After engineering colleges, campus placements have now become the norm at arts and science colleges too. College life is not all about fun and enjoyment; college is the place where youngsters prepare themselves for workplace etiquette. Following studies on the poor placement record at engineering colleges and complaints of unemployability, efforts are being made to train students. Latesh S, a third-year B. Com Bank Management student of D.G. Vaishnav College who has been placed in Ernst Young, says he underwent 40 hours of aptitude and soft skills training. Apart from learning about logical reasoning, he benefited from lessons on tips to attend a job interview.
S.B. Charan, his batch-mate who is also placed in the same company, says the alumni also offered training sessions to build his confidence. According to college principal Santhosh Baboo, the pre-placement training begins in the second year. Students with a good academic record and a desire to take up jobs are selected. Alumni are roped in to train the students.
Madras Christian College principal P. Wilson says the strategy is to help 500 of the 1,800 student land a job. Already, 300 students have been placed.
