1. EMPLOYABILITY
Madhu 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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3. 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 Criteria
Day 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
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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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26.  வெள்ளத் தனைய மலர்நீட்டம் மாந்தர்தம்
உள்ளத் தனையது உயர்வு.
 “The secret of getting ahead is getting started”
- Mark Twain
THANK YOU
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