How to Succed in Campus Selection

Campus recruitment is becoming more competitive both for corporates and students alike. It could be a chance of a lifetime and you could miss the bus if you are not prepared.

1. Prepare for aptitude tests. Aptitude tests are conducted to eliminate all number of candidates to make the recruitment process more easier. If you have not worked on your aptitude skills, you might find yourself out of the race even before you start it.
2. Practice your communication skills. You do not need to have the perfect English. Recruiters are looking for people who can express what they think, not English majors.
3. Be prepared with GD topics. Knowing the current GD topics is half the work done. Ensure you update yourself on current affairs. It would go a long way to ensure your confidence in group discussions.
4. Develop your resume. Your resume is your gateway to the panel. Prepare it yourself. Do not copy your friends resume and edit the details. He might have missed on a lot of points which you can highlight.
5. Work on the highlights of your summer projects/internship. It highlights your corporate experience.
   
6. Dress formally. Corporates hate wasting their time. If you are not interested do not attend the interview. Ensure you have all the necessary documents as proof.
7. Ask for contact details, if you are confident you have done well. Send a thank you mail to the interview panel to ensure that you are in touch with the concerned authorities about your selection process.

Do's

• Go through your resume well in advance.
• Be prepared for question that will be asked from the resume.
• Get to know about the company.
• Be clear of what profile you want join.
• Be serious about the whole process.

Don'ts

• Wear new clothes. You will be conscious of the clothes than giving your best.
• Wait till the final round of interview to tell you are not interested in the profile.

Why do companies opt for Campus Recruitments?

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. It is common practice for Institutes today to hire a Placement Officer who coordinates with small, medium and large sized Companies and helps in streamlining the entire Campus Recruitment procedure. Benefits of Campus Recruitment - Campus Recruitment proves to be beneficial for both parties concerned. - Companies get the opportunity to choose from and select the best talent in a short span of time. - Companies end up saving a lot of time and efforts that go in advertising vacancies, screening and eventually selecting applicants for employment. - College students who are just passing out get the opportunity to present themselves to some of the best Companies within their industry of interest. Landing a job offer while still in college and joining just after graduating is definitely what all students dream of!

However, some of the common qualities Companies may look for include -

**Relevant Educational Qualifications

**A good track record

**Pleasant Personality and strong communication skills

**Mental Alertness and strong motivation

**Energy and intelligence

**A positive attitude and perseverance

**Self Confidence and Maturity

**Drive to stand out and make an impression

Some of the important issues faced by organizations:

** Logistics

** Fight for Day-1 or Day- 0 slot due to high competition.

** Availability of adequate number of qualified students.

** Brand visibility in the market

** High Salaries offered by competitors

** Joining ratio

** Arrangement of adequate number of interview panelists from various disciplines.

Rajnish Sinha
Manager- Talent Acquisition at Fiserv Global Services

Some companies are willing to make an investment in an employee and, therefore, are willing to train. Since new grads tend to identify more closely with their first company, the company can be assured of greater company loyalty. They also work for lower salaries. Companies that do this successfully tend to do better at succession planning and promoting from within, and often offer benefits that cement the long-term relationship with the employee (stock purchase/contribution plans and company-funded savings plans that vest, for examples). An alumnus is an automatic link to the next generation of grads, so the recruiting process becomes easier over time as well and the cost-per-hire is kept low.

Doug Jones
Sole Proprietor, Jones and Associates, Headhunter, Recruiting Consultant

Initial Days

I started my campus recruitment experience in PSG Institute of Management in 2004. We were the first batch of PGDM in campus and knew that in order to face the stiff competition from students of other courses like MBA and MPIB, we had to be different.



First, we thought of branding ourselves with a new identity. Our course PGDM was given a new tag and a new identity "Pure Geniuses Dominating Minds" , an expression we wanted to create for ourself.


We created an identity in campus by winning various inter collegiate events.