This document discusses approaching placements and improving employability. It provides 10 checklists to consider before placements, including area of work, employer brand/values, opportunities, growth potential, work scope, location, benefits, stakes involved. It emphasizes learning to effectively communicate one's strengths and value to potential employers through networking, standing out from others, and polishing one's skills and qualifications. The goal is to help students avoid disappointment by selecting opportunities that match their talents, interests, and career goals.

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An Approach to Placements
Abhishek Ballabh
Co-Founder | ExtraAEdge.com
February 13, 2014
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2. Approach to Placements
Approach to Interviews Q’s
Tips on Aptitude / Tech prep
Mock Interviews
Q & A’s

3. Learn to
SELL yourself.

4. Abhishek Ballabh
Co-Founder | ExtraAEdge.com
B.E. ( IT ) – B.V.P.C.O.E ( 2003-07 )
6 years in the Tech & Product Industry
aballabh@theextraaedge.com
Web Developer
Business Analyst
Consultant
Data Architect
Product Manager
Operations
Sales
Co-Founder
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5. Companies I worked
Companies I started
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6. Science Olympiad 1999
Award for
Most Outstanding Student at BVPCOE [ 03-07 ]
Winner of 16 National Paper Presentations
Finalist 2 times – Power of Idea | B-Plan contest
Authored an International Paper on Innovation
in Enterprises
Certified Software Architect
Startup Leadership Fellow 2013
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7. I just
SOLD myself.

8. Did you
Know ?
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9. IT Services
18
IT Product
3
KPO
9.2
Hardware / Networking 37
BPO
41
% Employability / Sector
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Courtesy – Aspiring Minds
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10. 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 .
In short
Are you ready for Corporate ?
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11. of Employability
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12. Avoiding
disappointment
and frustration
Aware of one’s
employability
potential
Enabling
colleges to
produce more
employable
students.
Developing
one’s
employability
to get the right
job - right
employers
Where and
How to apply
talent and
skills.
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13. What can be done to
improve?
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14. Personal Efficacy
Cracking Aptitude Tests
Language Skill
Inter Personal Relationship Skill
Leadership/Team Skills
Cognitive Skill
Emotional Management
Crack Interviews
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Business orientation
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15. Your skills
What you
Love
What
market
wants
Sweet Spot
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17. I won’t give you
answers ?
I’ll give you a
framework to think
about your questions?
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18. 10
checklists
you must think about before
you go for PLACEMENTS
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19. 1. Area of Work
e.g. I will find that Robotic firm and will skip the regular IT/ITES Campus Jobs
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20. 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.
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21. 3. Opportunities at Work
e.g. I Company A has headquarters in 28 countries, so I may get an Onsite
trip & international exposure.
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22. 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.
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23. 5. Broad Work Scope
e.g. I am an engineer can I take up a job in Sales, Marketing or Operations ??
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24. Which (co + role )is the job
I
would be most happy
if I get ?

25. 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.
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26. 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
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27. 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 !!
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28. 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?
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29. 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..
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30. Learn to
SELL yourself.

31. O.k. but
HOW
do I do this ?

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Do what you love
Get serious
Be everywhere
Grow your network
Stand out
Polish, polish, polish
Become a brand
Know your options
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33. 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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