HUL,P&G voted as ‘dream firms’: Survey

FMCG sector is the most favoured employment option for young management students.

FMCG sector is the most favoured employment option for young management students,with 44 per cent of those graduating in 2010 calling giants like Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Proctor & Gamble as dream companies,a survey said.

“The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has once again emerged as the industry of choice for this session management graduates,with 44 per cent students graduating in 2010 voted it as their most-preferred industry,” the Nielsen Campus Track B School Survey revealed.

Over 60 per cent students are considering to apply in these two companies for jobs,while 64.2 per cent management students are considering to send job applications in Hindustan Unilever,60.9 per cent wished to apply for Proctor & Gamble.

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“The security which FMCG sector provides forms a major attraction for the graduating batch. However,the affects of economic downturn can still be seen as three out of every four students feel that recession is going to affect their final placements,” said The Nielsen Company’s Associate Director Client Solutions Shaveta Bhardwaj.

The Nielsen Survey interviewed 1,362 soon-to-be graduates from India’s top 40 management institutes in a bid to gauge their perception of companies as they evaluate prospective employers.