Vodafone to recruit 130 Management Trainees from IIMs through Discover Campus 2015

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
December 30, 2014
Vodafone India Limited, one of India`s leading telecommunications service providers, will hire over 130 management trainees by 2015, through their `Discover Campus Program`
`Vodafone`s Discover Campus Program is designed with an aim of identifying and grooming young leaders for bigger roles in the future`- Ashok Ramchandran, Director-Human Resources, Vodafone

Vodafone India Limited,one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers,will hire over 130 management trainees by 2015, through their Discover Campus Program- a signature cadre program designed for grooming business leaders of tomorrow. Discover is an aspirational ‘management trainee’ program that provides fast-track career growth, exciting and challenging opportunities and a potential to connect with fellow alumni. Since the launch in 2010, Vodafone has hired 292 fresh talents through the Discover Program from more than 20 top-ranked B-Schools and T-Schools in India such as the IIM’s , XLRI, MDI, SIBM, IIFT, JBIMS, SCMHRD, SP Jain, FMS, NMIMS. Currently, the total employee strength of Vodafone India is over 13000 across the country.

The company has given PPOs to 29 summer interns through this programme and has hired 292 fresh talent since the launch of the Discover Campus Program in 2010.

What makes the program aspirational is the variety of exposure across B2B, B2C, technology and financial services like M-Pesa. The breath of distribution, exclusive retail and customer management provides a chance to be entrepreneurial in your approach in a young company and in dynamic environment. Starting their careers as Management Trainee at Vodafone, 38% of them now are working as mid and senior management.

Ashok Ramchandran, Director-Human Resources, Vodafone India says “Vodafone’s ‘Discover Campus Program’ is designed with an aim of identifying and grooming young leaders for bigger roles in the future. We expect our ideal ‘Discover’ trainees to be shapers of the world around them and the business that they work in Driven, entrepreneurial, competitive people who will live by the Vodafone Way and willing to travel and relocate to challenging markets.”

The Discover Program

Discover is a 12-month development journey wherein prospective leaders undergo job stints in different functions and markets depending upon their abilities and a predetermined path that ensures block building experience playing different roles. Throughout the journey, young leaders get an opportunity to work with channel partners, the internet & app ecosystem, business clients and also with exceptional colleagues and senior leaders across different stints. In each stint, they are provided with the knowledge and optimum exposure they need in the function, granting them the chance to learn; shadow and experience corporate situations, thus enabling them to actively participate in the business and adding value to Vodafone.

Top 5% to 10% of Discover Graduates (high potential performers) are put through international assignments under the Columbus – Vodafone’s Graduate International Mobility program. This international assignment program is an accelerated career path for graduates to make an impact at the early stages of their career.

About Vodafone

Vodafone India is a 100% fully owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc. with operations across the country  serving over 175 million customers. Commencing operations in 2007, Vodafone in its long-term commitment to India, has built a robust business in a highly competitive and price sensitive market. Vodafone India has been providing innovative, customer friendly and reliable products and services by continuously differentiating itself with a strong brand, best quality network, unique distribution and great customer service. This has been acknowledged at several prestigious forums where Vodafone India has won awards and recognition across different segments consistently.

The Vodafone Foundation in India is committed to leverage the potential of mobile technology to address some of India's most pressing challenges relating to education, health, equality and access. Its activities focus on the 4Ms of empowering individuals - m Health, m Education, m Agriculture and m Women.

Vodafone is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies with over 438 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as on  September 30, 2014. Vodafone has equity interests in telecommunications operations in nearly 30 countries and around 50 partner networks worldwide.

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