Students’ Speak: Pre-placement tips I am abiding by

Educating yourself about what is happening around you is the best thing that can educate you about the new technologies, changes and policies. Therefore, it is better to stay connected with environmental changes and technologies.

I never planned to study Masters in Business Administration (MBA). However, as fate goes, I am here in Pondicherry University studying MBA. Now as the market, industry and manufacturing sector grows, the need for managers rises, too. However, with over 4,400 MBA colleges in India, over three lakh students graduate as an MBA every year, this means the competition is tough.

As we study, if the demand is more than the need then the value of the product decreases. So, the value of the managers also decreases. So, if you are not that competent or valuable for the company, they will not hire you.

• Today, every professional is trying to add whatever possible degrees to their resume in order to get selected among the long list. As an MBA student, I also do the same. In a YouTube video I watched, the orator said that all the degrees that can help you as a manager pursue them and at the time of placement fill your certificate file. Here in PU, there are a lot of add-on courses that students can attend after the classes from 5:30-7:30 pm. I have taken up the German language. I know in the future it will help me thrive.
• Every year, DMS PU arranges its signature programme called SYNAPSE. In this programme different business tycoons, speakers, entrepreneurs come to speak about different aspects and their success stories, available opportunities in the business, etc. As advised by my seniors, I thoroughly discussed several things with them in my free time and got to know about their journey. I got some contacts, too. This is the age of information systems and social media. I used social media as a tool to connect with them. In this informational system era, the more contacts you have the more successful you will be.
• When I researched the Dos and don’ts for placement, I got to know about different digital courses available and the best thing is that it helps the most during placements. Being a 90s child, I had some difficulties, later I overcame them. Personally, I have recently completed a digital marketing course by Google. They issue digital certificates on completing the course and you can show this in your CV.
• Educating yourself about what is happening around you is the best thing that can educate you about the new technologies, changes and policies. Therefore, it is better to stay connected with environmental changes and technologies. New technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, etc., can place you ahead of the line.
• One of my professors advised me to learn three new things every year and I am following her words.

About the Author:

Rakesh Kumar Sahoo is a student at Pondicherry Central University. He is pursuing MBA and had completed his graduation in B.Sc with a specialisation in Chemistry. He can speak English, Odia, Hindi, Sanskrit and German. His interests are in photography, astrophysics, technology and space.