Students’ Speak: Know complete interview process and placement stats for IMI Bhubaneswar 2019-20

By: Aayushi Pandey

IMI Bhubaneswar has maintained its record for 100 per cent placements for quite some time. Aayushi Pandey shares some important stats from IMI Bhubaneswar 2019-20 Placements and lists out some common challenges & their solutions during the placement selection process.

For the batch of 2018-20, the placement process is still going on, although majority of the students have been placed already. IMI Bhubaneswar has maintained a record of 100 per cent placement for several years now and this year as well we are striving for the same placement record.

The institute has tie-up with many companies and has a set of loyal recruiters who visit the campus each year. The name of top campus recruiters include Marico, Mahindra Finance, Hyundai, Qualcomm, ACC, Polycab, Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC AMC, UTI Mutual Funds, Kotak Securities, etc.

The highest package for the last batch was 10.5 lakh, whereas median was 7.2 lakh and average was somewhere around 6.5 lakh. Our college placement cell strives their best to get companies from various sectors, recruiting for different profiles, with an aim to provide students jobs of their preference.

Placement Interviews – Process & Challenges

The interview process is a life-changing event for a candidate’s life because it is decisive in their future course of action. During the interview process, following things should be kept in mind:

1. Be honest and professional in your answers. These recruiters have been taking interviews from last many years, so they can easily differentiate between an honest and a manipulative answer.
2. Be thorough and specific with what you have done during your summer internships project. Summer Internship Projects (SIP) form an important of conversation during the interview process. If recruiters sense that you do not have clarity regarding what you have done during your SIP, it will create a wrong impression on them.
3. If you are from technical background and have done any project that you mentioned in your CV, be thorough about that because many questions can be asked from the same. Moreover, keep yourself updated with latest trends in that particular field.
4. Why you have chosen any particular specialization and why do you think yourself fit for the role — these two questions should be thoroughly prepared by you. Based on these questions, recruiters judge your clarity of thoughts and objective in life. When you are answering such questions, try to align your answer with the company’s vision and mission. Try to identify your aspirations with that of the organization and it will leave positive impact on the recruiter.
5. Often questions regarding location of the job is asked by the recruiter to test your flexibility and how fast you can adapt with the ever changing business environment. Companies look for candidates who are open to any location across the country. Do not give reasons such as language barrier or cultural difference since such things leave negative impression on the candidate.

The major hurdle faced by aspirants during any placement process is that they often do not get the preferred combination of company and job profile. In such situations, students choose to underperform and this gives a very negative image of the institute. It is advisable that more than company, you should try to align with the profile you wish to make your career in because with further experience you can shift to better opportunities and package anytime.

However, if you end up in profile you do not wish to make your career in, try to search for better opportunities and shift as soon as possible. In such cases, if you spent a substantial amount of time in doing a job you don’t have interest in, then you plan to change your field and apply in some other domain, your previous work experience would become insignificant.

About the Author:

Aayushi Pandey is a BCom graduate from DAV PG College, Dehradun. She is currently pursuing PGDM from IMI, Bhubaneswar. Her hobbies include reading fictional stories & writing while her areas of interest are Research, Strategy & Human Resource