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EMPLOYABILITY Madhu Amarnath Assistant Professor & Placement Coordinator, Department of Information Technology, R.M.K. College of Engineering and Technology 1

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EMPLOYABILITYMadhu Amarnath

Assistant Professor & Placement Coordinator,

Department of Information Technology,

R.M.K. College of Engineering and Technology

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2 What do you want to be?

Entrepreneur

Family Business

First Generation Entrepreneur

Employee of an IT Company

Employee of Banking Sector

Employee of a Central Govt./PSUs/State Govt. Organization

Others

Professor, Certified Financial Planner, Investment Banker, Sports Person, Media Person, and Artist etc.

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Employee of an IT Company

What you need to have?

Problem Solving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Programming Skills

Willingness to learn new things

Confidence & Optimism

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4 How you are evaluated?

Online/Written Test

Quantitative Aptitude

Logical Reasoning

Verbal

Technical

Group Discussion

Technical Interview

HR Interview

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5 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA(September 2013)

Accenture

6.0 CGPA and above in UG with no standing arrears.

X & XII marks were not considered.

Wipro

6.5 CGPA and above in UG with no standing arrears.

X marks not considered.

60 % and above in XII.

83% and above in 10th, 12th and UG had direct interview

Infosys

6.0 CGPA and above in UG with no standing arrears.

60 % and above in X & XII.

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6 Eligibility CriteriaDay 1 Companies (September 2014)

10th 12th Diploma UG Relaxation

Wipro 50% 60% 60% 6.5 CGPA

85% above in 10th, 12th and UG had

direct interview

Cognizant 60% 60% 60%

6.0 CGPA with 2

Standing Arrears

5% Relaxation in any one of the 10th,

12th and Diploma

Infosys 60% 60% 68% 6.0 CGPA

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7 PATTERNS(September 2013)

Accenture

Quants – 25 quest in 35 mins

Logical – 24 quest in 35 mins

English– 25 quest in 25 mins

Wipro

Computer Programming – 25 quest in 35 min

Quants – 16 quest in 16 mins

Logical – 15 quest in 14 mins

English – 18 quest in 16 mins

Infosys

Logical & Quants – 30 quest in 40 mins

English – 40 quest in 35 mins

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8 PATTERNS(September 2014)

Wipro

Computer Programming – 25 quest in 35 min

Quants – 16 quest in 16 mins

Logical – 15 quest in 14 mins

English – 18 quest in 16 mins

Cognizant

Quants -

Logical -

English –

Infosys

Analytic Reasoning – 15 quest in 25 mins

Maths Critical Reasoning & Logical Reasoning - 10 quest in 35 mins

English – 40 quest in 35 mins

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9 RESUME (contents)

Name and Contact Information

Objective (Optional)

Education

Technical Skills

Projects

Internship

In-plant Training

Certifications

Extracurricular Activities

Personal Information

No need for Declaration

Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document

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10 RESUME(guidelines)

Always state true facts. Never state any false information.

Keep your resume to 1 or 2 pages.

Use reverse chronological order i.e., state most recent first and

go backwards.

Avoid paragraphs. Use bullet points wherever possible.

Formatting should be consistent and regular.

Objective: It should be specific about industry and role you seek.

DOB: Specify your date of birth. Not your age.

Educational Qualification: Need not mention GPA of all

semesters. Overall CGPA is enough.

Focus on what you have done rather what do you know.

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11 Dress Code & Grooming

Boys

Formal Shirts & Trousers

Long Sleeved Shirts – White or Light Colored

Trousers – Black, Gray, Navy

Avoid Black Trouser and White Shirt Combo

Neatly Combed Hair

Cleanly Shaven

Neatly polished Formal Shoes with matching belt (Black or Brown)

No need for a Tie (At RMK Group of Institutions it is a must)

Girls

Salwar Kameez with neatly pinned dupatta

Jewelry should be minimal and subtle

Neckline should be conservative and not low

Clothing should not be transparent, nor form fitting

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12 SUGGESTED PREPARATORY MATERIALS (Level 1)

Verbal

Norman Lewis – “Word Power Made Easy: The Complete

Handbook For Building A Superior Vocabulary”

Reasoning

Puzzle Books by Sakunthala Devi and George Summers.

Quantitative Aptitude

CBSE Maths Books (VI to XII)

http://ncert.nic.in/ncerts/textbook/textbook.htm

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13 SUGGESTED PREPARATORY MATERIALS (Level 2)

Quantitative Aptitude

Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 5th Edition”, Tata McGraw Hill,2012

Logical Reasoning

Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test 1st Edition“, Tata McGraw Hill, 2012

Vocabulary

“Barron's New GRE: The Leader in Test Preparation 2013 (With CD-ROM) 19th Edition (Paperback)”, Galgotia Publications (2013)  (QA & V)

http://www.indiabix.com/ (QA, LR & V)

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14 SUGGESTED PREPARATORY MATERIALS

Technical

http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/

https://www.quora.com/ (General Topics)

Overall Interview Preparation

Gayle Laakmann McDowell, ” The Google Resume:

How to Prepare for a Career and Land a Job at Apple,

Microsoft, Google, or any Top Tech Company”, John

Wiley & Sons (11 March 2011)

http://www.careercup.com/

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15 PROGRAMMING TEST/INTERVIEW

Gayle Laakmann McDowell, “Cracking The Coding

Interview: 150 Programming Questions And

Solutions 5th Edition”, Pothi.com (2011)

“Elements of Programming Interviews”, Adnan Aziz,

Amit Prakash, Tsung-Hsien Lee

Online Coding Practice/Challenge

Coding Ground

Idea One

Code Pad

Top Coder

Code Chef

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16 Group Discussion

Keep abreast of Current Affairs

Be relaxed

Listen

Speak up & take initiative

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17 Technical & Programming

Be strong in fundamentals

Data Structures & Algorithms

OOPS

DBMS

Software Engineering

Operating Systems

Computer Networks

Be up-to-date with latest technical advancements

Social

Mobile

Analytics

Cloud

Be strong in basic programming

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18 Standard HR Questions

Tell me about yourself.

Why do you want to work here?

Why should we hire you?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

What are your strengths?

What are your weaknesses?

Are you willing to relocate?

Are you willing to work in night shifts?

Any General Questions – Economy, Sports, Cinema, Politics, Technology etc.

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19 INTERNSHIP

http://www.hellointern.com/

http://www.twenty19.com/

http://www.letsintern.com/

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20 HIGHER STUDIES

M.E./M.Tech

GATE

TANCET - Government/Govt. Aided and Self-Financing Colleges Affiliated to Anna University.

Private Deemed Universities – VIT, SRM, SASTRA

MBA

CAT : To pursue M.B.A. in IIMs, you need to take up CAT. Some of the non-IIMs also use CAT scores for their admission.

XAT : To pursue M.B.A. in XLRI. Other Institutes using XAT score

CMAT : It is conducted by AICTE.

MAT : It is conducted by AIMA and it is conducted 4 times a year.

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21 ENTREPRENEURSHIP

www.nenonline.org

www.proto.in

http://chennai.tie.org

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22 Checklist of Documents/Things

Minimum 4 Passport-Size Photos.

Minimum 3 sets of photocopies of documents

10th

12th

Diploma Consolidated & Degree Certificate

Mark sheets from 1st Sem to recently concluded semester. (Get attestation from HoD for recent sem)

PEN. (DON’T BORROW or LEND)

Folder

PAN card

NO ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES, unless specifically asked.

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23 How to improve your English Speaking and Fluency? Shadowing

Shadowing Video

Paraphrasing

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24 How to improve brain functioning?

Exercise Food Sleep & Rest

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25 How to develop positive mindset/habits?

Affirmation/Auto-Suggestion Visualization

Entire PROCESS. Not Just the Results.

ACTION Sequence of Small steps leads to Giant

steps

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting

started”

- Mark Twain

THANK YOU