For the last four years, we have
roamed the campus as students but we didn't know that things were going to
change so suddenly when we stepped from the corridors of the third floor and
into the Career Fair on 11th & 12th May 2015.
The Career Fair was a two day
event where companies were going to come and evaluate us and then make us an
offer, if they thought we would fit into their organisation.
Evaluation would
involve questions, ticking and crossing boxes, agreements and disagreements,
nods and handshakes and the fear of these appraisals were already exhausting
me!
The arrangement was a simple one, you apply to the companies that interests
you and then wait for the interview in the other room where students were
chatting and poking fun at each others suits. Some companies even gave a
Pre-placement talk where they spoke about their mission, their products the job
openings and the requirements of the candidates.
I distinctly remember how impressed I
was by the concise and logical sequence of these talks, and how every student
(equally impressed) was pushing towards the hand that would take their resumes to
the HR team of the Company.
Torrecid was hiring across all majors while Kushal
impressed us all with the fact that they hired only fresh graduates. Their
training program was one that would ensure a smooth transition from
Campus to Corporate, for these reasons Torrecid was one of the most sought
after companies and the first day at Career Fair saw the maximum number of
students clamoring towards it.
Sobha developer was another big gun at the
Career Fair. Apart from the essential information which was given by Mr.
Srinivassan, Mr. Ajay walked us through the entire process of construction from
the bidding to the handover and also explained the roles of various people in
the process, he motivated us to learn about all the aspects of the field and
told us that we ourselves would define our market value in a few years.
There
were many other companies with whom we had a very similar experience Harwal,
Clickon, Desert Group Falcon City to name a few. The interviews came after the
talks and they weren't as stressful as we had thought mostly because the
recruiters were very understanding and displayed extreme calmness and patience.
However their calmness was unable to hide the one common factor that had set
them apart in their fields a bursting and active passion for their work.
The fare was an invaluable
experience to all who attended it, some students will leave with jobs some with
an understanding of where they stand and what they need to improve on but we
all will be leaving with something.
I applaud the efforts of the
management and wish to convey the success of the 2015 Career Fair.
Ayush Kedia
Civil Engineering (2015 Batch)
1 comments:
Nice Article, thanks for sharing evaluation experience.
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