Newsletter 1: (6th of June)

1. Placements Semester I 2014-15

1.1List of companies that came down to campus in the past two years
(attached)
1.2Recruiters feedback (attached)
1.3Common complaints by companies (attached)
2. Market trend and its effect on Placements (For example: The oil prices
have gone down so companies like Shell and Haliburton might recruit
lesser in numbers or not at all. )
3. General Placement Trend in other technical colleges (For example: An
increasing number of students are now deflecting from their core
branches to consulting and analytics)
4. Websites and blogs to visit. (To stay up to date about the placements)
Newsletter 2: (13th of June)
1. Improving soft skills
2. Sector and profiles under each (For example, under the sector consulting,
we have the profiles associate consulting and business analyst)
3. Resume building
3.1Importance of PORs and how to prioritize them
3.2How to customize your resume according to the company
3.3Ethics and consequences (Some students forge details and CGPA in
their resume. They are debarred from the placement process and a
disciplinary committee takes their case forward)
Newsletter 3: (20th of June)
1. CTC and its components.
2. Sample case studies
3. Types of tests (Aptitude, Psychometric, Technical etc) and how to prepare
for each
4. Books, study material and other resources to refer to.
Newsletter 4: (27th of June)
1. Background research on company (How to do it and points to keep in mind
while researching)
2. Dressing etiquettes for the Placement Process
3. Importance of making contacts: Making contacts with existing employees
of that company, how to do that without pestering the other person and
its effect on placement (Do mention that this should be done only for the
top one or two companies the student is aiming for.)
4. Etiquettes of Group Discussion
5. Common topics in Group Discussion
Newsletter 5: (4th of July)
1. How to prepare for a personal interview
1.1Common questions in technical interview
1.2Common questions in HR interviews

1.3How to customize you answers depending upon the company.

2. Current affairs and trending topics asked in interviews and how to prepare
for them.

Questions to ask the students (I will be sending you a list of these students soon)
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Which company they are placed in?

How did you prepare for the interviews with respect to soft skills?
How did you prepare for the interviews with respect to technical skills?
How much background research did you do before sitting for the company
and how useful wa it?
How did you prepare for the various tests?
Tips and suggestions for cracking the interview.
What extra-curricular activities were you involved in, how much importance
was given to it during your interview.
What technical questions were you asked and from which topics were they
derived from.