Nirma is all about placements. People join the Institute only because it provides the best placements all over Gujarat. It’s one of the experiences one can never forget in life. Even if you will not take job and so sure of going US or doing MBA, when placement season comes everybody tries to have their part in the cake just for security of job. The first job is like a first love.
It was June 2008, when our exams got over and the next day only a company was coming. We’ve heard enough of tips from seniors and others, “Answer like this”, “Wear like this”. But I tell at the end no tips comes to your mind when you are actually sitting in an interview, only it’s you yourself. The placement includes a long process of PPT-Written Test-Technical Interview-HR Interview and almost took 1 or 2 days. We need to literally ‘collect’ data of our achievements. For some people it’s easy, but for a normal student like me it’s actually tough to think-"Was this really my achievement?". We as usual harass our placement coordinators like anything. According to me they have the toughest job in the world because they have to answer authorities, they have to answer stupid questions of students (because of lots of rumors), give same instructions n number of times to n number of people and besides they themselves have to prepare for their own placements. Then we needed to prepare all the 6 semesters’ subjects in just one go. We had time of only few hours to refer all the Barons, R. S Agrawals and Shakuntala Devi. And about those PPTs, for some companies I think being an IT company how can they set yellow color font with white background? In addition to that, some speakers just spoke as if there is a gun above their heads. Whatever it was this PPP (pre placement preparations) was not that much as it should have been for us but somehow we could clear the first company’s test.
On the day of our first interview, at sharp 7 o'clock in the morning we reached Nirma gates finding everything except gates closed! We all gathered in group and started revising topics (which we may have left in options in exams :)). You come to know that company has still not come yet and we have no idea when the process will start. I could not recognize some boys my class at all! Because they are looking like humans in those formal ironed cloths with a tie, clean shaved and what not. Finally, the interviews started first technical then HR. And for results you need to wait like till infinite time. Coordinators say result will come in this much time, but as always it never comes. Besides all this when the whole process gets over, and finally you want to eat something, you find dearest canteen closed. Whenever some results are announced, we are just praying for our name in that till the end. The interviews are like test of self-confidence. And after it gets over, you are so much thrilled with excitement that you just want to blurt it out in front of everybody. When not selected in the first company, some might feel that you have lost the game. But I don’t think so; it all depends upon whether you take it as success or stepping stone to success.
We were told(as usual) at 8pm that day, that the next company is coming in the morning at 8. Then again the same recursive process starts. People starts crying like anything (even boys) when 2nd and 3rd company is also gone. I remember some of them became so frustrated when they saw others passing the test due to cheating, they even decided not to sit in any of the upcoming company. And some, who had not been cheating yet, decided desperately to do so. Some became depressed when they see that their all friends have been selected. But when after all these rigorous efforts and emotional outbursts, when you are finally selected you feel like king of the world! Some actually jumps, some sings and shouts. People hug each other and first call mummy to say the good news.
According to me, only one thing matters in the whole process and that is your confidence. You learn a lot from these experiences which will be definitely helpful in your life. But you can never forget this experience in your lifetime because it’s the first biggest achievement in your life.
There is a lot to write about. I have written almost 58 pages in our diary about placement! This was just a summary. Not sure what happens in other colleges, but this was how happened in our college. Hope everybody gets selected in their placements and get good jobs. All the best.
Written by
Rujoota Shah
Alumni(Nirma University)
05BIT030
It was June 2008, when our exams got over and the next day only a company was coming. We’ve heard enough of tips from seniors and others, “Answer like this”, “Wear like this”. But I tell at the end no tips comes to your mind when you are actually sitting in an interview, only it’s you yourself. The placement includes a long process of PPT-Written Test-Technical Interview-HR Interview and almost took 1 or 2 days. We need to literally ‘collect’ data of our achievements. For some people it’s easy, but for a normal student like me it’s actually tough to think-"Was this really my achievement?". We as usual harass our placement coordinators like anything. According to me they have the toughest job in the world because they have to answer authorities, they have to answer stupid questions of students (because of lots of rumors), give same instructions n number of times to n number of people and besides they themselves have to prepare for their own placements. Then we needed to prepare all the 6 semesters’ subjects in just one go. We had time of only few hours to refer all the Barons, R. S Agrawals and Shakuntala Devi. And about those PPTs, for some companies I think being an IT company how can they set yellow color font with white background? In addition to that, some speakers just spoke as if there is a gun above their heads. Whatever it was this PPP (pre placement preparations) was not that much as it should have been for us but somehow we could clear the first company’s test.
On the day of our first interview, at sharp 7 o'clock in the morning we reached Nirma gates finding everything except gates closed! We all gathered in group and started revising topics (which we may have left in options in exams :)). You come to know that company has still not come yet and we have no idea when the process will start. I could not recognize some boys my class at all! Because they are looking like humans in those formal ironed cloths with a tie, clean shaved and what not. Finally, the interviews started first technical then HR. And for results you need to wait like till infinite time. Coordinators say result will come in this much time, but as always it never comes. Besides all this when the whole process gets over, and finally you want to eat something, you find dearest canteen closed. Whenever some results are announced, we are just praying for our name in that till the end. The interviews are like test of self-confidence. And after it gets over, you are so much thrilled with excitement that you just want to blurt it out in front of everybody. When not selected in the first company, some might feel that you have lost the game. But I don’t think so; it all depends upon whether you take it as success or stepping stone to success.
We were told(as usual) at 8pm that day, that the next company is coming in the morning at 8. Then again the same recursive process starts. People starts crying like anything (even boys) when 2nd and 3rd company is also gone. I remember some of them became so frustrated when they saw others passing the test due to cheating, they even decided not to sit in any of the upcoming company. And some, who had not been cheating yet, decided desperately to do so. Some became depressed when they see that their all friends have been selected. But when after all these rigorous efforts and emotional outbursts, when you are finally selected you feel like king of the world! Some actually jumps, some sings and shouts. People hug each other and first call mummy to say the good news.
According to me, only one thing matters in the whole process and that is your confidence. You learn a lot from these experiences which will be definitely helpful in your life. But you can never forget this experience in your lifetime because it’s the first biggest achievement in your life.
There is a lot to write about. I have written almost 58 pages in our diary about placement! This was just a summary. Not sure what happens in other colleges, but this was how happened in our college. Hope everybody gets selected in their placements and get good jobs. All the best.
Written by
Rujoota Shah
Alumni(Nirma University)
05BIT030
