Responsibilities of Placement Officer
- Liaisons with industry
- Identifies and provides for training needs of students
- Arranges campus interviews
- Works with faculty members/department Heads and administration to integrate career planning and academic curriculum as well as coordinate Project Work/ Summer Training/internship programs.
- Prepares an audio-video presentation or a colorful hand-out on the college to be presented to potential employers.
- Compiles and maintains a data bank on student profiles and resumes along with their photographs.
- Prepares a placement brochure having all the student profiles.
- Undertakes a rigorous placement campaign.
- Assists employers achieve their hiring goals.
- Provides resources and activities to facilitate the career planning process.
- Up gradation of the students’ skill sets commensurate with the expectations of the industry.
- Generation of awareness in the students regarding future career options available to them.
- Assists different companies in recruiting candidates as per their requirements.
- Assists students in obtaining final placement in reputed companies.
- Keeps track of all the advertisements related to placements appropriate to the profiles of aspirants.
- To arrange for interview facilities at the campus and written test halls.
- To co-ordinate with placement coordinators for smooth functioning.
- To collect the appointment letters or correspond to get them as soon as the interview is over.
- To distribute appointment letters and collect acceptance letters from the students and dispatch to employees.
- To identify Assistant placement officer to take over the responsibilities during the absence of placement officer.
- Provides right placement to the right candidate so that students excel in their future life.
- Organizes placement training for the students and make them ready for interview and group discussion
- Promote all placements activities to various prospective employers and students through phone and email.
- Prepare placement reports and submit to Principal.
- Provides information on the schedule of recruitment drives well in advance to all departments’ placements coordinator, HoDs, Principal and students.
- Places request for resources required well in advance and coordinates with the concerned and ensures availability of the same
- Details of placed candidates in the companies is sent to all HoDs, departments’ placement coordinators, Students Affairs, immediately after the recruitment drive is completed and placements announced.
- Sends hard copies of all appointment orders of students recruited to the concerned HoDs.
Responsibilities of Coordinators
- Keeps close contact with TP&CG on daily basis for information and circulate the same to concerned students, HoD and others related in the matter
- Highlights the absentees’ names along with Roll numbers and provide the same to the TP&CG and HoD.
- Analyzes students’ performance in each of the tests conducted as part of Campus Placements Training from time-to-time and share the same with students, HoD, and TP&CG. Keep a record of the same.
- Provides information with regard to the students going abroad for higher education to the Placements Cell from time-to-time so that TP&CG can update its database that can be shared later with the junior students whenever a need arises.
- Interacts with students of parent department with regard to any issues and bring the same to the notice of the TP&CG in written form.
- Provides suggestions in improving the functioning of the TP&CG may also be given in written form to the TP&CG.
- Attends all meetings called by TP&CG and conveys the outcomes of such meetings to the concerned students, and HoD.
- Facilitates printing the material provided for students (testing material, reading material, etc.) by TP&CG.
- Facilitates TP&CG in procuring any material that may be of some value addition to the students as suggested by TP&CG.
- Develop methodology to educate students about the topic (problem solving, small group discussions, etc.) and then implementing the same in the classroom
- Utilizes classroom assessment techniques
- Develops test questions in consultation with the placement coordinator
- Be available for student consultation on a regular basis, informing students of their availability and makes sincere attempt to solve their difficulties (academic and personal counseling)
- Informs Course Coordinator within a reasonable time about students' progress and how
- effectively students are learning;
- Provides information about job opportunities in their respective field to students.
- Guide students on career opportunities.
- Assists the student at regular intervals to make adequate self-evaluation
- Explains importance of Self-Motivation to do well in career and subsequently in life.
- Counsels students whose progress is unsatisfactory and reports the same to Placement Coordinator
- Monitors the interim and final performance of students assigned and liaise with parents, whenever required
- Helps the student explore the career fields in the student's branch of engineering and providesinformation about Higher education and job opportunities
- Attempts should be made to determine the reason for the student's problem, counsel, andprovide guidance to the student to correct the problem and recommend a remedial program, if necessary.
- To show commitment to the company offering the placement.
- To proactively identify own learning needs and opportunities, and make full use of all available learning opportunities.
- To act in accordance with all company policy and procedures.
- To undertake direct work under the instruction and supervision of the Placement officer / coordinator.
- To develop the capability to work with increasingly complex situations commensurate with the level of the placement.
- To develop autonomy in making professional judgments and decisions commensurate with the level of the placement.
- To prepare for, attend and participate in all training sessions.
- To develop as a reflective practitioner using verbal and written feedback to improve or adapt practice.
- To discuss with the Placement officer any concerns that they have about the placement prior to raising any concerns more formally
- To complete and submit all placement paperwork and assessment requirements by due or agreed dates
- Follow the college protocol for signing in and out and wearing the required identifier (Student Id card/badge)
- Maintain a positive professional disposition at all times (Dress professionally)
- Turn off cell phones and place them out of sight during the placement drives.
- Try to avoid distracting behavior while in the drive, such as talking to peers during placement drive
- Keep an open mind and be flexible.
- Attempt to look at the context of the learning from multiple perspectives