How
to prepare for campus placements: Preparation Tips & Tricks
The campus placements season will start in the next few weeks
and I hope all the
who're eligible for campus placements; the ones who are in
third / final year have chalked out a plan to prepare for the placements. This
placements season is going to be a bit tighter than the previous seasons given
the current economic situations and the general slow-down in hiring. Only the
best of the best will have the chance at grabbing the jobs and that means, the
ones who start preparing earlier will be ahead of the competition.
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I decided to jot down the general preparation tips & tricks that will help you crack the 2013 placements season. The preparation will start with some survey -
1. Which companies visit your college / university for placements? (Viz. Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, ABB, L&T and so on)
2. What are the recruitment procedures for each of the companies?
3. What is the general intake? For example, there are colleges where the big IT companies recruit in hundreds! This will help you decide the level of competition you're likely to face.
4. What are the eligibility criteria? This is very important because it will help you eliminate the companies you should be preparing for.
With all of the above information at your disposal, you may start your entire prep work in following manner -
1. Back to the Roots: A lot of candidates tend to ignore this, but the most important thing in your selection process is going to be your knowledge of engineering topics - that you've studied over the last 2-3 years. All of your efforts will go waste if you lack the basic knowledge of the subjects. Forget mugging up and reproducing - something that you're used to do for the exams. Instead, revise all the subjects 'for yourself'!
2. Pick Your Favorite Engineering Subject / Topic: Interviewers make their job easier by asking you for your favorite engineering subject. Now, you should really be very well prepared to handle this question. Once you tell the interviewers your favorite topic; expect a few questions related to it. It's natural that you should be prepared to answer questions on your favorite engineering subject or topic. If you haven't already decided, it'd be worth going back to all the topics and find out the one which you found the most interesting.
3. Aptitude Tests: This is where the first eliminations will begin - the aptitude tests. Lot of engineering students fears the aptitude tests. But the fact is that there's nothing to worry about because it's *VERY EASY* to crack aptitude tests. All it takes it practice! Yep! You read that right. Just keep on practicing and in a month or two - you will solve all the aptitude questions like a pro. Don't expect to master the aptitude skills in just a week or two. At least 1.5-2 months is the minimum required time.
One thing you can definitely do is skip the harder topics; like for most of the students, questions on permutations and combinations, probability are difficult. So skip them! But at the same time, make sure you're very good at cracking all the other types of questions. You can always discuss questions and quick way to solve aptitude questions with our fellow CEans here.
4. Written & Spoken English: Like it or not; but the Indian job markets demand people who can speak and write correct English. Unfortunately - very few people pay attention to their communication skills. If you think you need to sharpen your English speaking / writing skills; then NOW is the time to do it. It's going to help you in your entire career. Trust me, a lot of people unnecessarily get rejected because they can't communicate or express themselves.
5. Interview (Technical): If you're good at engineering topics (tip #1), then cracking the technical interview won't be a problem. There are several tips here on CE that will help you crack the technical interviews. It's better to ask your doubts in our technical discussion sections ( no matter how basic they are) and get your ideas clear.
6. Interview (HR): If you think that clearing apt and technical rounds ensures that you're selected, the wait a minute - many times, overconfident candidates gets rejected in HR interviews - something that shouldn't happen to you. So take the HR interviews seriously!
But that doesn't mean you should have a serious expression on your face. All you're expected in an HR interview is to be yourself, have a smiling face, don't be over confident and be excited about the things. Don't overdo anything!
That said, if you have any questions or doubts about cracking the campus recruitments season 2013; post them below. Wish you all the best!
I decided to jot down the general preparation tips & tricks that will help you crack the 2013 placements season. The preparation will start with some survey -
1. Which companies visit your college / university for placements? (Viz. Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, ABB, L&T and so on)
2. What are the recruitment procedures for each of the companies?
3. What is the general intake? For example, there are colleges where the big IT companies recruit in hundreds! This will help you decide the level of competition you're likely to face.
4. What are the eligibility criteria? This is very important because it will help you eliminate the companies you should be preparing for.
With all of the above information at your disposal, you may start your entire prep work in following manner -
1. Back to the Roots: A lot of candidates tend to ignore this, but the most important thing in your selection process is going to be your knowledge of engineering topics - that you've studied over the last 2-3 years. All of your efforts will go waste if you lack the basic knowledge of the subjects. Forget mugging up and reproducing - something that you're used to do for the exams. Instead, revise all the subjects 'for yourself'!
2. Pick Your Favorite Engineering Subject / Topic: Interviewers make their job easier by asking you for your favorite engineering subject. Now, you should really be very well prepared to handle this question. Once you tell the interviewers your favorite topic; expect a few questions related to it. It's natural that you should be prepared to answer questions on your favorite engineering subject or topic. If you haven't already decided, it'd be worth going back to all the topics and find out the one which you found the most interesting.
3. Aptitude Tests: This is where the first eliminations will begin - the aptitude tests. Lot of engineering students fears the aptitude tests. But the fact is that there's nothing to worry about because it's *VERY EASY* to crack aptitude tests. All it takes it practice! Yep! You read that right. Just keep on practicing and in a month or two - you will solve all the aptitude questions like a pro. Don't expect to master the aptitude skills in just a week or two. At least 1.5-2 months is the minimum required time.
One thing you can definitely do is skip the harder topics; like for most of the students, questions on permutations and combinations, probability are difficult. So skip them! But at the same time, make sure you're very good at cracking all the other types of questions. You can always discuss questions and quick way to solve aptitude questions with our fellow CEans here.
4. Written & Spoken English: Like it or not; but the Indian job markets demand people who can speak and write correct English. Unfortunately - very few people pay attention to their communication skills. If you think you need to sharpen your English speaking / writing skills; then NOW is the time to do it. It's going to help you in your entire career. Trust me, a lot of people unnecessarily get rejected because they can't communicate or express themselves.
5. Interview (Technical): If you're good at engineering topics (tip #1), then cracking the technical interview won't be a problem. There are several tips here on CE that will help you crack the technical interviews. It's better to ask your doubts in our technical discussion sections ( no matter how basic they are) and get your ideas clear.
6. Interview (HR): If you think that clearing apt and technical rounds ensures that you're selected, the wait a minute - many times, overconfident candidates gets rejected in HR interviews - something that shouldn't happen to you. So take the HR interviews seriously!
But that doesn't mean you should have a serious expression on your face. All you're expected in an HR interview is to be yourself, have a smiling face, don't be over confident and be excited about the things. Don't overdo anything!
That said, if you have any questions or doubts about cracking the campus recruitments season 2013; post them below. Wish you all the best!
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