MDI PLACMENT SEASON BEGINS FROM 01 AUGUST 2009

'Magnificent 48' from the enshrined defence services, with an attitude to win!

Gurgaon, July 29 2009.

After rigours of the services, and the values imbibed through the training and development of the highest order, here is a group of 48 armed forces officers, 8 are women, are undergoing a well tailored executive management programme for a second career after retirement. The placement season has begun August 01, 2009 .

Some have flown aircraft, some rode tanks and some sailed submarines, on the verge of hanging their uniforms they are already masters of corporate lingo and gunning for a career in the civil haven.
“After serving the battlefields and facing the enemy on the LOC, serving the corporate jungle would sure be fun and rewarding for the employer and the employee,” quipped Lt Col(Retd) Ashutosh Bhagat of the Indian Army’s 12 JAKRIF at the Management Development Institute (MDI) here.

“The course provides an opportunity to showcase the multifarious skills of these future corporate warriors and will enable them to settle down to a satisfying second career, for some at the age of 27, for others in their mid- fifties,” said Sqn Ldr Saurabh(Retd) for whom mighty Mirages was a home like that of a fish to water.

It is not surprising that some of the course participants have mastered the art of marketing where corporate HR teams have willingly hired at packages of up to Rs.2 million, while middle level officers leaving after a five-year stint in the armed forces are following at their heels at Rs1-1.5 million.

MDI placement pundit, Brig. RK Sharma, an aviator, a soldier and an administrator par excellence, is very hopeful of a good response from the industry, panning the entire globe.
“This is perhaps the only place where the recruiters can get so many disciplined, experienced and focused solution providers, all under one roof,” was his take in an informal tete-a-tete with industry honchos.

At MDI, the participating officers pay close to Rs.100,000 for the six-months intensive course which proves beyond doubt, the sincere endeavour towards value addition to their selves in order to be of significane to their prospective employers.

MDI, 'The Change Makers', themselves vouch for the excellent talent here! And we are here to take their faith to even higher echelons.

Here is a 'Talent Pool', those wanting to take a dip and gain the joy, may contact the coordinator on mdi.placom@gmail.com.

REQUESTING YOUR HELP TO PLACE RETIRED ARMED FORCES OFFICERS

The country's top B-schools are now helping retired armed forces officers make the transition from barracks to boardrooms. Middle and senior-level management courses are therefore being designed for retired officers and the same are being offered at leading institutes in collaboration with the Directorate General of Resettlement(DGR), Ministry of Defence. IIM-Lucknow and MDI, Gurgaon started the trend a few years ago, and were followed by all the leading B-Schools of the country. These courses, in fact, are part of an exercise by the DGR to train the retired and retiring service officers, so they can find suitable employment after leaving the armed forces. And so far, it has paid off. Programme content is the same as that of Executive Management Programmes conducted by top B-schools. Management education equips these Armed Forces Officers with latest skill set sought by corporate houses. The latest trends of Case Study, Role Play, Group Discussions, Project and Assignments, Surprise Quizzes and Term End exams utilized for the high quality of education deliverables. Guest lecturers as well as subject coverage by eminent corporate personalities keeps the participants abreast with current and future trends in Indian & International business environment.
Unfortunately the institutes do not have formal on-campus recruitments for these students and they are left high and dry at the end of the course. The students themselves form placement committees and tie with corporate for placements of the officers by forwarding CV's to various corporate houses. Till now it is the retired service officers who are well placed in corporate world who have helped recruit officers passing out from such institutions. In these times of recession the officers are facing difficulties getting placed. There is a large community of the veterans who are entrepreneurs/businessmen/Placement Consultants/ HR Heads / senior management category. They are in a position to help this lot of officers who are looking for a corporate career. After all the brand value of the Armed Forces in the corporate world can be enhanced by getting in more such retired officers into their respective system. Right now the eleventh batch of the Armed Forces Course is ready for placement at MDI Gurgaon. The Placement Committee of MDI Gurgaon has a responsibility of placing 48 Participants with an age profile of 25 years to 56 yrs and an experience profile of 5 years to 36 years of experience. The talent available suits senior & middle level managerial positions in HRM, Operations Management, Aviation Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Marketing, Customer relationship management, Telecommunication, IT & Sys Management, Infrastructure Project management, Quality Management, Education, Training and Development, Administration, Facility Management, Shipbuilding, Security Management, Banking, Finance, Insurance, BPO Operations, Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, Consultancy, CSR, NGO etc. Please contact the placement committee if you wish to hire or are aware of any vacancies where these officers could fit in.
For any other information please contact :
Coordinator
mdi.placom@gmail.com
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