HOW TO PREPARE FOR CAMPUS 2021 PLACEMENTS @ NCU

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The North Cap University is known for the best campus placements and SPA provides placements support to all the focused students. Now we have three months left before the campus season starts for 2021 graduating students.
This is the time when all of you must start preparing for earning a suitable job as per your competencies and aspiration. We the School of Professional Attachment joining you to help in your preparation for upcoming placement season.
Let’s start working step by step on key prerequisites for Campus 2021.
1. Previous Recruiters.
2. Understanding about the requirements.
3. Evaluate & relate yourself.
4. Placement preparation essentials.
5. General Preparation.

1. Previous Recruiters:
Our last two years placements and recruiters are really help you understand about the type of companies visit NCU for hiring freshers.On the basis of those recruiters you can design your path for upcoming placement season.

All previous year recruiters detail are already published on SPA portal. If you are really interested for campus placement then you have to register yourself on SPA portal properly including all the required information with passport size formal photograph.

Research about at least 20 previous year’s recruiter as per your suitability and interests. Take all the relevant information about those companies likes,

• What is the hiring plan of the company?
• Is there any expansion or merger going on?
• Track record of our alumni in the company
• Profile they offer for fresher’s
• Reason for choosing this company as your perspective employer.

2. Understanding about the requirements.
Each and every company has their different eligibility criteria for hiring the fresher’s from NCU. You have to take complete understanding about their requirements then choose the company to go ahead.

3. Evaluate & relate yourself.
To identify your internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats you have to evaluate yourself firs then relate with the organizational needs as a fresher. Most of the companies visited hear at NCU are very clear about their requirements which is plainly mentioned in the job description.

Check you CGPA first then match with the company requirements, if you are fulfilling those requirements then aspire for that company.

4. Placement preparation essentials.
Following are the essential ingredients for campus placements preparation.
• Basic Engineering Knowledge.
• Aptitude test
• Programming Language
• Communication Skill
• Technical Interview
• HR Interview
• Crisp Resume.
• Stress Management

o Basic Engineering Knowledge.
The most basic ingredient that identifies you as an engineer is the knowledge in your field of study. Companies are keen for engineers, who prove that they can call upon the relevant skills as and when required.

o Aptitude test
Employers use aptitude tests to help them make the right hiring decision; aptitude tests are an authenticated tool used to identify those who are best equipped to carry out any given role.
Find out the company wise aptitude test format as the employers are growingly testing candidates using computers so it’s most important to practice questions in that format.
Keep practicing daily till the placement season starts and don’t fool yourself and think you don’t need to practice as many questions as possible.

o Programming Language
It is recommended to be aware of at least one basic programming language thoroughly which may be Java, Python, Java Script, C++, PHP etc.

o Communication Skill
Communication skill with positive body language and formal dress code always get plus points for you. You are going to be tested not only for what you know about your area of expertise but also on how you present yourself at the interview.

o Technical Interview
Technical interviews involve calling someone to participate in a competitive situation and assignments which is more like an exam than a typical question-and-answer interview.
The purpose of the technical interview is not to evaluate you with intentionally phrased or impossible questions. Instead, it’s to see how you tackle real-world problems–like the ones you might be facing once you have the job.
Some of the widely used forms of technical Interviews are,
a. Pen Paper coding assignment.
b. Whiteboard assignment.

o HR Interview.
The HR round is generally the last round in the recruitment process of any company. Good academic records and sound technical knowledge alone are not sufficient to guarantee you a Job.

Every company conducts an HR interview round to judge your
• Personality,
• Strengths & weaknesses,
• Capability to handle the given situation,
• Job Fitment

HR Interview is also an elimination round.

Some important tips:
• Research the complete information about the company.
• Honesty is the first and the foremost thing that is needed to be taken care of.
• Do not bluff in front of the HR manager, be yourself.
• Try to avoid giving irrelevant answers.

• Interact with the HR manager during the interview and ask some relevant question about the company and profile.

o Crisp Resume.
Keeps your Resume crisp & short preferably lasting for one-two pages which should contain your key academic achievements, highlights of projects and extra-curricular activities.
Explain all the relevant points that you have mentioned in the resume and this defines your communication skills in the initial stage.

Try to picture in mind the achievements during your academics, which you have mentioned in the resume and you are going to tell during the interview.

Don’t write something that you don’t understand.

o Stress Management
Many candidates find it difficult to handle stress level before an interview.

Being stressed is natural but you should learn to clear it off. An optimum level of stress is needed and is natural with all of us.

Once you come to know about it, you will be able to beat it. Do not bother about it. Just take a long breathe and nervousness will go away.

5. General Preparation.
Formal dress code is recommended for a job interview as your dressing sense is a part of your personality.

Meet the interviewers warmly and offer a strong handshake to them. Smile on your face reflects a charming personality.

It is really important is to be crisp, clean and sharp during the interview.

Participate in mock interviews as many as you can with the help of your batch mates, faculty members, seniors and alumnus together with practice your articulation skill and improve it. Many of the student are lacking in this area.

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