approach to placements
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<Title Goes here> An Approach to Placements
Abhishek Ballabh Co-Founder | ExtraAEdge.com
February 13, 2014
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Approach to Placements
Approach to Interviews Q’s
Tips on Aptitude / Tech prep
Mock Interviews
Q & A’s
Learn to SELL yourself.
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Abhishek Ballabh Co-Founder | ExtraAEdge.com B.E. ( IT ) – B.V.P.C.O.E ( 2003-07 ) 6 years in the Tech & Product Industry
Web Developer
Business Analyst Consultant
Product Manager Operations
Sales
Co-Founder
Data Architect
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Companies I worked
Companies I started
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Science Olympiad 1999
Award for Most Outstanding Student at BVPCOE [ 03-07 ]
Certified Software Architect
Authored an International Paper on Innovation in Enterprises
Winner of 16 National Paper Presentations
Startup Leadership Fellow 2013
Finalist 2 times – Power of Idea | B-Plan contest
I just SOLD myself.
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Did you Know ?
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IT Services IT Product KPO Hardware / Networking BPO
18 3 9.2 37 41
% Employability / Sector Courtesy – Aspiring Minds
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Employability Refers to a person's capability for gaining and maintaining employment (Hillage and Pollard, 1998). For individuals, employability depends on the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) they possess, the way they present those assets to employers, and the context within which they seek work .
Are you ready for Corporate ? In short
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of Employability
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Aware of one’s employability
potential
Developing one’s
employability to get the right
job - right employers
Where and How to apply
talent and skills.
Enabling colleges to
produce more employable
students.
Avoiding disappointment and frustration
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What can be done to improve?
Cracking Aptitude Tests
Language Skill
Personal Efficacy
Inter Personal Relationship Skill
Cognitive Skill
Business orientation
Emotional Management
Leadership/Team Skills
Crack Interviews
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Your skills
What market wants
What you Love
Sweet Spot
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I won’t give you answers ?
I’ll give you a framework to think about your questions?
checklists you must think about before you go for PLACEMENTS
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1. Area of Work
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e.g. I will find that Robotic firm and will skip the regular IT/ITES Campus Jobs
2. Brand / Values of Employer
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e.g. I will prefer a job with respected TATA group as it looks good on my resume & great learning opportunity.
3. Opportunities at Work
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e.g. I Company A has headquarters in 28 countries, so I may get an Onsite trip & international exposure.
4. Growth you foresee
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e.g. joining a promising Startup as the 7th employee will lead to a growth I will not foresee in a 30000+ company.
5. Broad Work Scope
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e.g. I am an engineer can I take up a job in Sales, Marketing or Operations ??
Which (co + role )is the job
I would be most happy if I get ?
6. Friends – Faculty - Family
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e.g. my senior from college has joined this promising company and he has discussed on interesting opportunity rather than the IT/ITes Campus job.
7. Location(s) of Work
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e.g. I would skip this Petrochemical job @ Bombay High & take up an IT job in Delhi close to where my retired parents live
8. Benefits
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e.g. this startup is offering me “employee stock options” – which seems very lucrative in the long run as compared to HRA + Fixed Compensation other offer !!
9. Stakes Involved
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e.g. this company has a 4 year bond & I would like to pursue my M.S. after working for two years?
10. Placements – NO thanks
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e.g. I would like to do some volunteer for an NGO in education and then come back to a regular job or maybe not. Even it will pay me enough to keep me alive..
Learn to SELL yourself.
O.k. but HOW do I do this ?
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Do what you love Get serious
Be everywhere
Grow your network
Stand out
Polish, polish, polish Become a brand Know your options
Placements
it’s a very personal & key decision in your career so give it some time
to think it through & discuss.
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All the Best !!