A to Z guide to

campus placements

How to Excel in Campus

Interviews

Outline of the Presentation

Different Kinds of Companies
Classification of Companies
Dream & Super Dream Rule
General Selection Process
How to excel in the Selection Process
Word of Caution

Different Kinds of
Companies
Core
Software
Software
Software
Software
Software
Hardware

Services
Product Development
Electronics
Investment Banks
Consulting

Core

L&T , Based in Mumbai

ABB, Based in Bangalore

GE, Based in Hyderabad

Software -- Services
IBM
Infosys
TCS
CTS
Wipro
Aztec
Kanbay

Software Product
Development

Oracle Corp.

Microsoft

Google

CISCO (Networking)

Juno Online

Qualcomm

Software -- Electronics
Flextronics
Intel
Conexant
Philips software
Motorola
Huawei
Delphi Automation

Software Investment
Banks

Morgan Stanley, Mumbai

Goldman Sachs, Bangalore

DE Shaw & Co. , Hyderabad

Software -- Consulting

Delloite Consulting

Mindtree Consulting

Exeter

Capgemini Consulting

Hardware

Texas Instruments

Emuzed

Classification of Companies

Tier III , Pay Less than 3L p.a

Tier II , Pay 3 to around 5.5L p.a

also known as Dreams

Tier I, Pay above 5.5L p.a

also known as Super Dreams

How does this dream & super

dream rule goes.!!??

All Core companies are Tier II companies

irrespective of their pays.

People selected in Core Companies are

eligible to apply to Super Dreams only.

Other people (non core ) get to follow

the normal tier rule.

Number of chances

This year initially we were given 5 chances

for dreams & super dreams.

Later it was extended to 8, because there

were no people left.

There are always ample opportunities

present for everyone, just wait for your
day.

General Selection Process

Written Test

Group Exercise / Group Discussion

(Optional)

Personal Interview

Written Test

General Aptitude Test.

a. Quantitative Ability
b. Verbal Ability (optional)

Questions Related to C, C++

Programming Exercises
Writing an Algorithm

Group Exercise / Discussion

Some of the companies conduct Group

discussions to assess the public communication
skills of the person.

Some Companies use this as an elimination

round.

Some Companies make it a different kind of

Group Exercise, where people sit together and
discuss a given scenario and come to a general
conclusion

Personal Interview

Technical Interview
a. some may be completely technical
b. some may involve more puzzles.
c. mixture of puzzles and technical

HR Interview
Most of the times you are through to this
round, you are almost selected.

How to Crack Written Test

Be well prepared with the quant stuff.

a. CAT preparation definitely helps
b. Dont miss on here, very easy scoring
c. Go through general puzzles

Verbal Ability
a. Learn some of the basic words and
their usages

How to Crack Written Test

(Contd..)
Programming Test
a. Be well versed in C, C++
b. Data Structures & Algorithms

Books
a. Test your C , Kanitkar
b. Test your C++ , Kanitkar
c. ANSI C , Ritchie, Kernighan
d. Data Structures & Algorithms, Allan Weiss

Group Discussion

Dont ever sit quiet in Group Discussion

Dont be reserved.

Putting forth your ideas to others is always

important in corporate world, so they want
you to speak out.

Dont be over- energetic

Personal Interview

Good understanding of the businesses of the

company helps a lot.

Be confident.

But dont cross the line of confidence.

Let the interviewer know that you have a lot of

passion to work for the company.

Speak loud and clear.

If you dont know the answer, dont try to bluff.

Personal Interview
(Contd)

Answer the questions logically.

Interviewers dont mind wrong answers, if you go

about answering the question in a logical way.

Dont sit DUMB , when you are given a chance to

ask questions

Be Well prepared for the standard questions.

HR Interview

Show Genuine Passion for the company

Dont ever dare to mention about higher studies.

Its like making a self-goal.

When given a chance to ask questions, grab that

chance to show your interest in the company.

Dont ever ask questions about salary hikes,

location preferences, how fast can I grow..? And
crap like that.

Project Work

Doing quality project work with a

computer application always helps in the
interview.

This is a compulsory question asked in the

interviews. Here is a chance to impress
the interviewer with the thing you know.

Word Of Caution

Dont feel disappointed with anything that

happens during the campus.

If u get selected feel happy and celebrate.

If u dont get selected, still feel happy, because

there might be another great company awaiting
you.

Everyone is going to be selected in their dream

company

Word Of Caution (Contd..)

Getting a job is a great achievement, but getting an

admission for a higher study is a greater achievement.

If you have a chance always plan for higher studies.

A Masters Degree adds a lot of value.

Dont get satisfied with the kind of jobs you get here,
higher studies adds a lot of value for your career.

It is the main difference between IITs and NITs. 40 50

% of people in IITs go for higher studies despite the kind
of jobs they get.

All the Best for the campus

ThanQ