
Career Counseling:
Guidance and counselling are an extremely important aspects of development for young adults at IoBM. The department is constantly engaged in assisting students in the entire process of preparing for and finding jobs for them.
The internship aims to provide IoBM students with relevant corporate experience in reputed organizations. An internship bridges the gap between the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed in one’s professional life. At IoBM the Internship Program for interns is designed to allow students to work on meaningful assignments and gain real-world experience; thus, making them immediately valuable for the organizations they join upon graduation. Real-world experience is aligned with the courses studied by students. Such knowledge is of vital importance to students in two main areas:
Gain Valuable Work Experience in the Chosen Field of Interest
An internship is a great way to gain hands-on work experience, develop specific skills and knowledge, and network with people from the students’ chosen field. Moreover, employers assess the skills and abilities of prospective employees by evaluating their previous experience. Students pursue career-related opportunities prior to graduation, thereby, obtaining an edge over other candidates in the competitive job market.
Decide on Right Careers Prior to Graduation
An internship provides a more accurate picture of what individuals do in certain professions. After experiencing a particular job environment and observing what it entails, students may decide if this is the right career. The internship is compulsory for MBA regular and bachelor’ students. MBA weekend program and Evening program students are exempted from the internship program as they are already on the job.
Eligibility Criteria for Internship
MBA: Minimum CGPA = 2.8, Semesters of Study Completed at IoBM = Two
Bachelors Degree CGPA = 2.4, Semesters of Study Completed at IoBM = Six
- Candidates must have completed MKT 404, Methods in Business Research (MBR), or any other equivalent course according to their degree program
- Interested and eligible students are required to register INT 302 (Non-credit) on SMARTZ.
Registration fee may apply. - The internship is for a minimum of six continuous weeks
- Students are not allowed to take any weekday courses along with the official internship program
- The internship is allowed only in organizations approved by the Internships & Placements Department,
- All interns are required to write a report based on the given guidelines.
- SOPs of the internship will be provided to registered interns prior to the start of the internship.
