Blog: Pandemic inspired Placement Process ?

Thursday 20 August 2020

Pandemic inspired Placement Process ?

Context :

In a first, companies set to conduct virtual interviews during placement season at IITs

Extract :

Ø This year, recruiters scouting for talent at the premiere technology institutes will select candidates virtually.

Ø Online software, tests and virtual or telephonic interviews are on the cards.

Ø “The format of interviewing will be through online software via video conferencing and in some cases, telephonically,” said BV Ravishankar, training and placement officer, IIT-B

Ø The entire process will be conducted online this year keeping in mind Covid-19,” said C S Shankar Ram, advisor (training & Placement), IIT Madras.

Ø Therefore, conducting online interviews and group discussions will be adopted by the institute,” said Dr Sunny Zafar, advisor (Career & Placement Cell), IIT-Mandi.

Ø The institute as well as recruiters are very keen on conducting interviews online this year,” said Vinay Sharma, professor in-charge, placement and internship, IIT-Roorkee.

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Dear IIT Professors [ in charge of placement ],

All of you deserve Congratulations for this initiative .

The Online Interview / Assessment Process envisaged by you, has the potential to change for ever, not only the Annual Placement Exercise at the leading Educational Institutions , but the rules of the entire Online Recruitment industry, consisting hundreds of Job Portals , including those managed by the Governments ( Central + States )

What is of UTMOST IMPORTANCE at this stage is avoid DUPLICATION of the VIRTUAL INTERVIEW PLATFORM, by different IITs coming up with slightly differing versions of the TECHNOLOGY

A Single / Common / Standardized platform will force ALL other Job Portals ( Private + Public ) to adopt the SAME platform ( - if you make it OPEN SOURCE ) – thereby,

Ø Ensuring interoperability

Ø Complete migration of “ Resumes “ and “ Vacancy Announcements “

Ø Unprecedented PERSONNEL ANALYTICS of 100 million jobseekers

Dear Professors,

Before rushing headlong to become the FIRST to go Virtual, I urge you to go through my following CONCEPTUAL FRAME-WORK .

Feel free to write to me if I can be of any help

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 21 Aug 2020

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Conceptual Frame-Work :