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Challenge 5(Problem Solving )

presented by:dhanishtha paliwalmanali kochartanzeela rayeen

The task of filling up vacant positions in an organization is extremely important and must be done right in order to get the best people to work for you and take the Company forward with their skills and dedication. Companies have been using a variety of methods to employ and select personnel to work for them and Campus Recruitment is one of the newest methods used by most Companies today.

What is Campus Recruitment? Campus Recruitment or Campus Placement has become a popular and commonly used method for selecting personnel in an organisation. In Campus Recruitment, Companies / Corporate visit some of the most important Technical and Professional Institutes in an attempt to hire young intelligent and smart students at source. The most significant fact about Campus Recruitment is that instead of the job seekers approaching employers, the employers come to the most suitable prospective candidate with a job offer.

Benefits of Campus Recruitment:

To Colleges * Attract more employers. * Increase in placement percentage. * Quicker placements

To Students* Quicker placements after graduation. * Better remuneration packages. * Improve self-marketing skills.

Problems in Connection with Placements:

* The college do not have placement cells.* Colleges has not appointed qualified and experienced Placement officers so far.* Students with rural background do not posses communication skills . So they are not being selected.* Companies are focusing only on Metros and City colleges and they are not coming to remote colleges for campus selections.* Corporates are depending on recruitment (placement) agencies for hiring fresh people. The expectations of some of these agencies are not feasible to our college.* Some of the recruitment agencies are resorting to unhealthy practices by taking money from the colleges and students.* Severe Competition among colleges.

So this is the reason the placement rate has reduced.

Increasing the placement rate to 120%

Getting campus interviews for our students is one of the most important aspects that is expected of the colleges in India. Students and parents, more so during recession, look for campus placement records as one of the important parameter in selecting a college.It is easy when you have a reputation. It is like Sachin Tendulkar getting selected getting that automatic selection even when he is not in his prime, but to be there he had to perform at the highest level in every match he played for about 15 to 20 years. So how do a college which is either relatively new or looking to build their campus placement records.

Tip 1 : Placement Officer or Placement CellIf the college doesn’t have a Placement Officer or a Placement Cell, then it is the first and foremost point to look at. Trying to get campus placement to a college is similar to a recruitment agency trying to run their business without a recruiter. Your Placement Cell is the must and if you are serious about campus placement, they are the most important aspect to make it successful. Resources in placement cell should be dedicated and well recognized. So first of all we should have a placement cell.

Tip 2 : Improve The College ProfileWe should design a professional looking website developed by professionals

Tip 3 : TrainingThe training should focus on subjects that are related to industry experience. Companies no longer just look for academic excellence, aptitude and group discussion. Yes, they are the corner stone of an interview but more and more companies are looking at how well our students are prepared to work in an industry. So the training should be focused on real world problem and what the industry currently requires.For an example, for computer science students the training should focus on programming languages such as Java, .Net the two prominent programming languages. Mobile technologies Android and Objective-C, which is used to develop iPhone apps, are also in great demand. Having our students trained on this will differentiate your college from others and will certainly give us an edge.

Tip 4 : Networking is EverythingNETWORKING is the single most powerful marketing tactic to accelerate and sustain success for any individual or organization! – Adam SmallThrough Networking we build trust. If you were a Company HR, wouldn’t you prefer to look at a college referred by someone you know and trust? Networking is more so important if you are a small college with tight budgets as you are dependent upon networking and referrals rather than on costly employment agencies and classified ads. Even if you have a budget to spend on ads, there is nothing better than having a strong network and trusted allies.Begin by creating a “My contact worksheet” containing all your contacts including your friends, classmates, alumni, faculties and their contacts, relatives, neighbours, people you met at meetings and social gatherings and people who know other people through their work. Maintain this list and review it regularly. You can also portal such as ours, to reach plethora of Company HRs and to Network with them.

Tip 5 : HospitalityBe a “King of Good Times” when a Company HR visits our college, well except the alcohol! Like a good host, our hospitality has to excel and the Company HRs should remember their trip. One have done all the hard work to get them through your door and most importantly we need to make sure they visit our college every time. Hospitality is one of the factor that keeps a Company HR remember about our college. It is also great way to network and build your professional relationship

Tip 6 : Company-College Collaboration PlatformsPortals such as www.campusinteraction.com, helps us to reach out to company HRs. In these portals, they provide a complete life cycle of campus recruitment from online training to put our college in touch with the companies. Here are some of the benefits of using portal :• Training via online tests including company question papers•Excellent reporting module to monitor your student progress•Video profile to assess communication skill•Career portal having several article on campus interview tips written by industry experts•Upload your own online test (or use ours) questions and conduct mock tests•Words a day; helping your students to improve vocabulary

Tip 7 : Picking The Right Campus JobPicking the right kind of Campus Job ensures us maintain your reputation in the market. Though it will be very difficult to say no to campus placement, if you believe your students are not suitable for a particular job then you are prudent to say no. Companies would greatly respect if you are upfront and most likely to visit you for a job that suits your student. The last thing you want is to agree for every campus jobs and couldn’t get even one student placed. Companies will most certainly avoid any contacts with you as it wastes their time and spoils a HRs reputation and may even affects his job to an extent.

Lessons Learned by the Team

1)Every challenge gives us the zeal to work hard.

2)This challenge helped us to know various reasons for which the placement rate reduced.

3)As a team we worked on the solutions on how to increase the placement rate not to 100% but to 120%.

4)It was a great experience doing all the challenges as a team and was a beautidful experience.