Career Development Center (CDC)

Objective:

The Objective and Endeavour of the Career Development Center (CDC) is to motivate, train and facilitate students; in the process of making the passing out graduates and post graduates prospective with suitable career opportunities that are commensurate with the personal profiles and also guide the   aspiring   students   for higher   studies,   prepare   for competitive exams and facilitate industry institute interactions. It plays a very important and key role in counseling and guiding the students.

The CDC in line with the university vision actively functions to empower women in all spheres. The support of the Career guidance and Counseling that the institution extends to the students makes them confident to perform better in their career. Counseling, thus addresses both the academic and the career concerns and opportunities. The institution inculcates a positive attitude and a value added service to the students. The spirit of offering guidance on sharing resources, awareness on availability of opportunities and facilities, information and guidance about  market  patterns and grooming the employability skills that help in building a base for the students is exercised through the career and counseling , as a result of socio economic integration.

Activities of the CDC:

The support of the Career Guidance and Counseling that the institution extends to the students makes them confident to perform better in their career. Counseling, thus addresses both the academic and the career concerns and opportunities. The institution inculcates a positive attitude and a value added service to the students. The spirit of offering guidance on sharing resources, awareness on availability of opportunities and facilities, information and guidance about market patterns and grooming the employability skills that help in building a base for the students is exercised through the career and counseling , as a result of socio economic integration.

1. The CDC supports the students in the development of soft skills and communication ability, to challenge the rigors of competitive tests and at work place.
2. The CDC organizes industrial expert’s orientation to the students of all faculties to update the latest trends and industry pre-requisites. Domain based training programs are arranged prior to the campus recruitment.
3. Pre-internship program is organized to make the students industry ready. Also, Earn and Learn programs are arranged for the needy students.
4. Training on aptitude and logical reasoning is an ongoing process for the final year students, which helps them to succeed in the quantitative tests during the campus interviews.
5. Mock interviews and group discussions are also a part of the industry readiness program.
6. The CDC organizes series of entrepreneurship programs with the motto of facilitating students to become job creators rather than job seekers.
7. Periodical understanding of the job avenues prevailing in the market is understood and programs are organized to the students at par.
8. Develop synergy between industries and University.
9. Counsel and mentor the students in the career prospects in diverse fields.

Conduct of the Recruitment Process:

The CDC collaborates with various industrial establishments and corporate houses, which conduct campus interviews and select graduates and post graduates from all disciplines.

CDC Process:

Step 1  Invite brochure to corporate

Step 2  Response from the corporate with eligibility criteria and job description

Step 3  Awareness to the final year students on the profile of the company and the Job Profile

Step 3  Students registration

Step 4  Database shared with the companies

Step 5  Confirmation of date of visit for Pre- Placement talk / Campus Visit

Step 6  Prior to the recruitment date need based orientation and training is arranged.

Step 7  Organize the interview process as required by the organizations.

Step 8  Receiving of final list of selected candidates

Step 9  On-line offer letters are rolled by the company to the candidates selected and are facilitated for on boarding.

Step 10 Students are advised to hold PAN Card and Passport and are also facilitated on this.

Training Activities:

• Conduct seminar, workshops, Career Awareness Programs
• Equip the graduates to the demands of corporate environment
• Arrange Personality Development Workshops
• To train students in designing their resumes and facing interviews confidently
• Trains students in aptitude tests, communicative skills, interview techniques, group discussions etc.,
• On-line Tests, conduct mock sessions
• Business Etiquettes
• Building strong competencies and skills in industry specific areas
• Personality development- Interpersonal and Communication skills, Team building, Leadership, Motivation, Self – Esteem, Positive attitude etc.,
• Personality Profiling, company specific training

CDC:

• Final Placements
• Pre- Placement talk
• Project /summer internship
• Create and maintain a data-bank on profiles of passing out graduates.
• Publicize the human resource potential
• Invite various organizations for campus recruitment
• Notification regarding various competitive examinations like banking, State level and National level service commission exams etc.
• Keep track of all advertisements related to the Industry and communicating them to the concerned
• Career Planning and Career Mapping

Counseling:

• Counsel and guide the students
• Career Planning and Career Mapping
• To match skills and challenges that the industry expects
• Periodical meeting with the final years to share and understand ideas about their opportunities and interests

Industry-Institute Interface:

• Rapport building with the industries
• Create relationships with key recruiters worldwide
• Interaction with other educational institutions

In understanding the industry expectations, all pursuing graduates are trained on soft skill, communication skill, aptitude training. Pre-CDC talks, career awareness programs, all notices of the service commission exams and competitive exams are brought to the notice of the students and are encouraged to apply for the same. Supporting training programs are facilitated to the students. Need based training programs are customized according to the requirements. Holistic training is given to the students in preparing them for CDCs. Plethora of books on preparation for CDCs, competitive exams and higher education are made available for the students.

The CDC activities are executed by the Director Placements & Director CDC backed by Staff Advisory Committee drawn from various faculties. Year on year, the CDC activities are focused to improve by means of training according to industry pre-requisites and invite more companies for CDCs and also maintain symbiotic relationship with all the recruiters that the institution is associated with. The CDC is assisted by Student CDC Coordinator who led the team of CDC representatives from various courses of study.

The CDC team takes immense pleasure in inviting all industry personnel’s to visit our campus to hire our final year graduates and post graduates who are ready to be hired and deployed with you in bringing their knowledge, talent and values from the campus to the corporate in following the organisational values and thereby strive for the growth of the organisation and self.