Internship is regarded as an important tool to understand the nuances and dynamics of the corporate world. Nowadays, it is not just limited to fresh graduates but even professionals opt for it. To meet the growing demands of various businesses, the Adani Group is bringing young talent on board through its CADRE programme.
“I decided to do MBA because up skilling is important in today’s time,” says 27-year-old Aiswarya Donthi from Hyderabad, who has previously worked with Oracle Financial Services Software as a developer for five years, and recently joined Adani Cements. “So far, it’s been a great learning experience as the vertical I have joined is working towards building infrastructure in our rapidly developing country and there’s immense scope for growth. Moreover, the team has been very welcoming and gives us a fair chance to voice our opinions.”
Abhishek Patry worked with KPMG as a senior analyst before joining Adani Sporstline as an intern. “Given the company’s expanding business verticals, I feel interning here is going to boost my career because working in the digital marketing sphere has been a different ballgame,” he says.
The CADRE programme is divided into three categories. AALP (Adani Accelerated Leadership Program) targets students from premier institutes with prior work experience, AMTP (Adani Management Trainee Program) hiring is purely domain-specific and ETP (Executive Trainee Program) hires freshers. So far, over 100 interns have been hired under these categories in various business verticals.
“We visited over 30 premium and established colleges and universities like IIMs, IITs, NITIE, FMS, MICA, Fore School, GIM, IIFT, IMI, IMT-G, NMIMS, etc., along with our panelists to bring the best talent on board. Adani Leadership Team interacted with students so that they have an overview of each business,” says Manish Kumar, Associate Manager, Group HR, who has been leading this programme.
“We have been bringing interns onboard for a while now. But in the light of growing business demands, we recently streamlined a robust internship programme that allows us to bring on board not just fresh graduates but also those with relevant work experience looking to expand their horizons,” says Rajiv Arora, Group Head, Talent and Leadership Development, Adani Group.
“For outstation interns, we connected them with the right people who helped them with accommodation close to our office. Apart from that, we have ‘weekly connects’ to help them in addressing any queries,” she adds.
