approach to placements

<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


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.


Did you Know ?


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


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



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



Your skills

What market wants

What you Love

Sweet Spot


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


e.g. I will find that Robotic firm and will skip the regular IT/ITES Campus Jobs

2. Brand / Values of Employer


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


e.g. I Company A has headquarters in 28 countries, so I may get an Onsite trip & international exposure.

4. Growth you foresee


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


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


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


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


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


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 ?


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.


All the Best !!

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