Is something nibbling away at the peace of your mind? Find your thoughts shifting away as teachers drone on in classes? Feel an iron’s weight pulling your stomach down? Well, that just means that the placement fevers have finally begun with a couple of companies landing at our institute to handpick candidates from our pool. But, this is the just the start of season which simply means that the forthcoming trimesters will witness companies buzzing in with a search for managers to take care of their strongholds.
With every company that visits our campus for a placement drive, there is tension in air and anticipation in hearts. Hopes stand heightened as results are handed out. In short, a placement drive is a whole package of emotions. Born a human, none can escape these emotions, be it anticipation or exhilaration on getting selected or disappointment on being left out or frustration on making it to the PI but not the company’s cubicle. So, instead of fighting these emotions, it is better to accept the package and stand strong through them. Because, pressures are always a part of work-life and they begin right from the time of you attending the placement drive. And, maybe the following observations may help you to deal with pressure coolly and not let it get converted to unmanageable stress.
1. Clearing the Apti:
This initial round has no other choice other than ‘Getting your fundamentals right’. With every drive, we are aware of the market that the company operates in. Gather a few important concepts related to the company’s business market and also the job profile if available.
We are managers, not techies. So, obviously, there is an ultimate lookout for 'Strong verbal skills'. If you are worried about your English basics, solve practice papers that are available online rather than heavy books.
2. PI – The Final Step:
Personal Interviews are conducted mainly to check how clear you are about yourself. ‘Tell me about yourself’ – Ancient Q, but still people falter. This is the only Q for which the answer is known only by you in this whole world. So, get comfortable and ace it. When they wish to know about you, they are looking for different learnings you have had during stages of your life. You are gonna talk about your life so far lived, which you must convey without choking. Eg: Just telling them you studied in a particular school will have no effect, but talking about how you learnt discipline there will make a huge difference.
PI can happen only in two ways – Formally or Casually interactive. This solely depends on the recruitment team. Observe them from the very beginning. Eg: Are they in strict formals or jean/casuals. Casual guys prefer interviews to move with a light mood. Be at ease with them, smile, make practical/relevant jokes and most of all, be candid. On the other hand, formal guys expect you to portray the basic rules of interview, from dressing. Be careful with them before you let out words that are irrelevant to the discussions.
3. Resume
When rounds of apti are conducted to shortlist, recruitment guys mostly look into your resume only during the time of PI. Those are the crucial moments when you must be able to stand by the words you have put into your CV. Be it your Subjects of interest or your UG project or your internship, be all-time ready to explain them in detail if asked.
4. Other Qs: ‘Why should I recruit you?’, ‘Where do you see yourself in 5 years if you join our company?’
These are just a few of the supporting links to landing a job. Looking away from all this, your interest in the job profile deeply matters for you to have the right attitude. When the company realizes that there is always a thirst of learning in you, they get even more assured of your suitability for the job. So, walk in with the right attitude, confident and smiling, and honestly share your experiences. And the next seat you sit may very well be the one in the company’s cabin.
All the Very Best!!
With Hopes and Prayers!!
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