Annual Report 2016 THE PLACEMENT OFFICE Recruitment Drives 2016 Loreal Pakistan Brand Storm The Lahore School of Economics was visited by Loreal Pakistan on the 26th of January 2016 and later on 12th of February 2016. The 3rd and 4th year students were invited to attend the session. The program begun with Loreal Pakistan introducing themselves as an internationally successful brand and as an activity for the students, they indulged them all in a video-making competition. The students had to work in teams to make a video for the company and post it online to receive votes. The video with the most votes was announced as the winner. Besides their activity plan, they also detailed on their manager trainee program for MBA II students. Around 250 students attended the session and the campus drive was a hit. Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited Recruitment Drive On the 1st of February, the month kicked off with one of the liveliest events of the year. CCBPL came to the Lahore School Campus and a week before their visit; the word was spread around the university for the students to gear up for a “Coke Quest”. CCPBL made their campus drive highly entertaining with a case study competition for the 3rd, 4th, MBA I and MBA II year students. At the end of it, they had a treat for the students as they came prepared with a flash mob. They also set up a picture booth and around 250 to 300 students attended the drive. Unilever Recruitment Drive The Lahore School of Economics was visited by one of the most prestigious company that goes by the name Unilever. They arrived on the 2nd of February 2016 and executed their session and brand promotion. They set up props and offered to take pictures of the students. The next day they conducted a session for the MBA batch and 4th year and 3rd year BBA/BSC students. They also conducted an internee recruitment test which was solely for the 3rd year students so they could have early job experience with a multinational. The myth goes around that multinational internship opportunities are hard to get without a reference but the Lahore School received a fair chance for all its students. Dunya News Auditions Everyone knows that if a news channel is coming for recruitment purposes then its “Lights, camera, action!” Dunya News brought exactly that energy when they came to conduct auditions for their trainee anchor position on the 4th of February 2016. The activity for the auditions was to read off a script in Urdu. They evaluated the students on the basis of body language, clarity, accent and confidence. Only the 4th year students and MBA students were asked to give auditions and Ali Zaman from the HR team was there to conduct them. Nestle Nestle visited the Lahore School of Economics on the 9th of February 2016 for their management trainee session exclusively for the final year Bachelors and MBA students. The HR team comprised of Atiqa Maryam and Maymoona Javed (Head of HR). Pakistan Tobacco Company The Pakistan Tobacco Company has its roots internationally spread world-wide and is established in over 180 markets. On the 11th of February 2016, they came for their recruitment session and test at the Lahore School of Economics. Many candidates of MBA and Bachelors 4th year actively participated for the test but only the short-listedcandidateswere to give the interviews conducted on the 12th of February 2016. Pakistan Tobacco Company did not leave the Lahore School potential unexplored, thus, they conducted another session offering internships to the 3rd year batch of Bachelors. OBS Pharma OBS Pharma is one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies and comes under the top 20 medical care providing firms. It is highly established in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The HR representatives of the company visited the Lahore School of Economics for their recruitment drive on the 16th of February 2016. They held their session in the Lahore School SBS library and it went very successful with the students. After conducting a test, the successful students were short listed and upgraded to the interview stage. Procter &Gamble Recruitment drive Procter and Gamble, a well-established American multi-national, visited the Lahore School of Economics on in search of the finest of students. Students were asked to pre apply to be a part of their recruitment session and test. Only the short listed students selected on strict evaluation basis were to give the highly competitive test for P&G. Alas, only five students triumphed and moved to the interview stage. This test and interview session was conducted on campus in the Lahore School SBS library and Placements Office, on the 18th of February 2016. SEE TV Pakistan An interesting and interactive recruitment drive was organized by SEE TV Pakistan. The Lahore School of Economics offers students expertise in the field of media and thus in search of potential, the team of SEE TV Pakistan arrived on campus on the 10th of March 2016. They held auditions for confident and fluent anchors from among the 4th year batch of Bachelors. The auditions took place in the Lahore School CSR office. Panasian Group Recruitment Drive The Panasian Group visited the Lahore School of Economics for a recruitment drive on the 22nd of March 2016. Their drive comprised of a session plus a test for recruitment purposes. The recruitment drive took place in SBS library and only the MBA II students were to give the test. Around 50 to 60 students attended the Panasian Group recruitment drive and the short film presented on the goals of the Panasian Group was highly informative. Engro Corporation Engro is a Karachi based public multinational that has subsidiaries branching out to foods, chemicals, petrochemicals and fertilizers. It is a major fertilizer manufacturer and also incorporates with the dairy products brand OMOR’E. On 25th March 2016, Engro visited the Lahore School of Economics for a recruitment drive involving a session and a test. This drive took place in the main library and the selected candidates of MBA I and Bachelors 3rd year were chosen to become a part of Engro Internship Program while MBA II and Bachelors 4th year were chosen for the MTO program. S&L Financial Interviews S&L financial is an organization that offers its clients savings guidance and loans. Their session attracted the Lahore School Marketing and Finance students abundantly. On the 4th of April 2016, S&L Financial visited the Lahore School of Economics and interviewed potential candidates. Thus, the short listed candidates of 4th year Bachelors and MBA were finalized to move a step further into becoming a part of the firm. Abudawood Recruitment Drive Abudawood is an exporting and refining company that processes into each business of every market that they enter in order to maximize productivity on behalf of their clients. This prestigious company introduced itself to the Lahore School students in an interactive session conducted on the 13th of April 2016 in the SBS library. Around a team of 8 representatives, comprising of a few Lahore School Alumni came to conduct this active session. They definitely left after sparking an interest in our students and gained a clear picture of the bright lot the Lahore School has, after they conducted short interviews with them. Bank Alfalah Recruitment Drive The well reputed Bank Alfalah visited the Lahore School of Economics in search of bright young candidates and it certainly finished the job after leaving with a few of the brightest students of the Lahore School. The representatives arrived on campus on 14th April 2016 for a session regarding the company and a tough test for recruitment purpose. The 4th year students strived to achieve a good score on their test but amongst the competitive pool only a handful were short listed for the interviews. On 15th April, screening interviews were conducted at the Lahore School Placements Office and the short listed students were given the opportunity to experience what it would be like sitting before the panel. Ufone Summer Internship Drive Ufone is one of the most popular telecommunications companies of Pakistan. They organized a session for the MBA, 3rd year Bachelors and 4th year Bachelors students. They held their test on 2nd May 2016 and the shortlisted candidates were taken a step further to give interviews. The test took place in the Lahore School main library and the interviews were held at the Placements Office. Successful finalized candidates were then offered an internship with Ufone. Fatima Group Recruitment Drive Fatima Group is an agricultural sector organization manufacturing fertilizers nation-wide. They visited the Lahore School of Economics on 3rd May 2016 for an introductory session. After that they conducted a test for the students of MBA and 4th year Bachelors. The potential candidates were taken a step further to become a part of the organization. The Citizens Foundation (TCF) The Citizens Foundation is one of the largest social organizations of Pakistan. They stand for a noble cause of spreading literacy, promoting primary education and spreading health awareness among Pakistan’s rural districts. On the 4th of May, they came to the Lahore School for a session and interview with the students. These activities took place in the main library and the Placements Office premises. After an excellent response from the students, they made another visit to the campus on 16th May 2016. They set up an assessment center in FH2 to evaluate students on the basis of their volunteer work and teaching potential. Bulleshah Packaging Pvt. Limited Recruitment Drive Bulleshah Packaging is a company that specializes in safe and healthy packaging of all types of consumer goods.