Types of placement

There is 2 Types of placement 

1. On Campus Placement
2. Off Campus Placement

1. On Campus Placement

• It is the placement drive organised in collages, to help students in their final year of collage get recruited in a company.
• The type of  companies or brands that come to a collage for hiring are determined by the reputation of the collage.

• Round of assessment:

• Written subject specific assessment
• Group discussion
• Aptitude test
• Interview round with the panelists

• For applying, one has to be ready with updated the resume. A cover letter is not required.

2. Off Campus Placement

• Off campus placements are placements that happen off the campus premises. 
• For this, the student  has to apply directly to the company where he/she wants to work.
• Since the collage is not involved here, it is a good way of applying to any company of your choice, and shirking off your collage reputation.  

• Round of assessment:

• More than one subject specific assessments
• Group discussion (May or may not take place)
• Aptitude test
• Multiple Interview rounds

• For applying, one needs a resume and a cover letter for each company.

• Various job portals:

• Naukri.com
• Shine
• Indeed
• TimesJobs
• Internshala

Interesting Fact:

• While Linkedin is a powerful job-search tool, it is also a way for recruiters to reach out to prospective candidates about job opportunities. 
• In fact, Linkedin is one of the most popular and most commonly used platform for recruitment. More than 70% recruiters say that they have hired some one through Linkedin.