Archives Placements 2022-23Back
Webinar on Post COVID Job Scenario and Interview Skills
On 26th June 2020, students of St. Mira’s college were offered an opportunity to address one of the major roadblocks that they were facing in their career due to COVID-19, through a webinar on “Post COVID Job Scenario and Interview Skills”
The webinar was conducted in collaboration with PIBM (Pune Institute of Business Management), by Mr. Parijat Pushp, Talent acquisition head - Mahindra insurance Brokers limited), and Mr. Ramanpreet (Chairman –PIBM) The aim of the webinar was equipping students with modern ways of presenting themselves and their resume for interviews. Mr. Pushp and Mr. Ramanpreet gave several insights on changing requirements in today’s scenario. The students were guided on the pathways to achieve the right kind of value addition to their profile.
They also highlighted the need of being aware of current affairs, knowing the game changers and encouraged the students to enhance their knowledge through reading. They emphasized the importance of JD in an interview process and knowledge of company details.
This informative session imparted wisdom which enabled the students to evaluate their understanding of interview skills and improving their strategy for job interviews. The webinar was successful in educating the students on the formation of a strong base in the career of their choice. More than 250 students of all streams of TY and PG courses attended the session through the Zoom platform for two hours. This interactive session was helpful to students to chart their career path, not only in ways to move forward with a strong focus on their career but also gave them the motivation to look at challenging times like these with positivity.
St. Mira’s College has an active Placement Cell. The cell facilitates as a coordinating body between the industry and students. The raison d'être of our institution is to assist our students in achieving their dreams of successful careers in a challenging and ever-diversifying industry.
The Placement Cell enables students to explore the world of employment and new career avenues. It also helps students in career planning through counseling wherein they hone their strengths in terms of their interests, aptitudes, and abilities so that they can choose their career more effectively.
The focus of the Placement Cell is also on the professional development by training them in employability skills such as resume building, group discussion, and interview skills which in turn helps the students to move into the desired occupation and/or apply to prestigious postgraduate and professional schools.
The Placement Cell takes the initiative to explore new career avenues for graduates and postgraduates through visits to new companies and unexplored sectors. Campus recruitments are rigorously organized every year.
Pre-placement activities as well as Placement Internships are arranged for students. The selection process generally starts with a pre-placement talk to give insights into the company profile, job profile, career path, CTC etc. This is followed by the actual selection process i.e. written tests, group discussions, interviews etc.
Pre Placement Activities
- Guest Lectures, Aptitude Tests, Group Discussions
- Soft Skill training, Mock interviews
- Invite companies for conducting placement drives.
- Informing students about Company background and job profiles
- Develop network with HR Personnel of companies.
- Engage with Alumni Association
- Maintain Database of students.
- Follow-up with the companies for joining formalities
Our Recruiters
From Wipro global campus head – Rajeev Sing Kumar
“It was a very good experience for me and my team that visited St. Mira’s College. The students who appeared for our placement drive were very well prepared And the number of selects from your college was higher than the average number of selects that we do in a college in the country. They have good communication skills and attitude to learn new things which is most important for the IT Industry. The senior management at St. Mira’s College is extremely committed to Industry – Academia partnership and they provided all the support for identifying best talent for Wipro. Overall a forward looking Institution. Wishing all the best for new horizons for St. Mira’s College for Girls.”
Student Placement Year wise
Placement Activities
KPMG Placement Drive 2022 - 23
The placement cell of St. Mira’s college for girls, Pune, conducted an online drive, in collaboration with KPMG on 17th November 2022 for the final year students.
KPMG is a Global Organization Of Independent Professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. They offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. It strives to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused, and technology- enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.
The placement drive was conducted for the job role of an Analyst. A total of 39 students from the B.com stream participated in the recruitment process consisting of a CV round and an interview round interviewed by the HR. The drive encouraged the students to be industry ready and face a competitive world in the Analyst domain. The drive was initiated by Mrs. Kajal Jaisinghani and volunteered by student coordinator Ms. Ashmira Shaikh.
Placement Cell
Placement Cell Hierarchy
Objectives
- To place the students in their areas of interest in organizations/institutes.
- To develop a bridge between the College and Industry.
- To guide the students in development of soft skills.
- To increase awareness amongst students about placements.
- To create more opportunities and skill sets with the help of credit courses.
Placement and Career Counseling Cell Activities - 2017
The Placement Cell of St. Mira’s College has been actively involved in bringing about a match between the requirements of various companies and the students’ interests, their abilities and potentials.
The success of the Placement Cell lies in placing the right candidates, in the right jobs, at the right time.
The first half of the academic year had many orientations, on-campus and off-campus placement drives.
Guest Lectures and Orientations
- The Teach for India Fellowship Program is an opportunity for the youth to serve as full-time teachers to children from low-income communities in some of the nation’s most under-resourced schools. The placement cell in collaboration with the Department of English had organized an orientation on 7th August 2017for the students across all streams.
- Edwise Overseas Education Consultants providessolutions for all international study needs. An orientation was organized on 12th September 2017 for the students across all streams where students of BA, BCom and BBA participated. 3 students, 1 from BCom and 2 from BA got an opportunity to participate in the Deakin interactive week to acquirea full scholarship for higher education at Deakin University, Australia. One of the students got selected for the 2nd round to be conducted in Delhi in June 2018.
- The Naandi Foundation – Mahindra Pride School Skilling Project was introduced in St. Mira’s College for BBA, BCA, and B.Sc. (CS) students. Students participated in a soft skill training program with them.
Placement and Internship Drive
- Intelligence Plus Pvt. Ltd. is an educational institute which offers internship programs and placement to graduates and undergraduates. Two of our SYBA and four of our BBA students got selected for the internship.
- Just Being Centre provides mindfulness-based therapies. It offers internship programs and placement to graduates and undergraduates. Four of our students got selected for the internship out of which one student was offered a full-time job post completion of the TYBA examination.
- Centre for Mental Health Services in collaboration with Teach for India, provides training and internship programs to graduate and undergraduate students. 12 SYBA students and 4 TYBA students got selected for the same.
- Aninternship program was introduced for BA(History) and B.SC.(CS) students by the company Tick-links.
- Placement drives of L&T Infotech,Mphasis,Deloitte, Cognizant,Syntel,and Adweb Software were conducted on-campus and off-campus.
Pre Placement Activities
“SAP Pre-placement Talk”
SAP Labs had introduced a Scholar Program for students at St. Mira’s College for Girls. The Scholar@SAP program with BITS Pilani is a highly regarded program that provides students with a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of enterprise resource planning (ERP). The preplacement talk for students was held online on 16th October 2023. The following points were discussed in the students briefing: The students were given a brief introduction about SAP and the career opportunities offered by SAP Labs. The students were then explained about the 4-year journey program in which the students will be first selected based on the campus recruitment, after which they will be trained and will get a M. Tech in Software Engineering degree from BITS Pilani. During this learning phase of 2 years students will get a CTC of Rs 25,000. After 2 years of training students will be employed for a full-time job while completing their M. Tech degree. The recruiter then displayed the career progression chart to explain the position the students will start working at and how they will get promoted based on their skills and hard work. Scholar benefits, compensation and other benefits which will be provided were also discussed. In this information about the pre-onboarding learning, sponsorship for M. Tech from BITS Pilani, SAP courses, hackathons, Cost of Investment, stipend, and insurance care for life was introduced. The recruiter shared insights on what the students should prepare for the interview and the 4-step recruitment process which consisted of online assessment, 2 technical rounds, HR Discussion round and offer confirmation and Documentation. As per eligibility criteria five students of TYBSC attended the same.
Pre Placement Activities
IBM Skills-Build Orientation Program
St. Mira's College for Girls signed an LOU with IBM Skills Build on 5 th December 2022,
for a year, to enhance employment opportunities for students by building soft skills and
earning industry-relevant training. This program is introduced for students of St. Mira’s
College. The orientation for the program was held on 20th January 2023. Anjali Verma –
digital skill creator for IBM skills-build CSR BOX, oriented students on the following points:
1. Skills-Build is a free access digital learning platform that focuses on industry-relevant skill
development in students and jobseekers above the age of 18 years. On successful completion
of certain learning-activities, the students can earn IBM certified badges that can be uploaded
directly on LinkedIn or stated on the CV. It consists of learning-activities from Coursera,
Code Door, Udemy, Skillsoft, Google, IBM Skills Academy, and many which can be
accessed for free once you register on the platform through us, CSRBOX
2. SkillsBuild is a free and internationally available online platform; it requires users to sign
up through one of IBM country partners for accessing its contents.
3. Access to IBM SkillsBuild Platform
What SkillsBuild Offers: Professional skill development learning-activities that are industry-relevant, soft skill development, IBM certified badges, opportunity to participate in live projects, personalized coaching & mentoring, and access to courses from various platforms without any monetary investment.
What CSRBOX Offers: Hand-holding for online learning-activity development along with training in digital tools if needed. Impact amplification through podcasts, social-media blasts, and more.
Placement Sources
Alumni of the College
Personal Networking
College Reputation
Corporate Social Responsibility
Service Industry approaches
Industry HR Communication
Performance of Previous selected students in the company
Advertisements in the News Paper
Online Placement Drive for SINCRO DIGITAL
Sincro Digital, an Ansira Company (formerly CDK Digital Marketing),conducted an online Placement Drive on Dec 2, 2020.Sincro is one of the leading providers of hyper-local marketing services and technologies among automotive clients to build and maintain brand loyalty. The process was initiated by HR Associate Ms.Sarika Maniyarand coordinated by Placement Officer Ms. Deepa Krishnamurthi.
The drive began with an orientation of the company, SINCRO, followed by two rounds of interviews. One from theseven candidates from the commerce facultywho participated actively in the drive was selected and made a job offer.The recruiters were very impressed with the student’s knowledge and communication skills.
BNY MELLON CAMPUS PLACEMENT DRIVE FOR PG STUDENTS
The college conducted its first virtual placement drive in collaboration with the BNY Mellon on 23 September 2020. We added a prestigious company to our list of recruiters.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, is an American multinational investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. BNY Mellon established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Pune in December 2004 to provide world-class support and services to the company’s global businesses. In September 2012, the operations were expanded to Chennai. Today, the Global Delivery Center (GDC) employs over 5,500 operations professionals across Pune and Chennai performing a wide range of financial services processes for BNY Mellon’s investment management and investment services businesses.
The placement drive was initiated and coordinated by Ms. Abhradita Nahvi, placement coordinator and Ms. Jyoti Chintan, Placement Officer along with Ms. Preity Bhoite, HR administrator from the company. Since the placement was conducted virtually which began with the orientation of the company by Mr. Anand Natarajan, Principal, Senior Vice-President followed by Ms. Manasi Jadhav, Talent Acquisition Specialist which gave detailed knowledge of the company and the job role and compensation package. There was a total of 4 rounds of interviews. We had 21 students who participated in the orientation, 7 qualified the aptitude test and final 3 students qualified for the final and HR round. The final round results are awaited. The Campus presentation, GD and HR discussion and the final interview were held on WebEx. There was also an online test
The overall experience and feedback of the BNY Mellon recruitment team was very positive as the need of their organization, to search for the right talent to drive its business objectives, was fulfilled by the students and the campus recruitment drive.
Appreciations
Mamta Chaudhary - B.SC.(CS) - 2016
TCS-AIP 2018-19
Please contact : placements@stmirascollegepune.edu.in