Placement Readiness for Freshers & Students

Description

So, you have completed your graduation or postgraduation and now looking for a job?

You have apprehensions about how will you do at interviews and generally in the recruitment process?

This course addresses this problem. The course is about various stages of the recruitment process and how, as a fresh-out-of-college, you can get placed in a job that you like.

Fresh graduates or freshers,often lack exposure to the corporate culture, and they go unprepared into the process. The outcome, obviously, is totally out of your control. Sometimes even way beyond your reach. The course not only gives you better understanding of the corporate recruitment process, but it also trains you how to go about getting your place in it.

Course Overview

The course is designed by recruiters who have been interviewing fresh graduates for years together. The consensus is, most fresh graduates, however well meaning, lack the business side of the story. Or in other words, don’t have much awareness about what will work for them in a selection process.

Based on this experience, a list of key areas has been identified. These areas are critical for your success in the selection process. The course ensures that you are trained in these key areas. Some of these are:

- Understand what your future employer is looking for in you.

- Express yourself in a way that your interviewer feels confident in hiring you.

- Show enthusiasm, confidence, and a positive attitude.

- Display leadership and team player qualities.

- Communicate well, both verbally and in terms of body language.

- Be willing to learn.

The offline model of this course has been delivered to hundreds of fresh graduates. Most of them say that the course helped them not only understand the recruitment process but also got them jobs of their choices.

Key Features

The course is series of lecture videos that are engaging to ensure learning. There are various exercises and practice items that are taught in the course. Full of real-life examples and finer nuances that you will benefit you. Also included are exercise material like practice sheets and some articles that give you deeper insight into a topic.

By fully engaging in the course and practicing, you will be able to ensure that the recruitment process is not a matter of chance for you. At the end of the course, you will be able to:

- Craft a résumé that is unique to you and the job that you applied for.

- Display polished corporate etiquettes and mannerisms.

- Have a positive body language.

- Dressed and groomed well.

- Answer questions in a way to lead the conversation in your favour.

- Lead in a group discussion and speak confidently in a group setting.

- Have a good command over English language.

- Create a compelling LinkedIn profile.

Course Modules

Apart from general information about how the corporate world perceives fresh graduates and vice versa, there are 6 modules that are created to address areas that you need to work upon.

1. Résumé Writing: This module is not just about writing your first résumé. It also tells you what each item does and how to use each one of them to your advantage. The module contains topics like:

- Importance of a good résumé and why it must be made by you.

- Format of a résumé – number of pages, use of margins, use of your picture, use of colour and graphics, use of templates, ATS friendly résumé, file format Doc or PDF

- Order of Information – What comes where in a résumé. Contact information, education, experience, additional information, skills section etc

- Addressing gaps in your timeline

- Tips for a good résumé

2. Interview – The physical part: Interview is not just about conversation and answering questions. It is also about how you present yourself. Your appearance, your mannerisms and even the body language. Sometimes being badly groomed or displaying a body language that goes against the spirit of the discussion may lead to rejection despite you having good grades in your academics. Learn about these in topics like:

- Logistics of an Interview

- How to dress for an Interview

- Etiquettes

- Body Language

- Virtual interview setup

3. Interview – The communication part: This section deals with your conversation, communication etiquettes, and answering questions. The module is interactive with engaging exercises for answering questions and preparing for a specific job. The section includes:

- Etiquettes and general rules of communication.

- Body language and formal manners for a conversation.

- Preparation with respect to a specific job.

- Addressing gaps in your timeline.

Interactive section

- Practice assignment for answering the four classic questions.

- Practice assignment for answering common interview questions.

- Exercise - practice preparing for a specific job. Researching your employer, their business and industry segment, prepare questions for your interviewer etc.

4. Group Discussion: As an elimination round, group discussion is a popular recruitment process to quickly sort better candidates and is popular in campus placement process.

Learn how to score in a group discussion in this module. What works and what doesn’t. Long term and short term goals preparing for group discussions. The section has topics like:

- How group discussion works as a selection process

- Preparation for a group discussion

- Increasing knowledge

- Ability to speak in public or group settings.

- Developing fluency in English language

- Body language and etiquettes in a group discussion setting

- How to have an edge in a group discussion.

5. Preparation exercises: This section includes guidance on some physical exercises as well as practicing for answering questions. The topics are:

- Physical exercise to display positive body language and a better posture.

- Relaxation exercises to relieve nervousness.

- Conducting mock interviews, assisted by family member or friends.

- Conducting mock interviews, unassisted.

6. LinkedIn Profile: As a part of recruitment and job search process, it is important that you have a good LinkedIn profile. While it is important to have a LinkedIn profile at the onset of your professional career, the learning in this module will help you throughout your professional career.

In fact, this one module is good for everyone at any level whether with work experience or not. Following are some of the topics covered.

- How does LinkedIn work?

- Why you should be on LinkedIn.

- All Stars profile.

- Your picture and background picture.

- Creating a unique URL of your profile.

- Keywords and formatting

- Headline and About section and how to maximise their use.

- Work experience, endorsements, and recommendations.

- Educational affiliations

- Expanding your network

- Job search on LinkedIn.

Who is this course for?

This course is specifically designed for:

- Fresh graduates who are looking for a job

- Students a good internship

- Students who will soon complete their course of study.

The course is designed assuming that fresh graduates or students have only limited knowledge and preparation for recruitment process. You may already know some parts of the course, but it is advisable to go through the entire course.

PS: Do not miss the section in the beginning “How to get the best out of this course”

Interview tips for freshers, interview tips for fresh graduates

resume writing for freshers

group discussion preparation, group discussion practice,

first LinkedIn profile, Make your LinkedIn profile

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First job interview

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