placement 

 With Jobs In Hand And Dreams In Head

 This is the time of the year when graduating students in Indian Business schools face the pleasant challenge of having to choose a job from the many that are on offer, when they are filled with a great sense of having arrived , having achieved .

While the prestigious MBA certainly provides the initial passport to the world of business, it is just that and no more. One is ones own in the rats race for business success and personal progress. The corner office on the top floor seems so near and yet so far for the majority. But in all this euphoria, let us spare a thought for the not so fortunate. Each business school has its share of students who have qualified but not been found good enough for immediate placements , in the world of flashy presentations, controlled aggression and of course high academic grades and ratings . The fact that such students also have gone through the learning process is often forgotten or glossed over. It is indeed hard to be losers among the winners.

 Students should take comfort in the fact that worldwide, placements after business school are not a cakewalk. It is not the end of the world if one is not placed during the campus sessions and has to wait for an appropriate opportunity. Certainly not all great business leaders in the world were toppers in their class!

 Having said   that   it is also a time for empathy and support for such graduates. And also a time for reflection for the recruiters who must ask themselves, must everything be gold to glitter!

 The Department of Management Studies, Kannur University had mixed experience with respect to placements from its first batch which passed out last year. We have grown to strength overcoming our weaknesses. The need to be geared up for tomorrow is more than ever before. The need to be a step ahead and a step faster and surer.

 I present to you a batch of enterprising leader, who are raring to make a mark in the social and business landscape of the country over the next half a century. On behalf of the institute, I take pleasure in inviting you to participate in the placement process at the Department of Management Studies, Kannur University.