How to Carryout Placement Activities in a University Successfully? Some Points to Consider for Maximizing Placement Output!

Abstract

Training and Placement: HOW DOES THE INITIATIVE ACHIEVE ITS GOAL?

Placement is one of the core activities in a University or institute. I don’t believe in creating needless hype. Instead, I believe in creating Graduates who are Smart, Spirited, Purposeful, Dynamic and Focused. The aim of the programs are designed to develop tough, practical and ethical Techno- Managerial Graduates who are also adept in emergent technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, IoT, Business Analytics, as well as evolving skills on Non Conventional techniques Like Solar Car, Nano Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Visual Storytelling and Collaborative IT Tools & Techniques. The value adding is done to provide students better career opportunities .

You will be able to understand

+What's placement initiative.

+ Objective of TPCell

+Strategies to be adopted by TPO 

+Steps Involved in the Placement Activities

+ Role of TPO's

+Activities to be performed to get the best career in the industry

+ Conclusions

Placements initiations

The true measure of effectiveness of any such employability enhancement program lies in the acceptance of its students by the industry. The sole mitto must be an unmatched track record in helping young graduates to find their dream careers. The Placement and Training Cell must be well-equipped conference, seminar rooms and separate well-furnished rooms for interviews and counseling.  So in nutshell, It can be briefed that students are not to be groomed to merely decorate corner cabins and conference halls. They must be groomed like the cactus, they’re rugged, focused and determined to not just survive, but thrive on the toughest of challenges you throw their way. Hire them, and watch them grow.

Objectives of Training and Placement Cell 

• Identification of student's potential and mapping their competencies.
• Cataloguing the database of students (their specialization, interest and academic performance).
• Providing interlink for the enthusiastic talent ready to explore new horizons alongside the growing requirement of the commerce & industrial world.
• Working as a platform for molding the students according to the requirements of the corporate world.
• Creation of resource data base for career, Job Prospectus and designing & delivery of value added learning to ensure best placement for our students.

Role of Training and Placement Officers

We often come across situations where we have to wear multiple hats and think from the management point of view, college brand market while empathize from the real stakeholders – the students’ to make everything as smooth as possible and find a way to increase college placements. Furthermore, we need to maintain corporate relations.

The task is difficult. Students will hold the college placement team responsible for not getting good companies to the college. While, the college administration will expect results and it’s your ownership for placements, both quality and quantity. After all, a college’s reputation in modern times depends on the quality of placements it offers. Juggling everything may seem tedious at times, but there is nothing like it when a student gets his/her dream job. The students and the college will appreciate the placement team for all the efforts it takes.

Strategies to be adopted by TPO 

1. Build and Promote Your College Profile: Social media advertising and marketing have become most important for any business to grow. The same is the case with colleges. It is vital to promote your college on social networking sites through your handle, as you are the face of your college. A LinkedIn handle is also a must. Keep connecting to HRs and recruiters of your industry. Moreover, do post the achievements of the college and its stakeholders, include images of various events and college infrastructure, mention the mission & vision statements, and past placement records as well. 

2. Establish Placement Committee: 

Most of the colleges have in and around 300+ students in each batch. In order to place all these students, you must have a dedicated placement team. This team can consist of One Co ordinator, One Co- cordinator with 4 students members each department.

They will be involved in placement-related activities. However, do make sure that you keep a careful watch over this committee to avoid any malpractices. 

3. Effective Training: Being a Training and Placement Officer, you must conduct regular and outcome-based training programs for the students. These training sessions may include anything and everything from Technical Skills to Soft Skills. Follow the intership manuals of Apex bodies such as UGC, AICTE etc when and how appropriate trainings and internships are available.

4. Guidance for Resume building: As a placement committee, it is crucial to ensure that each resume is unique and reflects the true self of the student. Companies’ HRs will always appreciate relevant, and quality resumes instead of the quantity.Just forwarding random resumes will put your college in a bad light only. This might also hamper your future collaborations with the company. 

Steps Involved in the Placement Activities

The steps involved in carrying out placement activities are

1  Pre-Placement Talk.

2. Scrutiny of Resume.

3. Aptitude Test.

4  Group Discussion.

5. Personal Interview.

6. Final Selection Offer

The above mentioned activities are well planned and publicized in order to aware of every student 

Activities to be performed to get the best career in the industry:

1. Self Evaluation; a must for Obtaining success: Every student should allocate some time for self-assessment and reflection. You should determine their strengths, weaknesses, and their achievements. Pen down  the list of your favorite and unfavorite things and also take a few career assessment tests to discover your personality and have clarity on the type of jobs you are looking for. Once you are familiar with your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and accomplishments, you are required to do research work in finding the job, career scope, and potential employer. 
2. Build a Perfect Resume: The major points of the fresher resume is their Academic Qualification/Internships/Certifications/Extracurricular Activities/Interest. In order to prepare a perfect resume, you should google and conduct research on the articles and templates related to the resume. Discover the format, font, tips, etc to be followed while preparing a resume. You should build the resume as per the requirements of the industry and update it regularly based on the feedback of the mentor, faculty, etc
3. Show Best Results in Aptitude Skills Test: The Aptitude Skill Test is one of the important rounds of campus placement. If you fail to clear this round, then you will not be allowed to participate in the further rounds of the selection process. Therefore, it is advised to prepare the right strategy for this round. It is not possible to master the aptitude section 2-3 weeks before the test. You are required to devote at least 1-1.5 months to build a strong grip on the section. Practice more and more from the right books to improve the speed and accuracy of solving questions.
4. Make up your mind for Group Discussion Round: Once you have qualified for the aptitude skill test, you will be called to appear for the Group Discussion round. It may take place on the same day or few days after the aptitude skill test depending on the requirement of the company. Therefore, you should be mentally prepared for this round as it will assess your Verbal Communication, Leadership Skills, Listening Skills, Knowledge & Ideas, etc in a well structured modern technology.
5. Plan the right strategy for the Interview Round: You can take the help of the internet to find the interview questions of the specific company. As there are many online portals like Glassdoor, indeed in which candidates post interview-related questions and their overall interview experience with the specific company. Collect and note down the list of the interview questions. Then, prepare answers for common interview questions like About Yourself, Career Interest, Strength/Weaknesses, skills, etc. 
6. Know the Companies Well Beforehand Application for a job: You should conduct proper research work on the companies before applying for the post and while attending the recruitment process because questions like Why Us, or What do you know about our company, etc are asked in the interview round. You can check the company’s website to gain information about their history, culture, locations, products/services, and the latest news of the past 6 months. Also, understand the job descriptions carefully.

Conclusions:

What’s make different about Universities to universities? Simple, the university which is empowering you to discover opportunities that will shape your future with career-focused programs delivered by passionate teachers. And that too with exposure to global opportunities.

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