Campus placement is one of the most stressful phases of college life. But preparing well for the campus placement is the initial step in moving towards your professional life ahead.
Preparing well for campus placement is very important as it lays the foundation for a wonderful future.
In this blog, I am going to share very useful tips to prepare for campus placements.
What is Campus placement?
Campus placement is actually a recruiting program that is conducted in various universities, colleges & institutions with a combined intent to offer jobs to students who are about to complete their respective courses.
The campus recruitment drive is conducted with the main objective to identify and recruit the right candidates who are efficient and talented at the initial stage itself.
The selected candidates are trained further as per the need of the company for the particular position.
Every student has a desire to get selected during campus placement. This is because it saves them time and effort of students in finding the desired jobs at an individual level. And at the same time, it also presents a wide range of opportunities for students to move in the field of their interest immediately after completion of their studies.
What are the Stages of Campus Placement?
Usually, students take the campus placement preparation very casually. And later on, it proves to be a big mistake.
Since you are reading this blog, you are not amongst those.
In most cases the Campus placement has the following stages:
1. Skill assessment test.
2. Group discussion.
3. Panel interview round.
4. Technical test.
5. General HR round.
Tips To Prepare for Campus Placement
If you are really serious to crack your campus placement the following tips will surely be going to help you.
Tips for Skill Assessment Test
Skill assessment is done to determine the reasoning and analytical quotient of a candidate. This is usually an aptitude-based test and mainly consists of multiple-choice questions.
This type of assessment consists of sections such as logical reasoning, communication skills, quantitative ability, and knowledge about your field.
Follow the below-mentioned tips for aptitude preparations for placements.
1. Keep solving random aptitude-based tasks regularly and consistently.
2. Solve previous years’ aptitude test papers to practice speed and efficiency.
3. Get in touch with seniors and professionals in your domain and follow their tips.
4. Get feedback from others and improve upon them.
5. Use resources like practice set books, sample papers, and practice papers.
6. Attain in-depth knowledge of your core field as much as you can.
Tips for Group Discussion
Group discussion is mainly a campus placement-based activity. This activity helps a recruiting manager to evaluate each individual during a group discussion and identify their abilities like problem-solving as per the situation.
So good preparation is important for group discussion. You can refer to the below tips to prepare for a group discussion more effectively:
1. Be Precise and Clear
Before starting the discussion the topic should be very clear in your mind. Think rationally and talk about the solution rather than talking about the problem all the time.
2. Improve Your Communication Skills
A good communication skill is very important when it comes to group discussion. You must work hard to improve it by reading and speaking consistently. Make a group of friends and practice for your group discussion.
3. Take Charge
Don’t hesitate to take the charge of the discussion. Listen carefully to what other candidates are talking about and you can add your viewpoint wherever you feel necessary. You need to be fast in responding but at the same time, you must be professional and respect others’ perspectives too.
Tips for Panel Interview Round
This is the most important stage of a campus placement process. In this round, the candidate has a face-to-face interview with the panel of professional recruiting managers. This round is mainly responsible decide whether the candidate’s application should be moved forward or not.
Here are a few tips to prepare for your panel interview round.
1. Be Confident
Confidence is one of the most important skills that you must work upon. For a panel interview round it is all the more important because you have to present yourself confidently in front of the panel. So practice well for the same.
2. Clarity of Thought
There are some general questions which are asked usually during an interview like: Tell us about yourself, why do you want to join our company, where do you see yourself 5 years down the line, etc. You need to be clear in mind about the answers.
3. Research well about the Company
You must research well about the company, the position they are offering, the values of the company, etc.
Tips for Technical Round
Candidates usually ignore or don’t give much heed to the technical round. However good you are theoretically you must gain knowledge about the technological advancements in your domain across the world.
Here are some tips that can help you:
1. Research well about the technical questions that are usually asked during the interview and prepare well for the answers.
2. Start reading and learning more about innovations in your field which are prevalent or still are believed to come in near future.
3. Discuss with your seniors who work in that particular company and help you in any way like understanding the interview process etc.
Tips for HR Interview Round
An HR interview round is usually a basic communication round wherein the HR asks questions related to the candidate’s CV and tries to understand their personality and measure if the candidate is the right choice for the company.
The below tips can help you prepare for the HR Interview Round:
1. Prepare answers for the questions like why you want to join our company, what is the salary expectation etc.
2. Read the answers to the questions like this and prepare accordingly.
3. Be confident while answering the questions.
4. Practice well because the right attitude and right preparation can make an individual stand out from the other candidates.
Final Words
I have tried to sum up all the important and useful tips to prepare well for the campus placement. Campus placement is considered to be the most important step in the path of students’ successful future. Hence make sure you prepare well for your campus placement.
We at ITM, Lucknow understand how important campus placement is? That’s why our faculty and placement cell ensure that our students get full support, guidance, and training to face and crack the campus placement.
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