Corporate Relations Committee (CRC) at Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research conducts soft skill training for all the students of MMS. Swati Ghosh, Balashankar Ramdas, Shailendra Pawaskar and Mamta Nair are the members of the CRC committee.
Beginning of semester III is the right time to start active preparations for final placements. Keeping this in view, the CRC committee has prepared a pre-placement training program schedule for second year students of MMS program. It was decided that personal interview sessions will be conducted batch wise.Students were advised to attend the personal interview sessions regularly and be present in formals. Attendance was made compulsory for all these sessions.
Various activities are organized by the committee are listed below as follows:
| Topic covered | Date |
|---|---|
| Session 1: Introductory Session | 13th July, 2019 |
| Session 2: Grooming | 27th July, 2019 |
| Session 3: Personal Interview | 11th August, 2019 |
| Session 4: Group Discussion | 25th August, 2019 |
Session – 1 : Introductory Session
Date: 13th July, 2019 Time: 3 to 4 p.m.
Session Details:
In this session second year students of all the specializations were briefed about the detailed soft skill training workshop and later on feedback and suggestions were solicited from them. Afterwards, students were asked to speak for at least three minutes about any general topic or their specialization or any topic of interest and at last feedback was given to them for further improvement. In this session, placement policy was also discussed in detail.
Participants:
There were 143 students who attended the first session. Specialization wise attendance details are attached separately.
Suggestions given by the students:
- Involving students in the placement process keeping in mind the representation from each of the specializations.
- Students should work for placements only after completion of the lectures.
- There should be regular meetings for smooth functioning of the committee.
- They requested for mock interviews, GD sessions and grooming workshops
Session – 2: Grooming
Date: 27th July, 2019
Time: 3 to 4 p.m.
Session Details:
In this session students were asked to search and complete following details:
- CV format (fresher v/s experienced)
- Formal dressing
They were asked to complete this task in 45 minutes and it was followed by discussion with them.
Participants:
There were 130 students who attended the third session on Grooming II. Specialization wise attendance details are attached separately.
Session – 3: Personal interviews
Date: 11th August, 2019
Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Session Details:
In this session, a mock interview was conducted and apart from basic interview questions following questions were included in the interview.
- Tell me about yourself?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Describe a project you successfully managed end-to-end. What challenges did you face and what did you do to overcome them?
- Tell me about a time you had to deal with a team member who constantly opposed your ideas. How did you handle it?
- What courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why?
- Why did you decide to major in (subject)?
They were asked to prepare these questions in advance so that they feel confident and comfortable.
Participants:
152 students attended this session. They all were looking for this opportunity to get practice.
Session – 4 : Group Discussions
Date: 25th August, 2019
Time: 3 to 4 :45 p.m.
Session Details:
GD was conducted for students to test general awareness of students along with body language and gestures.Students were divided in the groups of 15 to 16 each.
Following topics were selected for GD :
- Should celebrities be allowed to join politics
- Social Media- Curse or Boon
- Scams in Indian banks
- For or Against Modi Government
- Stone pelting is a stumbling block to the pride of Indian Army
- Books Have Become Irrelevant In IOT Present.
- Creating more states will disintegrate India
- Digital payments are secure and India is ready to go cashless.
- Chinese goods are a threat to Indian businessmen and the economy.
- Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign is better than the old ‘Made in India’ campaign.
- Demonetization is a successful and effective move.
- Govt. can easily control the rising petrol prices.
- India needs bullet trains
Participants:
Session was attended by 160 students and it was liked by them. After every GD session, there was lots of discussion among faculty and students about dos and don’ts of the GD. Students requested for some such sessions.
