jamshedpur amid the gloom of an economic slowdown the average package of rs 1625 lakh per anum being offered to the passouts of xlri school of business and human resources has given others a ray of hope the other highlight of the campus recruitment programme crp2014 was that 79 students were offered ppos preplacement offers from their summer internships a near 25 increase over the past year a 25 increase over the past year in the sluggish economic scenario is testimony to the fact that our students have proved their mettle in the industry yet again said a senior college faculty following the release of the comprehensive statistics of the crp 14 on wednesday the final recruitment process saw an enthusiastic participation from 103 recruiters that included over 32 new recruiters and 254 offers made for a batch of 245 students over a period of 4 days the b schools reputation for its human resources programme was clearly visible as the hr students secured excellent job offers across sectors viz consulting fmcg general management and other sectors in large numbers banking financial services and insurance bfsi and consulting firms recruited in large numbers with around 50 of the business management students being offered roles in the finance and consulting domains said the college in continuation with the trend from the recently concluded summer internship placements sip the crp was marked by an overwhelming presence of recruiters from the financial sector besides fmcgs that have been the forte of xlri over the years technology and ecommerce were the other highlights with some of the key recruiters being amazon exl flipkart and jabon the ecommerce firms recruited students primarily for programme management sales and marketing said college sources the 100 placement of the 201214 batch students has given a sense of joy to the private business cradle as the recruitment process was held in the midst of the sustained global economic slowdown